WET
Western European Time
GMT +0
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm
CST
Central Standard Time
GMT -6
12am
3am
6am
9am
12pm
3pm
6pm
9pm

Quick answers

WET is 6 hours ahead of CST. WET uses GMT +0, and CST uses GMT -6 for this comparison.

For example, 12:00 pm WET is 6:00 am CST. Use the converter above to adjust the date or time and create a shareable meeting link.

Best meeting overlap: 3pm-5pm WET, which is 9am-11am CST.

CST is a fixed UTC-6 standard-time offset. For current Central Time, compare WET to CDT or WET to CT.

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

Time Difference

Western European Time is 6 hours ahead of Central Standard Time
12:00 pm12:00 in WET is 6:00 am06:00 in CST

WET to CST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 3pm-5pm in WET which corresponds to 9am-11am in CST

12:00 pm12:00 Western European Time (WET). Offset UTC 0:00 hours
6:00 am06:00 Central Standard Time (CST). Offset UTC -6:00 hours

12:00 pm12:00 WET / 6:00 am06:00 CST

WETCST
12am (midnight)6pm
1am7pm
2am8pm
3am9pm
4am10pm
5am11pm
6am12am (midnight)
7am1am
8am2am
9am3am
10am4am
11am5am
12pm (noon)6am
1pm7am
2pm8am
3pm9am
4pm10am
5pm11am
6pm12pm (noon)
7pm1pm
8pm2pm
9pm3pm
10pm4pm
11pm5pm
00:0018:00
01:0019:00
02:0020:00
03:0021:00
04:0022:00
05:0023:00
06:0000:00
07:0001:00
08:0002:00
09:0003:00
10:0004:00
11:0005:00
12:0006:00
13:0007:00
14:0008:00
15:0009:00
16:0010:00
17:0011:00
18:0012:00
19:0013:00
20:0014:00
21:0015:00
22:0016:00
23:0017:00

Western European Time

Offset: WET is 0 hours ahead Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and is used in Europe

Countries using this time zone: Spain, Faroe Islands, Portugal

Principal Cities: The largest city in the WET time zone is Lisbon in Portugal, with about 517,802 people. Other major cities in this time zone include Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Porto, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Amadora.

German: WEZ - Westeuropäische Zeit

WET Time Zone Geo Map
WET timezone map

Daylight Saving: This is a standard time zone. During summer, some places set clocks forward one hour for daylight saving time and observe Western European Summer Time (WEST).

Daylight saving time clock moves back for one hour from 2am to 1amStart: Western European Time (WET) started on Sunday, October 26, 2025 at 2:00 am local time and clocks were set one hour back to Sunday, October 26, 2025, 1:00 am. Standard time starts annually on the last Sunday of October.

Daylight saving time clock moves forward for one hour from 1am to 2amEnd: Western European Time (WET) ends on Sunday, March 29, 2026 at 1:00 am local time and clocks are set one hour forward to Sunday, March 29, 2026, 2:00 am local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually on the last Sunday of March.

WET representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • Z - is the zone designator for the zero UTC/GMT offset, also known as 'Zulu' time
  • +00 - basic short
  • +0000 - basic
  • +00:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • +0000 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (00) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates the zero UTC/GMT offset.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Zulu - Military abbreviation for WET
  • Z - short form of 'Zulu'
IANA/Olson: Reflects WET time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • Atlantic/Canary
  • Atlantic/Faeroe
  • Atlantic/Faroe
  • Atlantic/Madeira
  • Europe/Lisbon
  • Portugal
  • WET
Time zones with the GMT +0 offset:
  • EGST - Eastern Greenland Summer Time
  • GMT - Greenwich Mean Time
  • WET - Western European Time
  • AZOST - Azores Summer Time
  • UTC - Universal Time Coordinated
  • WT - Western Sahara Standard Time
  • Z - Zulu Time Zone

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

CST Time Zone Geo Map
CST timezone map

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).

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

Daylight saving time clock moves forward for one hour from 2am to 3amEnd: Central Standard Time (CST) ends on Sunday, March 8, 2026 at 2:00 am local time and clocks are set one hour forward to Sunday, March 8, 2026, 3:00 am local daylight time instead. Standard time ends annually on the second Sunday of March.

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