PST to CST Time Converter

PST refers to the America/Los_Angeles timezone, currently --7 (GMT-7). CST refers to America/Chicago, currently --5 (GMT-5). Timezone abbreviation meanings and offsets are calculated live from the IANA tz database, so Daylight Saving Time is always applied correctly.

Representative cities: New York (United States) for PST and New York (United States) for CST.

Key Facts

• PST (America/Los_Angeles): current live offset --7.
• CST (America/Chicago): current live offset --5.
• Time difference is computed from live IANA tzdb offsets and may shift by one hour during DST transitions.