CST to CET converter

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

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

Best time to call Central European Time from Central Time

Office hours overlap for about 1 hour a day: 9:00 AM–10:00 AM in Central Time is 4:00 PM–5:00 PM in Central European 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.