CST to GMT

CST (Central Standard Time, UTC−6) and GMT (Greenwich Mean Time, UTC+0) are fixed offsets, so the gap never changes: GMT is always 6 hours ahead of CST. Use the table below to convert any CST time to GMT.

CST — Central Standard Time
GMT — Greenwich Mean Time

GMT is 6 hours ahead of CST.

Also searched as Central Time to UTC, or CST vs GMT.

CST is the standard (winter) offset for US Central. From mid-March to early November those clocks run on CDT (UTC−5) for daylight saving.

Common CST to GMT times

Full CST to GMT conversion table

CST GMT
12:00 AM 6:00 AM
1:00 AM 7:00 AM
2:00 AM 8:00 AM
3:00 AM 9:00 AM
4:00 AM 10:00 AM
5:00 AM 11:00 AM
6:00 AM 12:00 PM
7:00 AM 1:00 PM
8:00 AM 2:00 PM
9:00 AM 3:00 PM
10:00 AM 4:00 PM
11:00 AM 5:00 PM
12:00 PM 6:00 PM
1:00 PM 7:00 PM
2:00 PM 8:00 PM
3:00 PM 9:00 PM
4:00 PM 10:00 PM
5:00 PM 11:00 PM
6:00 PM 12:00 AM (+1 day)
7:00 PM 1:00 AM (+1 day)
8:00 PM 2:00 AM (+1 day)
9:00 PM 3:00 AM (+1 day)
10:00 PM 4:00 AM (+1 day)
11:00 PM 5:00 AM (+1 day)

FAQ

What is the CST to GMT time difference?

GMT is 6 hours ahead of CST. CST is Central Standard Time at a fixed UTC−6, and GMT is Greenwich Mean Time at UTC+0. Because both are named constant offsets rather than city clocks, the gap does not move — the 24-hour table above reads the same every day of the year. To convert by hand, add 6 hours to the CST time.

What time is 9 AM CST in GMT?

9 AM CST is 3:00 PM GMT. That follows from the gap of 6 hours between UTC−6 and UTC+0, so every CST hour moves by the same amount. The full 24-hour table above lists every hour, so you can convert any CST time to GMT at a glance. Because both are fixed offsets, that mapping is identical on any date — there is no daylight-saving exception to remember.

Is CST ahead of or behind GMT?

GMT is 6 hours ahead of CST, which is the same as saying CST is 6 hours behind GMT. That comes straight from the two offsets: UTC−6 for CST against UTC+0 for GMT. So at the same instant, 9:00 AM on CST reads 3:00 PM on GMT. Both are fixed named offsets, so the direction and the size of that gap hold all year.

Does CST to GMT change with daylight saving?

The CST↔GMT offset itself never changes: UTC−6 to UTC+0 is a constant 6 hours gap. Note: CST is the standard (winter) offset for US Central. From mid-March to early November those clocks run on CDT (UTC−5) for daylight saving. What can change is which abbreviation a region is using at a given date, which is why the notes above link across to the matching conversion. Converting between the named offsets themselves, as this page does, is the same arithmetic on every day of the year.

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