CST to PST converter

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

Pacific Time (PST) is UTC−8 and observes daylight saving (PDT, UTC−7, roughly March–November). It covers Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle and Vancouver.

Pacific Time is typically 2 hours behind Central Time, though daylight saving can shift the difference by an hour at some times of year.

Best time to call Pacific Time from Central Time

Office hours overlap for about 6 hours a day: 11:00 AM–5:00 PM in Central Time is 9:00 AM–3:00 PM in Pacific 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.