Time zones

CST — Cuba Standard Time

Disambiguation — can refer to US/Canada Central (UTC-6), China (UTC+8), or Cuba (UTC-5).

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Quick answer

CST stands for Cuba Standard Time. Disambiguation — can refer to US/Canada Central (UTC-6), China (UTC+8), or Cuba (UTC-5).

CST is UTC-05:00 from Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). The primary IANA zone is America/Havana.

CST is the standard-time abbreviation; it shifts to CDT (UTC-04:00) during daylight saving time.

Frequently Asked Questions

CST — Cuba Standard Time. Disambiguation — can refer to US/Canada Central (UTC-6), China (UTC+8), or Cuba (UTC-5).

CST is UTC-05:00. It is paired with CDT (UTC-04:00).

Countries and territories primarily using CST include: CU.

Yes. Zones using CST shift to CDT (UTC-04:00) during daylight saving time and return to CST when DST ends.

CST is the winter (standard) abbreviation and CDT is the summer (daylight-saving) abbreviation. CDT is one hour ahead of CST.

The primary IANA time zone representing CST is America/Havana. Operating systems and programming libraries use this identifier to resolve local time.