UK to CST converter
Central time is 6 hours behind UK time, all year.
Right now it's in London (UK time) and in Chicago (CT).
How to convert
To convert UK time to CT, subtract 6 hours.
UK time is GMT in winter and BST (UTC+1) in summer. The UK and the US change their clocks on different dates in March and October/November, so for a few weeks a year the gap is one hour less than usual.
Hourly chart
| UK (UK time) | Central (CT) |
|---|---|
| 12:00 AM UK time | 6:00 PM (previous day) CT |
| 1:00 AM UK time | 7:00 PM (previous day) CT |
| 2:00 AM UK time | 8:00 PM (previous day) CT |
| 3:00 AM UK time | 9:00 PM (previous day) CT |
| 4:00 AM UK time | 10:00 PM (previous day) CT |
| 5:00 AM UK time | 11:00 PM (previous day) CT |
| 6:00 AM UK time | 12:00 AM CT |
| 7:00 AM UK time | 1:00 AM CT |
| 8:00 AM UK time | 2:00 AM CT |
| 9:00 AM UK time | 3:00 AM CT |
| 10:00 AM UK time | 4:00 AM CT |
| 11:00 AM UK time | 5:00 AM CT |
| 12:00 PM UK time | 6:00 AM CT |
| 1:00 PM UK time | 7:00 AM CT |
| 2:00 PM UK time | 8:00 AM CT |
| 3:00 PM UK time | 9:00 AM CT |
| 4:00 PM UK time | 10:00 AM CT |
| 5:00 PM UK time | 11:00 AM CT |
| 6:00 PM UK time | 12:00 PM CT |
| 7:00 PM UK time | 1:00 PM CT |
| 8:00 PM UK time | 2:00 PM CT |
| 9:00 PM UK time | 3:00 PM CT |
| 10:00 PM UK time | 4:00 PM CT |
| 11:00 PM UK time | 5:00 PM CT |
US daylight saving time: March 14 to November 7, 2027.
Questions people ask
Is CST behind UK?
Central time is 6 hours behind UK time, all year. The converter above uses the right offset for any date.
What is CST right now?
See the live clocks at the top of this page. They show the current time in London and Chicago, corrected by an internet time check.
Does UK change for daylight saving?
Yes, UK switches to daylight time from March to November.
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