From
MST / MDT
Time Converter
MST to CST Time Converter
Convert Mountain Time to Central Time with a live clock and clean permalinks.
To
CST / CDT
When it is 7:30 AM in Mountain Time, it is 8:30 AM in Central Time.
MST to CST at a glance
Central Time is 1 hour ahead of Mountain Time. If someone gives you a time in Mountain Time, move the clock by 1 hour to read it in Central Time. A 9:00 AM start in Denver becomes 10:00 AM in Chicago.
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.
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.
Quick answers
What is the time difference between MST and CST?
Central Time is 1 hour ahead of Mountain Time.
What happens to a 3:00 PM meeting in MST?
It lands at 4:00 PM in CST.
Does daylight saving time matter for MST to CST?
Mountain Time and Central Time are shown using the offsets that are active right now, so the result already reflects any daylight saving change in effect today.