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Mexico
CST
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3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm
CDT
Central Daylight Time
GMT -5
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm

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6:00 am06:00 CST (UTC-6), Oct 6, 2026 = 7:00 am07:00 CDT (UTC-5), Oct 6, 2026

Chihuahua is 1 hour behind CDT.

How the time difference changes

For most of the year, Chihuahua is 1 hour behind CDT. At other times of the year, Chihuahua and CST have the same time.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in Chihuahua correspond to 10:00 am to 6:00 pm in CDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in Chihuahua correspond to 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in CST.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in Chihuahua correspond to 10:00 to 18:00 in CDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in Chihuahua correspond to 09:00 to 17:00 in CST.

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

Time Difference

CST (Central Standard Time) is 1 hour behind Central Daylight Time.
6:00 am06:00 in Chihuahua, Mexico is 7:00 am07:00 in CDT

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

6:00 am06:00 CST (Central Standard Time) (Chihuahua, Mexico). Offset UTC -6:00 hours
7:00 am07:00 Central Daylight Time (CDT). Offset UTC -5:00 hours

6:00 am06:00 Chihuahua, Mexico / 7:00 am07:00 CDT

Chihuahua, MexicoCDT
12:00am1:00am
1:00am2:00am
2:00am3:00am
3:00am4:00am
4:00am5:00am
5:00am6:00am
6:00am7:00am
7:00am8:00am
8:00am9:00am
9:00am10:00am
10:00am11:00am
11:00am12:00pm
12:00pm1:00pm
1:00pm2:00pm
2:00pm3:00pm
3:00pm4:00pm
4:00pm5:00pm
5:00pm6:00pm
6:00pm7:00pm
7:00pm8:00pm
8:00pm9:00pm
9:00pm10:00pm
10:00pm11:00pm
11:00pm12:00am
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03:0004:00
04:0005:00
05:0006:00
06:0007:00
07:0008:00
08:0009:00
09:0010:00
10:0011:00
11:0012:00
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Chihuahua Information

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Name
CST - Central Standard Time
UTC / GMT Offset
-6:00 hours during Central Standard Time, currently in use.

Chihuahua Facts

Country
Mexico
Alternative Names
Altepetl Chihuahuah, Byen Chihuahua, CUU, Chihuahua, Chihuahua City, Chihuahua by, Chiuaua, Chiuauae, Chivava, Cihuahua, Ciuaua, Dakbayan sa Chihuahua, Tsiouaoua, chiuaua, chiwawa, chyywaywa. chyywaywa, qi wa wa shi, zhi hua hua shi, Čihuahua, Čiuaua, Τσιουάουα, Чивава, Чиуауæ, Чиуауа, Чіуауа, ציוואווה, چہواہوا, چیئوائوا٬ چیئوائوا, ჩიუაუა, チワワ, 奇瓦瓦市, 芝華華市, 치와와
Population
925,762
Currency
Peso (MXN)
Geographic Coordinates
28° 38' N Latitude / 106° 05' W Longitude
International Dialing Code
+52

Central Daylight Time

Offset: CDT is 5 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in North America

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

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

French: HAC - Heure Avancée du Centre

Spanish: CT - Zona Centro

CDT Time Zone Geo Map
CDT timezone map

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

Daylight saving time clock moves forward for one hourStart: Central Daylight Time (CDT) started 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. Daylight saving starts annually on the second Sunday of March.

Daylight saving time clock moves back for one hourEnd: Central Daylight Time (CDT) ends 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 local standard time instead. Daylight saving ends annually on the first Sunday of November.

See upcoming clock changes worldwide.

CDT 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 CDT
  • R - short form of 'Romeo'
IANA/Olson: Reflects CDT time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • America/Chicago
  • America/Indiana/Knox
  • America/Indiana/Tell_City
  • America/Knox_IN
  • America/Matamoros
  • America/Menominee
  • America/North_Dakota/Beulah
  • America/North_Dakota/Center
  • America/North_Dakota/New_Salem
  • America/Ojinaga
  • America/Rainy_River
  • America/Rankin_Inlet
  • America/Resolute
  • America/Winnipeg
  • CST6CDT
  • Canada/Central
  • US/Central
  • US/Indiana-Starke
CDT Abbreviation: Several time zones share CDT abbreviation and it could refer to these time zones
  • Central Daylight Time - UTC -5
  • Cuba Daylight Time - UTC -4
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