CDT/CST
Central Daylight Time
GMT -5
CST automatically adjusted to CDT time zone, that is in use
CEST/CET
Central European Summer Time
GMT +2
CET automatically adjusted to CEST time zone, that is in use
Switzerland
CEST

Time Difference

Central Daylight Time is 7 hours behind Central European Summer Time and 7 hours behind CEST (Central European Summer Time)
3:00 pm15:00 in CDT is 10:00 pm22:00 in CEST and is 10:00 pm22:00 in Zurich, Switzerland

CST to CET call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 8am-11am in CST which corresponds to 3pm-6pm in CET
CST to Zurich call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 8am-10am in CST which corresponds to 4pm-6pm in Zurich

3:00 pm15:00 Central Daylight Time (CDT). Offset UTC -5:00 hours
10:00 pm22:00 Central European Summer Time (CEST). Offset UTC +2:00 hours
10:00 pm22:00 CEST (Central European Summer Time) (Zurich, Switzerland). Offset UTC +2:00 hours

3:00 pm15:00 CDT / 10:00 pm22:00 CEST / 10:00 pm22:00 Zurich, Switzerland

CDT CEST Zurich, Switzerland
12am (midnight) 7am 7am
1am 8am 8am
2am 9am 9am
3am 10am 10am
4am 11am 11am
5am 12pm (noon) 12pm (noon)
6am 1pm 1pm
7am 2pm 2pm
8am 3pm 3pm
9am 4pm 4pm
10am 5pm 5pm
11am 6pm 6pm
12pm (noon) 7pm 7pm
1pm 8pm 8pm
2pm 9pm 9pm
3pm 10pm 10pm
4pm 11pm 11pm
5pm 12am (midnight) 12am (midnight)
6pm 1am 1am
7pm 2am 2am
8pm 3am 3am
9pm 4am 4am
10pm 5am 5am
11pm 6am 6am
0:00 7:00 7:00
1:00 8:00 8:00
2:00 9:00 9:00
3:00 10:00 10:00
4:00 11:00 11:00
5:00 12:00 12:00
6:00 13:00 13:00
7:00 14:00 14:00
8:00 15:00 15:00
9:00 16:00 16:00
10:00 17:00 17:00
11:00 18:00 18:00
12:00 19:00 19:00
13:00 20:00 20:00
14:00 21:00 21:00
15:00 22:00 22:00
16:00 23:00 23:00
17:00 0:00 0:00
18:00 1:00 1:00
19:00 2:00 2:00
20:00 3:00 3:00
21:00 4:00 4:00
22:00 5:00 5:00
23:00 6:00 6:00

Central Standard Time

Offset: CST is 6 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in North America

Countries: It is used in following countries: Belize, Canada, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, El Salvador, United States

Principal Cities: The largest city in the CST timezone is Mexico City from Mexico with population about 12.294 million people. Other major cities in the area are Chicago, Houston, Iztapalapa, Ecatepec

French: HNC - Heure Normale du Centre

Spanish: CT - Tiempo Central Estándar, CT - Zona Centro

CST Time Zone Geo Map
CST timezone map

Daylight Saving: This is a standard time zone, however during summer some places switch clocks for one hour forward when daylight saving comes into effect and observe Central Daylight Time (CDT).

Daylight saving time clock moves forward for one hour from 2am to 3amEnd: Central Standard Time (CST) has ended on Sunday, March 9, 2025 at 2:00 am local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, March 9, 2025, 3:00 am local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually the on second Sunday of March.

Daylight saving time clock moves back for one hour from 2am to 1amStart: Central Standard Time (CST) starts on Sunday, November 2, 2025 at 2:00 am local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, November 2, 2025, 1:00 am. Standard time starts annually the on first Sunday of November.

CST representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • -06 - basic short
  • -0600 - basic
  • -06:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • -0600 - sign character (-) followed by a four digit time providing hours (06) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates six hour and zero minutes time differences to the west of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Sierra - Military abbreviation for CST
  • S - short form of 'Sierra'
IANA/Olson: Reflects CST time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • America/Bahia_Banderas
  • America/Belize
  • America/Chicago
  • America/Chihuahua
  • America/Costa_Rica
  • America/El_Salvador
  • America/Guatemala
  • America/Indiana/Knox
  • America/Indiana/Tell_City
  • America/Knox_IN
  • America/Managua
  • 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/Ojinaga
  • America/Rainy_River
  • America/Rankin_Inlet
  • America/Regina
  • America/Resolute
  • America/Swift_Current
  • America/Tegucigalpa
  • America/Winnipeg
  • CST6CDT
  • Canada/Central
  • Canada/Saskatchewan
  • Mexico/General
  • US/Central
  • US/Indiana-Starke
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
  • Colombia Standard Time - UTC -5
Time zones with the GMT -6 offset:
  • CST - Central Standard Time
  • CT - Central Time
  • MDT - Mountain Daylight Time
  • EAST - Easter Island Standard Time
  • GALT - Galapagos Time
  • S - Sierra Time Zone

Central European Time

Offset: CET is 1 hour 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, Algeria, 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, Tunisia, Vatican City

Principal Cities: The largest city in the CET timezone is Berlin from Germany with population about 3.426 million people. Other major cities in the area are Madrid, Rome, Paris, Algiers

German: MEZ - Mitteleuropäische Zeit

CET Time Zone Geo Map
CET timezone map

Daylight Saving: This is a standard time zone, however during summer some places switch clocks for one hour forward when daylight saving comes into effect and observe Central European Summer Time (CEST).

Daylight saving time clock moves forward for one hour from 2am to 3amEnd: Central European Time (CET) has ended on Sunday, March 30, 2025 at 2:00 am local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, March 30, 2025, 3:00 am local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually the on last Sunday of March.

Daylight saving time clock moves back for one hour from 3am to 2amStart: Central European Time (CET) starts on Sunday, October 26, 2025 at 3:00 am local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, October 26, 2025, 2:00 am. Standard time starts annually the on last Sunday of October.

CET 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 one hour and zero minutes time differences to the east of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Alpha - Military abbreviation for CET
  • A - short form of 'Alpha'
IANA/Olson: Reflects CET time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • Africa/Algiers
  • Africa/Ceuta
  • Africa/Tunis
  • 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
  • MET
  • Poland
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

Zurich Information

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Name
CEST - Central European Summer Time
CET - Central European Time
UTC / GMT Offset
+2:00 hours during Central European Summer Time, currently in use.
+1:00 hour during Central European Time.
Daylight Saving Time Change
+1:00 hour - DST is in use
Daylight Saving Time Starts
Daylight saving time clock moves forward for one hour from 2am to 3am Sunday, March 30, 2025 at 2:00 am local time. DST starts annually the on last Sunday of March. Clocks are turned forward 1 hour to Sunday, March 30, 2025, 3:00 am local daylight time instead. Also called Spring Forward or Summer Time.
Daylight Saving Time Ends
Daylight saving time clock moves back for one hour from 3am to 2am Sunday, October 26, 2025 at 3:00 am local time. DST ends annually the on last Sunday of October. Clocks are turned backward 1 hour to Sunday, October 26, 2025, 2:00 am local standard time instead. Also called Fall Back or switch to Winter Time.

Zurich Facts

Country
Switzerland
Alternative Names
Cirihe, Cirikh, Ciurichas, Cjurikh, Cjurikh khot, Cjurykh, Cuerih, Curych, Cürih, Cīrihe, Lungsod ng Zuerich, Lungsod ng Zürich, Su-la-sie, Suerix, Syurix, Sürix, Sŭ-là̤-sié, Tsuerix, Tsurique, Tsürix, Turicum, Turitg, ZRH, Zeurich, Zirich, Zirik, Zuerich, Zuerigh, Zuerih, Zuric, Zurich, Zuricu, Zurigh, Zurigo, Zuriko, Zurique, Zurych, Zurìcu, Zyriche, Zyrihu, Zúric, Zúrich, Zürich, Zürigh, Zürih, churihhi, chwilihi, curikku, jhyurika, jurikha, su li shi, su rik, suricc, tsiurikhi, tsyryk, zi'urikha, zwrykh, zyryk, zyurikha, zywrch, zywrh, zywrkh, Ζυρίχη, Цирих, Цюрих, Цюрих хот, Цюрых, Ցյուրիխ, ציריך, زوريخ, زوریخ, زيورخ, زیورخ, زیورچ, سيۇرىخ, څوریخ, ܙܝܘܪܚ, ܬܣܝܪܝܟ, ज़्यूरिख़, झ्युरिक, জুরিখ, ਜ਼ਿਊਰਿਖ, சூரிக்கு, സൂറിച്ച്, ซูริก, ဇူးရစ်ချ်မြို့, ციურიხი, ዙሪክ, チューリッヒ, 苏黎世, 蘇黎世, 취리히
Population
341,730
Currency
Franc (CHF)
Geographic Coordinates
47° 22' N Latitude / 8° 33' E Longitude
International Dialing Code
+41