CET to CST converter

Central European Time (CET) is UTC+1 and observes summer time (CEST, UTC+2, roughly March–October). It covers Paris, Berlin, Madrid, Rome and Amsterdam.

Central Time (CST) is UTC−6 and observes daylight saving (CDT, UTC−5, roughly March–November). It covers Chicago, Dallas, Houston and Minneapolis.

Central Time is typically 7 hours behind Central European Time, though daylight saving can shift the difference by an hour at some times of year.

Best time to call Central Time from Central European Time

Office hours overlap for about 1 hour a day: 4:00 PM–5:00 PM in Central European Time is 9:00 AM–10:00 AM in Central Time. Book calls inside this window and nobody is out of hours. Daylight saving can shift these times by an hour at some points in the year.