CDT to CEST Converter
Time Difference
Central Standard Time is 7 hours behind Central European Time
8:30 am08:30 in CST is 3:30 pm15:30 in CET
CDT to CEST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 8am-11am in CDT which corresponds to 3pm-6pm in CEST
8:30 am08:30 Central Standard Time (CST). Offset UTC -6:00 hours
3:30 pm15:30 Central European Time (CET). Offset UTC +1:00 hour
8:30 am08:30 CST / 3:30 pm15:30 CET
CST | CET |
---|---|
12am (midnight) | 7am |
1am | 8am |
2am | 9am |
3am | 10am |
4am | 11am |
5am | 12pm (noon) |
6am | 1pm |
7am | 2pm |
8am | 3pm |
9am | 4pm |
10am | 5pm |
11am | 6pm |
12pm (noon) | 7pm |
1pm | 8pm |
2pm | 9pm |
3pm | 10pm |
4pm | 11pm |
5pm | 12am (midnight) |
6pm | 1am |
7pm | 2am |
8pm | 3am |
9pm | 4am |
10pm | 5am |
11pm | 6am |
0:00 | 7:00 |
1:00 | 8:00 |
2:00 | 9:00 |
3:00 | 10:00 |
4:00 | 11:00 |
5:00 | 12:00 |
6:00 | 13:00 |
7:00 | 14:00 |
8:00 | 15:00 |
9:00 | 16:00 |
10:00 | 17:00 |
11:00 | 18:00 |
12:00 | 19:00 |
13:00 | 20:00 |
14:00 | 21:00 |
15:00 | 22:00 |
16:00 | 23:00 |
17:00 | 0:00 |
18:00 | 1:00 |
19:00 | 2:00 |
20:00 | 3:00 |
21:00 | 4:00 |
22:00 | 5:00 |
23:00 | 6:00 |
Central Daylight Time
Offset: CDT is 5 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in North America
Countries: It is used in following countries: Canada, Cuba, Mexico, United States
Principal Cities: The largest city in the CDT timezone is Mexico City from Mexico with population about 12.294 million people. Other major cities in the area are Chicago, Havana, Houston, Iztapalapa
French: HAC - Heure Avancée du Centre
Spanish: CT - Zona Centro

Daylight Saving: Central Daylight Time (CDT) is a daylight saving/summer time zone, however during winter some places adjust time for one hour back and observe Central Standard Time (CST).
End: Central Daylight Time (CDT) has ended on Sunday, November 5, 2023 at 2:00 am local time and clocks were set one hour back to Sunday, November 5, 2023, 1:00 am local standard time instead. Daylight saving ends annually the on first Sunday of November
Start: Central Daylight Time (CDT) starts on Sunday, March 10, 2024 at 2:00 am local time and clocks are set one hour forward to Sunday, March 10, 2024, 3:00 am. Daylight saving starts annually the on second Sunday of March
CDT representations, usage and related time zones
- -05 - basic short
- -0500 - basic
- -05:00 - extended
- -0500 - sign character (-) followed by a four digit time providing hours (05) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates five hour and zero minutes time differences to the west of the zero meridian.
- Romeo - Military abbreviation for CDT
- R - short form of 'Romeo'
- America/Bahia_Banderas
- America/Chicago
- America/Indiana/Knox
- America/Indiana/Tell_City
- America/Knox_IN
- America/Matamoros
- America/Menominee
- America/Merida
- America/Mexico_City
- America/Monterrey
- America/North_Dakota/Beulah
- America/North_Dakota/Center
- America/North_Dakota/New_Salem
- America/Rainy_River
- America/Rankin_Inlet
- America/Resolute
- America/Winnipeg
- CST6CDT
- Canada/Central
- Mexico/General
- US/Central
- US/Indiana-Starke
- Central Daylight Time - UTC -5
- Cuba Daylight Time - UTC -4
- CDT - Central Daylight Time
- EST - Eastern Standard Time
- ET - Eastern Time
- COT - Colombia Time
- CST - Cuba Standard Time
- EASST - Easter Island Summer Time
- ECT - Ecuador Time
- PET - Peru Time
- R - Romeo Time Zone
Central European Summer Time
Offset: CEST is 2 hours ahead Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in Europe
Countries: It is used in following countries: Andorra, Albania, Austria, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Belgium, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Spain, France, Gibraltar, Croatia, Hungary, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Serbia, Sweden, Slovenia, Svalbard & Jan Mayen, Slovakia, San Marino, Vatican City
Principal Cities: The largest city in the CEST timezone is Berlin from Germany with population about 3.426 million people. Other major cities in the area are Madrid, Rome, Paris, Budapest
German: MESZ - Mitteleuropäische Sommerzeit

Daylight Saving: Central European Summer Time (CEST) is a daylight saving/summer time zone, however during winter some places adjust time for one hour back and observe Central European Time (CET).
End: Central European Summer Time (CEST) has ended on Sunday, October 29, 2023 at 3:00 am local time and clocks were set one hour back to Sunday, October 29, 2023, 2:00 am local standard time instead. Daylight saving ends annually the on last Sunday of October
Start: Central European Summer Time (CEST) starts on Sunday, March 31, 2024 at 2:00 am local time and clocks are set one hour forward to Sunday, March 31, 2024, 3:00 am. Daylight saving starts annually the on last Sunday of March
CEST representations, usage and related time zones
- +02 - basic short
- +0200 - basic
- +02:00 - extended
- +0200 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (02) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates two hour and zero minutes time differences to the east of the zero meridian.
- Bravo - Military abbreviation for CEST
- B - short form of 'Bravo'
- Africa/Ceuta
- Arctic/Longyearbyen
- Atlantic/Jan_Mayen
- CET
- Europe/Amsterdam
- Europe/Andorra
- Europe/Belgrade
- Europe/Berlin
- Europe/Bratislava
- Europe/Brussels
- Europe/Budapest
- Europe/Busingen
- Europe/Copenhagen
- Europe/Gibraltar
- Europe/Ljubljana
- Europe/Luxembourg
- Europe/Madrid
- Europe/Malta
- Europe/Monaco
- Europe/Oslo
- Europe/Paris
- Europe/Podgorica
- Europe/Prague
- Europe/Rome
- Europe/San_Marino
- Europe/Sarajevo
- Europe/Skopje
- Europe/Stockholm
- Europe/Tirane
- Europe/Vaduz
- Europe/Vatican
- Europe/Vienna
- Europe/Warsaw
- Europe/Zagreb
- Europe/Zurich
- Poland
- CEST - Central European Summer Time
- EET - Eastern European Time
- MESZ - Mitteleuropäische Sommerzeit
- B - Bravo Time Zone
- CAT - Central Africa Time
- IST - Israel Standard Time
- SAST - South Africa Standard Time
- WAST - West Africa Summer Time