WST Pacific 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).
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1:00 am01:00 WST (UTC+13), Oct 15, 2026 = 7:00 am07:00 CDT (UTC-5), Oct 14, 2026
WST is 18 hours ahead of CDT.
WST and CST (US winter time, UTC-6) examples
These examples always use WST (UTC+13) 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.
WST is 19 hours ahead of CST.
CST is US Central winter time (early November to mid-March). The rest of the year Chicago uses CDT (UTC-5), one hour later. For Central Time that follows daylight saving time, use WST-PACIFIC to CT. For daylight-time examples, use WST-PACIFIC to CDT.
How the time difference changes
For most of the year, WST Pacific is 18 hours ahead of CDT. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, WST Pacific is 19 hours ahead of CST.
For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in WST Pacific correspond to 3:00 pm (previous day) to 11:00 pm (previous day) in CDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in WST Pacific correspond to 2:00 pm (previous day) to 10:00 pm (previous day) in CST.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in WST Pacific correspond to 15:00 (previous day) to 23:00 (previous day) in CDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 17:00 in WST Pacific correspond to 14:00 (previous day) to 22:00 (previous day) in CST.
Compare WST time with CST time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.
Time Difference
West Samoa Time is 18 hours ahead of Central Daylight Time.
1:00 am01:00 in WST is 7:00 am07:00 in CDT
WST to CDT call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-11am09:00-11:00 in WST which corresponds to 3pm-5pm15:00-17:00 in CDT (previous day)
1:00 am01:00 West Samoa Time (WST). Offset UTC +13:00 hours
7:00 am07:00 Central Daylight Time (CDT). Offset UTC -5:00 hours
1:00 am01:00 WST / 7:00 am07:00 CDT
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West Samoa Time
Offset: WST is 13 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
Countries using this time zone: Samoa (western)
Principal Cities: The largest city in the WST time zone is Apia in Samoa, with about 40,407 people. Other major cities in this time zone include Palauli, Asau, Mulifanua, Sale’imoa.
Daylight Saving: Clocks in West Samoa Time (WST) do not change for daylight saving time, so WST stays the same throughout the year. Other time zones may set clocks forward in summer and back in winter; see upcoming clock changes worldwide.
WST representations, usage and related time zones
- +13 - basic short
- +1300 - basic
- +13:00 - extended
- +1300 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (13) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of thirteen hours to the east of the zero meridian.
- Western Sahara Summer Time - UTC +1
- West Samoa Time - UTC +13
- FJST - Fiji Summer Time
- NZDT - New Zealand Daylight Time
- PHOT - Phoenix Island Time
- TKT - Tokelau Time
- TOT - Tonga Time
- WST - West Samoa Time
- WSST - West Samoa Standard Time
Central Standard Time
Offset: CST is 6 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
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, Puebla, Santiago de Querétaro.
French: HNC - Heure Normale du Centre
Spanish: CT - Tiempo Central Estándar, CT - Zona Centro
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).
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