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CDT to WEST Converter

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CDT
Central Daylight Time
GMT -5
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm
WEST
Western European Summer Time
GMT +1
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm

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7:00 am07:00 CDT (UTC-5), Oct 8, 2026 = 1:00 pm13:00 WEST (UTC+1), Oct 8, 2026

CDT is 6 hours behind WEST.

CDT and WEST examples

These examples always use CDT (UTC-5) and WEST (UTC+1). They stay the same when you change the date or time above. The selected conversion may differ when daylight saving time applies.

CDT is 6 hours behind WEST.

How the time difference changes

For most of the year, CDT is 6 hours behind WEST. At other times of the year, CST is 6 hours behind WET or CDT is 5 hours behind WET.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in CDT correspond to 3:00 pm to 11:00 pm in WEST. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in CST correspond to 3:00 pm to 11:00 pm in WET or working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in CDT correspond to 2:00 pm to 10:00 pm in WET.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in CDT correspond to 15:00 to 23:00 in WEST. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in CST correspond to 15:00 to 23:00 in WET or working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in CDT correspond to 14:00 to 22:00 in WET.

Compare CDT time with WEST time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.

Time Difference

Central Daylight Time is 6 hours behind Western European Summer Time.
7:00 am07:00 in CDT is 1:00 pm13:00 in WEST

CDT to WEST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-11am09:00-11:00 in CDT which corresponds to 3pm-5pm15:00-17:00 in WEST

7:00 am07:00 Central Daylight Time (CDT). Offset UTC -5:00 hours
1:00 pm13:00 Western European Summer Time (WEST). Offset UTC +1:00 hour

7:00 am07:00 CDT / 1:00 pm13:00 WEST

CDTWEST
12:00am6:00am
1:00am7:00am
2:00am8:00am
3:00am9:00am
4:00am10:00am
5:00am11:00am
6:00am12:00pm
7:00am1:00pm
8:00am2:00pm
9:00am3:00pm
10:00am4:00pm
11:00am5:00pm
12:00pm6:00pm
1:00pm7:00pm
2:00pm8:00pm
3:00pm9:00pm
4:00pm10:00pm
5:00pm11:00pm
6:00pm12:00am
7:00pm1:00am
8:00pm2:00am
9:00pm3:00am
10:00pm4:00am
11:00pm5:00am
00:0006:00
01:0007:00
02:0008:00
03:0009:00
04:0010:00
05:0011:00
06:0012:00
07:0013:00
08:0014:00
09:0015:00
10:0016:00
11:0017:00
12:0018:00
13:0019:00
14:0020:00
15:0021:00
16:0022:00
17:0023:00
18:0000:00
19:0001:00
20:0002:00
21:0003:00
22:0004:00
23:0005:00

Central Daylight Time

Offset: CDT is 5 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in North America

Countries using this time zone: Canada, Mexico, United States

Principal Cities: The largest city in the CDT time zone is Chicago in the United States, with about 2.664 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Houston, San Antonio, Ciudad Juarez, Dallas.

French: HAC - Heure Avancée du Centre

Spanish: CT - Zona Centro

CDT Time Zone Geo Map
CDT timezone map

Daylight Saving: Central Daylight Time (CDT) is a daylight saving/summer time zone. During winter, some places set clocks back one hour and observe Central Standard Time (CST).

Daylight saving time clock moves forward for one hourStart: Central Daylight Time (CDT) started on Sunday, March 8, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, March 8, 2026, 3:00 am03:00. Daylight saving starts annually on the second Sunday of March.

Daylight saving time clock moves back for one hourEnd: Central Daylight Time (CDT) ends on Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, November 1, 2026, 1:00 am01:00 local standard time instead. Daylight saving ends annually on the first Sunday of November.

See upcoming clock changes worldwide.

CDT representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • -05 - basic short
  • -0500 - basic
  • -05:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • -0500 - sign character (-) followed by a four digit time providing hours (05) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of five hours to the west of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Romeo - Military abbreviation for CDT
  • R - short form of 'Romeo'
IANA/Olson: Reflects CDT time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • America/Chicago
  • America/Indiana/Knox
  • America/Indiana/Tell_City
  • America/Knox_IN
  • America/Matamoros
  • America/Menominee
  • America/North_Dakota/Beulah
  • America/North_Dakota/Center
  • America/North_Dakota/New_Salem
  • America/Ojinaga
  • America/Rainy_River
  • America/Rankin_Inlet
  • America/Resolute
  • America/Winnipeg
  • CST6CDT
  • Canada/Central
  • US/Central
  • US/Indiana-Starke
CDT Abbreviation: Several time zones share CDT abbreviation and it could refer to these time zones
  • Central Daylight Time - UTC -5
  • Cuba Daylight Time - UTC -4
Time zones with the GMT -5 offset:
  • 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

Western European Summer Time

Offset: WEST is 1 hour ahead Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in Europe

Countries using this time zone: Spain, Faroe Islands, Portugal

Principal Cities: The largest city in the WEST time zone is Lisbon in Portugal, with about 517,802 people. Other major cities in this time zone include Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Porto, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Braga.

German: WESZ - Westeuropäische Sommerzeit

WEST Time Zone Geo Map
WEST timezone map

Daylight Saving: Western European Summer Time (WEST) is a daylight saving/summer time zone. During winter, some places set clocks back one hour and observe Western European Time (WET).

Daylight saving time clock moves forward for one hourStart: Western European Summer Time (WEST) started on Sunday, March 29, 2026 at 1:00 am01:00 local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, March 29, 2026, 2:00 am02:00. Daylight saving starts annually on the last Sunday of March.

Daylight saving time clock moves back for one hourEnd: Western European Summer Time (WEST) ends on Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, October 25, 2026, 1:00 am01:00 local standard time instead. Daylight saving ends annually on the last Sunday of October.

See upcoming clock changes worldwide.

WEST representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • +01 - basic short
  • +0100 - basic
  • +01:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • +0100 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (01) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of one hour to the east of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Alpha - Military abbreviation for WEST
  • A - short form of 'Alpha'
IANA/Olson: Reflects WEST time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • Atlantic/Canary
  • Atlantic/Faeroe
  • Atlantic/Faroe
  • Atlantic/Madeira
  • Europe/Lisbon
  • Portugal
  • WET
Time zones with the GMT +1 offset:
  • BST - British Summer Time
  • CET - Central European Time
  • IST - Irish Standard Time
  • WEST - Western European Summer Time
  • A - Alpha Time Zone
  • CET - Central European Time
  • MEZ - Mitteleuropäische Zeit
  • WAT - West Africa Time
  • WST - Western Sahara Summer Time
  • BMT - Biel Mean Time
EST to ISTGMT to ESTPST to ESTEST to GMTPST to GMT