MST to CST converter

Mountain Time (MST) is UTC−7 and observes daylight saving (MDT, UTC−6, roughly March–November). It covers Denver, Salt Lake City and Calgary.

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

Central Time is typically 1 hours ahead of Mountain Time, though daylight saving can shift the difference by an hour at some times of year.

Best time to call Central Time from Mountain Time

Office hours overlap for about 7 hours a day: 9:00 AM–4:00 PM in Mountain Time is 10:00 AM–5:00 PM in Central 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.