From
CST / CDT
Time Converter
CST to MST Time Converter
Convert Central Time to Mountain Time with a live clock and clean permalinks.
To
MST / MDT
When it is 7:30 AM in Central Time, it is 6:30 AM in Mountain Time.
CST to MST at a glance
Mountain Time is 1 hour behind Central Time. If someone gives you a time in Central Time, move the clock by 1 hour to read it in Mountain Time. A 9:00 AM start in Chicago becomes 8:00 AM in Denver.
What Central Time covers
Central Time is the working clock for a large part of the US and Canada. Cities like Chicago, Dallas, and Houston use it. It is often the middle ground when teams need to coordinate between the east coast and the west coast.
What Mountain Time covers
Mountain Time is used across the US and Canada in cities such as Denver and Calgary. It is useful when you work with logistics, field teams, or regional teams across the western half of North America.
Quick answers
What is the time difference between CST and MST?
Mountain Time is 1 hour behind Central Time.
What happens to a 3:00 PM meeting in CST?
It lands at 2:00 PM in MST.
Does daylight saving time matter for CST to MST?
Central Time and Mountain Time are shown using the offsets that are active right now, so the result already reflects any daylight saving change in effect today.