Caribbean time zones:

CST – Cuba Standard Time

Time zone offset: UTC - 5 hours

CST is 5 hours behind of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)

Note that during summer daylight saving time/summer time is observed, and CDT is used instead.

Time zone abbreviation: CST

Full name is Cuba Standard Time

Email time zone indicator: -0500

An email sent from someone in the CST time zone will have the time zone listed as "-0500" in the headers of the email. (However, "-0500" does not have to be in CST, as other time zones could have the same UTC offset).

For actual dates DST might be observed, look at the examples below

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Where and when is CST observed?

Areas using CST in the winter and CDT during the summer

• Cuba

Time zone maps are under development and will be available later

Example location in CST

• Havana - This time zone offset is used during winter in this location

Other time zones in Caribbean

Go directly through the links below, or see the Caribbean time zone list

• AST - Atlantic Standard Time
• CDT - Cuba Daylight Time
• EDT - Eastern Daylight Time
• EST - Eastern Standard Time

Time zones in other regions

• Africa
• Antarctica
• Asia
• Atlantic
• Australia
• Central America
• Europe
• Indian Ocean
• Military
• North America
• Pacific
• South America

Related links

• Time zone abbreviations world-wide
• The World Clock - Time Zones - current time around the world
• The World Clock - Time Zone Converter - Convert between time zones