CST to CET to Zurich, Switzerland
Time Difference
Central Daylight Time is 7 hours behind Central European Summer Time and 7 hours behind CEST (Central European Summer Time)
8:00 am08:00 in CDT is 3:00 pm15:00 in CEST and is 3:00 pm15:00 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
8:00 am08:00 Central Daylight Time (CDT). Offset UTC -5:00 hours
3:00 pm15:00 Central European Summer Time (CEST). Offset UTC +2:00 hours
3:00 pm15:00 CEST (Central European Summer Time) (Zurich, Switzerland). Offset UTC +2:00 hours
8:00 am08:00 CDT / 3:00 pm15:00 CEST / 3:00 pm15:00 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
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).
End: 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.
Start: 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
- -06 - basic short
- -0600 - basic
- -06:00 - extended
- -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.
- Sierra - Military abbreviation for CST
- S - short form of 'Sierra'
- 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
- Central Standard Time - UTC -6
- China Standard Time - UTC +8
- Cuba Standard Time - UTC -5
- Colombia Standard Time - UTC -5
- 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
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).
End: 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.
Start: 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
- +01 - basic short
- +0100 - basic
- +01:00 - extended
- +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.
- Alpha - Military abbreviation for CET
- A - short form of 'Alpha'
- 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
- 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
CET - Central European Time
+1:00 hour during Central European Time.
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.
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.