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Central Time is on daylight saving time: CDT (UTC−5) until Sun, Nov 1.

Mexico City and Saskatchewan stay on CST (UTC−6).

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5:00 am05:00 MST (UTC-7), Oct 20, 2026 = 7:00 am07:00 CDT (UTC-5), Oct 20, 2026

Cabo San Lucas is 2 hours behind CDT.

How the time difference changes

For most of the year, Cabo San Lucas is 2 hours behind CDT. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, Cabo San Lucas is 1 hour behind CST.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in Cabo San Lucas correspond to 11:00 am to 8:00 pm in CDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in Cabo San Lucas correspond to 10:00 am to 7:00 pm in CST.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in Cabo San Lucas correspond to 11:00 to 20:00 in CDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in Cabo San Lucas correspond to 10:00 to 19:00 in CST.

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

Time Difference

MST (Mexican Pacific Standard Time) is 2 hours behind Central Daylight Time.
5:00 am05:00 in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico is 7:00 am07:00 in CDT

Cabo San Lucas to CDT call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-4pm09:00-16:00 in Cabo San Lucas which corresponds to 11am-6pm11:00-18:00 in CDT

5:00 am05:00 MST (Mexican Pacific Standard Time) (Cabo San Lucas, Mexico). Offset UTC -7:00 hours
7:00 am07:00 Central Daylight Time (CDT). Offset UTC -5:00 hours

5:00 am05:00 Cabo San Lucas, Mexico / 7:00 am07:00 CDT

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Cabo San Lucas Time Zone and Facts

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Offset
MST – Mexican Pacific Standard Time, UTC-7 (no daylight saving time)

Cabo San Lucas Facts

Country
Mexico
Alternative Names
Cabo San Lucas, Kabo San Lukas, Kabo-San-Lukas, San Lucas, kabosanlukaseu, kabw san lwkas, kabw sn lwkas, sanrukasu jia, Кабо Сан Лукас, Кабо-Сан-Лукас, كابو سان لوكاس, کابو سن لوکاس, サンルーカス岬, 카보산루카스
Population
202,694
Currency
Peso (MXN)
Geographic Coordinates
22° 53' N Latitude / 109° 54' W Longitude
International Dialing Code
+52

Central Standard Time

Offset: CST is 6 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: Belize, Canada, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, 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, Puebla, Santiago de Querétaro.

French: HNC - Heure Normale du Centre

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

Map of the areas on Central Standard Time (CST)
CST all year CST part of the year

Today the lighter areas are on UTC−5 (Central Daylight Time).

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).

123456789101112End: 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.

123456789101112Start: 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.

See USA daylight saving time and 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
  • -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 an offset of six hours 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
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