MST to CST converter
Mountain Time (MST) is typically 1 hours behind Central Time (CST).
Mountain Time → Central Time, hour by hour below.
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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.
Time difference between Mountain Time and Central Time
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. Put the other way around: central Time (CST) is typically 1 hours ahead of Mountain Time (MST). The table above shows the difference hour by hour using today's actual offsets.
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.
MST to CST, hour by hour
Today's actual offsets. Rows where both zones are inside 9am–5pm working hours are highlighted.