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CLST to CST Caribbean Converter

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CLST
Chile Summer Time
GMT -3
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CDT/CST
Cuba Daylight Time
GMT -4
12am
3am
6am
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9pm
CST is not used on this date.

This converter uses CDT (UTC−4), as in Havana.

Keep CST (UTC−5)

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9:00 am09:00 CLST (UTC-3), Oct 12, 2026 = 8:00 am08:00 CDT (UTC-4), Oct 12, 2026

CLST is 1 hour ahead of CDT.

CLST and CST examples

These examples always use CLST (UTC-3) and CST (UTC-5). They stay the same when you change the date or time above. The selected conversion may differ when daylight saving time applies.

CLST is 2 hours ahead of CST.

How the time difference changes

Depending on seasonal clock changes, CLT and CDT Caribbean have the same time, CLST is 1 hour ahead of CDT Caribbean, or CLST is 2 hours ahead of CST Caribbean.

Depending on seasonal clock changes, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in CLT correspond to 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in CDT Caribbean, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in CLST correspond to 8:00 am to 4:00 pm in CDT Caribbean, or working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in CLST correspond to 7:00 am to 3:00 pm in CST Caribbean.Depending on seasonal clock changes, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in CLT correspond to 09:00 to 17:00 in CDT Caribbean, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in CLST correspond to 08:00 to 16:00 in CDT Caribbean, or working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in CLST correspond to 07:00 to 15:00 in CST Caribbean.

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

Time Difference

Chile Summer Time is 1 hour ahead of Cuba Daylight Time.
9:00 am09:00 in CLST is 8:00 am08:00 in CDT

CLST to CDT call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 10am-5pm10:00-17:00 in CLST which corresponds to 9am-4pm09:00-16:00 in CDT

9:00 am09:00 Chile Summer Time (CLST). Offset UTC -3:00 hours
8:00 am08:00 Cuba Daylight Time (CDT). Offset UTC -4:00 hours

9:00 am09:00 CLST / 8:00 am08:00 CDT

CLSTCDT
12:00am11:00pm
1:00am12:00am
2:00am1:00am
3:00am2:00am
4:00am3:00am
5:00am4:00am
6:00am5:00am
7:00am6:00am
8:00am7:00am
9:00am8:00am
10:00am9:00am
11:00am10:00am
12:00pm11:00am
1:00pm12:00pm
2:00pm1:00pm
3:00pm2:00pm
4:00pm3:00pm
5:00pm4:00pm
6:00pm5:00pm
7:00pm6:00pm
8:00pm7:00pm
9:00pm8:00pm
10:00pm9:00pm
11:00pm10:00pm
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02:0001:00
03:0002:00
04:0003:00
05:0004:00
06:0005:00
07:0006:00
08:0007:00
09:0008:00
10:0009:00
11:0010:00
12:0011:00
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Chile Summer Time

Offset: CLST is 3 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in South America

Countries using this time zone: Chile

Principal Cities: The largest city in the CLST time zone is Santiago in Chile, with about 4.837 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Puente Alto, Antofagasta, Vina del Mar, Valparaiso.

CLST Time Zone Geo Map
CLST timezone map

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

Daylight saving time clock moves forward for one hourStart: Chile Summer Time (CLST) started on Sunday, September 6, 2026 at 12:00 am00:00 local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, September 6, 2026, 1:00 am01:00. Daylight saving starts annually on the first Sunday of September.

Daylight saving time clock moves back for one hourEnd: Chile Summer Time (CLST) ends on Sunday, April 4, 2027 at 12:00 am00:00 local time and clocks are set one hour back to Saturday, April 3, 2027, 11:00 pm23:00 local standard time instead. Daylight saving ends annually on the first Sunday of April.

See upcoming clock changes worldwide.

CLST representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • -03 - basic short
  • -0300 - basic
  • -03:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • -0300 - sign character (-) followed by a four digit time providing hours (03) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of three hours to the west of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Papa - Military abbreviation for CLST
  • P - short form of 'Papa'
Time zones with the GMT -3 offset:
  • ADT - Atlantic Daylight Time
  • PMT - Pierre & Miquelon Standard Time
  • PMST - Pierre & Miquelon Standard Time
  • AMST - Amazon Summer Time
  • ART - Argentina Time
  • BRT - Brasília time
  • CLST - Chile Summer Time
  • FKST - Falkland Islands Summer Time
  • GFT - French Guiana Time
  • P - Papa Time Zone
  • PYST - Paraguay Summer Time
  • SRT - Suriname Time
  • UYT - Uruguay Time

Cuba Standard Time

Offset: CST is 5 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in Caribbean

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

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

CST Time Zone Geo Map
CST timezone map

Daylight Saving: This is a standard time zone. During summer, some places set clocks forward one hour for daylight saving time and observe Cuba Daylight Time (CDT).

Daylight saving time clock moves forward for one hourEnd: Cuba Standard Time (CST) ended on Sunday, March 8, 2026 at 12:00 am00:00 local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, March 8, 2026, 1:00 am01:00 local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually on the second Sunday of March.

Daylight saving time clock moves back for one hourStart: Cuba Standard Time (CST) starts on Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 1:00 am01:00 local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, November 1, 2026, 12:00 am00:00. Standard time starts annually on the first Sunday of November.

See upcoming clock changes worldwide.

CST 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 CST
  • R - short form of 'Romeo'
IANA/Olson: Reflects CST time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • America/Havana
  • Cuba
CST Abbreviation: Several time zones share CST abbreviation and it could refer to these time zones
  • Central Standard Time - UTC -6
  • China Standard Time - UTC +8
  • Cuba Standard Time - UTC -5
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
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