CST to PST Converter
Convert Central Time (CST/CDT) to Pacific Time (PST/PDT). This page uses Chicago time and Los Angeles time, so it follows daylight saving automatically: pick any date below and the conversion uses the offsets in force on that day.
CST to PST time difference
The converter above shows the difference for the date and time you choose. Over 2026, the gap works out like this:
- PST is 2 hours behind CSTAll year.
CST to PST for a working day
Chicago time from 6 AM to 10 PM, converted. Bold times fall between 9 AM and 5 PM in PST.
| CST (Chicago) | PST (Los Angeles) |
|---|---|
| 6:00 AM | 4:00 AM |
| 7:00 AM | 5:00 AM |
| 8:00 AM | 6:00 AM |
| 9:00 AM | 7:00 AM |
| 10:00 AM | 8:00 AM |
| 11:00 AM | 9:00 AM |
| 12:00 PM | 10:00 AM |
| 1:00 PM | 11:00 AM |
| 2:00 PM | 12:00 PM |
| 3:00 PM | 1:00 PM |
| 4:00 PM | 2:00 PM |
| 5:00 PM | 3:00 PM |
| 6:00 PM | 4:00 PM |
| 7:00 PM | 5:00 PM |
| 8:00 PM | 6:00 PM |
| 9:00 PM | 7:00 PM |
| 10:00 PM | 8:00 PM |
Calculated for January 15, 2026.
About these time zones
CST. This page uses US Central Time: CST (UTC-6) in winter and CDT (UTC-5) in summer, covering Chicago, Dallas and Houston. CST can also mean China Standard Time (UTC+8), which is a different zone.
PST. Pacific Time is PST (UTC-8) in winter and PDT (UTC-7) in summer, on the same US daylight saving dates as Eastern Time. It covers Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle and Vancouver.
Overlap. Meetings starting between 11:00 AM and 4:00 PM CST land inside a 9 to 5 working day in both zones.