PST to CST Converter
Convert Pacific Time (PST/PDT) to Central Time (CST/CDT). This page uses Los Angeles time and Chicago time, so it follows daylight saving automatically: pick any date below and the conversion uses the offsets in force on that day.
PST to CST time difference
The converter above shows the difference for the date and time you choose. Over 2026, the gap works out like this:
- CST is 2 hours ahead of PSTAll year.
PST to CST for a working day
Los Angeles time from 6 AM to 10 PM, converted. Bold times fall between 9 AM and 5 PM in CST.
| PST (Los Angeles) | CST (Chicago) |
|---|---|
| 6:00 AM | 8:00 AM |
| 7:00 AM | 9:00 AM |
| 8:00 AM | 10:00 AM |
| 9:00 AM | 11:00 AM |
| 10:00 AM | 12:00 PM |
| 11:00 AM | 1:00 PM |
| 12:00 PM | 2:00 PM |
| 1:00 PM | 3:00 PM |
| 2:00 PM | 4:00 PM |
| 3:00 PM | 5:00 PM |
| 4:00 PM | 6:00 PM |
| 5:00 PM | 7:00 PM |
| 6:00 PM | 8:00 PM |
| 7:00 PM | 9:00 PM |
| 8:00 PM | 10:00 PM |
| 9:00 PM | 11:00 PM |
| 10:00 PM | 12:00 AM(next day) |
Calculated for January 15, 2026.
About these time zones
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.
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.
Overlap. Meetings starting between 9:00 AM and 2:00 PM PST land inside a 9 to 5 working day in both zones.