From
CST / CDT
Time Converter
CST to PST Time Converter
Convert Central Time to Pacific Time with a live clock and clean permalinks.
To
PST / PDT
When it is 7:30 AM in Central Time, it is 5:30 AM in Pacific Time.
CST to PST at a glance
Pacific Time is 2 hours behind Central Time. If someone gives you a time in Central Time, move the clock by 2 hours to read it in Pacific Time. A 9:00 AM start in Chicago becomes 7:00 AM in Los Angeles.
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 Pacific Time covers
Pacific Time is the clock used on the west coast of North America. It is the everyday time for places like Los Angeles, Vancouver, and Seattle. It is a common reference point for tech, entertainment, and west coast customer support teams.
Quick answers
What is the time difference between CST and PST?
Pacific Time is 2 hours behind Central Time.
What happens to a 3:00 PM meeting in CST?
It lands at 1:00 PM in PST.
Does daylight saving time matter for CST to PST?
Central Time and Pacific Time are shown using the offsets that are active right now, so the result already reflects any daylight saving change in effect today.