PST to CST converter

Enter a Pacific time and get the Central equivalent for that exact date, with every hour laid out.

⇆ CST to PST

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Every hour of the day, PST to CST

Two hours ahead, with the squeeze falling on the Pacific afternoon. Change the date above and this table follows it.

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This page is fixed to Pacific Time and Central Time. For any other two places, or to see every US zone and world city at once, use the full time zone converter — it covers 97 cities, flags daylight-saving gaps, and includes a meeting planner.

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Add two hours, every day of the year

Pacific to Central is a straightforward addition of two hours. Because the two zones observe daylight saving on identical dates, that offset never changes, in any month.

Pacific time + 2 hours = Central time, all year round

What it means for a West Coast working day

Starting at 9:00 AM in Los Angeles puts you at 11:00 AM in Dallas, Chicago or Houston, so you still catch most of their day. The pinch comes late: a 4:00 PM Pacific meeting is 6:00 PM Central, which is asking people to stay past the end of their day. Anything you want a Central colleague to attend is best placed before 3:00 PM Pacific.

Texas, Chicago and the rest of the middle

Central is the largest US zone by population after Eastern, taking in Houston, Dallas, San Antonio, Austin, Chicago, Nashville, New Orleans, Minneapolis and Kansas City. From the West Coast, that is a large share of the country's customers and suppliers sitting exactly two hours ahead. Note that El Paso, despite being in Texas, runs on Mountain time.

Overnight and early-morning conversions

From 10:00 PM Pacific onwards you are already on the following date in Central. Scheduled jobs, log timestamps and cut-off times are where this bites; a report due “end of day Central” expires at 10:00 PM your time.

Frequently asked questions

What time is 1 PM PST in CST?
3:00 PM Central, on the same date. Add two hours to any Pacific time.
Is CST always two hours ahead of PST?
Yes. Both zones start and end daylight saving on the same dates, so the gap stays at two hours all year.
Is El Paso on Central time like the rest of Texas?
No. El Paso and the western tip of Texas run on Mountain time, an hour behind the rest of the state.
When does a Pacific time roll over to the next day in Central?
From 10:00 PM Pacific onwards, which is midnight Central.

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