MESZ to CST Converter
Central Time is on daylight saving time: CDT (UTC−5) until Sun, Nov 1.
Mexico City and Saskatchewan stay on CST (UTC−6).
Quick answers
Selected conversion
2:00 pm14:00 MESZ (UTC+2), Oct 4, 2026 = 7:00 am07:00 CDT (UTC-5), Oct 4, 2026
MESZ is 7 hours ahead of CDT.
MESZ and CST examples
These examples always use MESZ (UTC+2) and CST (UTC-6). They stay the same when you change the date or time above. The selected conversion may differ when daylight saving time applies.
MESZ is 8 hours ahead of CST.
CST uses UTC-6 during standard time. For Central Time that follows daylight saving time, use MESZ to CT. For daylight-time examples, use MESZ to CDT.
How the time difference changes
For most of the year, MESZ is 7 hours ahead of CDT. At other times of the year, MESZ is 8 hours ahead of CST.
For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in MESZ correspond to 2:00 am to 10:00 am in CDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in MESZ correspond to 1:00 am to 9:00 am in CST.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in MESZ correspond to 02:00 to 10:00 in CDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in MESZ correspond to 01:00 to 09:00 in CST.
Compare MESZ time with CST time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.
Time Difference
Mitteleuropäische Sommerzeit is 7 hours ahead of Central Daylight Time.
2:00 pm14:00 in MESZ is 7:00 am07:00 in CDT
MESZ to CDT call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 4pm-5pm16:00-17:00 in MESZ which corresponds to 9am-10am09:00-10:00 in CDT
2:00 pm14:00 Mitteleuropäische Sommerzeit (MESZ). Offset UTC +2:00 hours
7:00 am07:00 Central Daylight Time (CDT). Offset UTC -5:00 hours
2:00 pm14:00 MESZ / 7:00 am07:00 CDT
| MESZ | CDT |
|---|---|
| 12:00am | 5:00pm |
| 1:00am | 6:00pm |
| 2:00am | 7:00pm |
| 3:00am | 8:00pm |
| 4:00am | 9:00pm |
| 5:00am | 10:00pm |
| 6:00am | 11:00pm |
| 7:00am | 12:00am |
| 8:00am | 1:00am |
| 9:00am | 2:00am |
| 10:00am | 3:00am |
| 11:00am | 4:00am |
| 12:00pm | 5:00am |
| 1:00pm | 6:00am |
| 2:00pm | 7:00am |
| 3:00pm | 8:00am |
| 4:00pm | 9:00am |
| 5:00pm | 10:00am |
| 6:00pm | 11:00am |
| 7:00pm | 12:00pm |
| 8:00pm | 1:00pm |
| 9:00pm | 2:00pm |
| 10:00pm | 3:00pm |
| 11:00pm | 4:00pm |
| 00:00 | 17:00 |
| 01:00 | 18:00 |
| 02:00 | 19:00 |
| 03:00 | 20:00 |
| 04:00 | 21:00 |
| 05:00 | 22:00 |
| 06:00 | 23:00 |
| 07:00 | 00:00 |
| 08:00 | 01:00 |
| 09:00 | 02:00 |
| 10:00 | 03:00 |
| 11:00 | 04:00 |
| 12:00 | 05:00 |
| 13:00 | 06:00 |
| 14:00 | 07:00 |
| 15:00 | 08:00 |
| 16:00 | 09:00 |
| 17:00 | 10:00 |
| 18:00 | 11:00 |
| 19:00 | 12:00 |
| 20:00 | 13:00 |
| 21:00 | 14:00 |
| 22:00 | 15:00 |
| 23:00 | 16:00 |
Mitteleuropäische Sommerzeit
Offset: MESZ is 2 hours ahead Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in Europe
Countries using this time zone: 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 MESZ time zone is Berlin in Germany, with about 3.426 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Madrid, Rome, Paris, Hamburg.
Daylight Saving: Mitteleuropäische Sommerzeit (MESZ) is a daylight saving/summer time zone. During winter, some places set clocks back one hour and observe Central European Time (CET).
Start: Mitteleuropäische Sommerzeit (MESZ) started on Sunday, March 29, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, March 29, 2026, 3:00 am03:00. Daylight saving starts annually on the last Sunday of March.
End: Mitteleuropäische Sommerzeit (MESZ) ends on Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 3:00 am03:00 local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, October 25, 2026, 2:00 am02:00 local standard time instead. Daylight saving ends annually on the last Sunday of October.
MESZ 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 an offset of two hours to the east of the zero meridian.
- Bravo - Military abbreviation for MESZ
- B - short form of 'Bravo'
- 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
Central Standard Time
Offset: CST is 6 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in North America
Countries using this time zone: Belize, Canada, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, El Salvador, United States
Principal Cities: The largest city in the CST time zone is Mexico City in Mexico, with about 12.294 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include 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. During summer, some places set clocks forward one hour for daylight saving time and observe Central Daylight Time (CDT).
End: Central Standard Time (CST) ended 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 local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually on the second Sunday of March.
Start: Central Standard Time (CST) starts 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. Standard time starts annually on the 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 an offset of six hours 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
- CST - Central Standard Time
- CT - Central Time
- MDT - Mountain Daylight Time
- EAST - Easter Island Standard Time
- GALT - Galapagos Time
- S - Sierra Time Zone