Central Time (CT) — Current Time

About This Time Zone

Central Time (CT) is represented here with IANA zone America/Chicago. Cities in this time zone generally follow the same local clock for daily scheduling and coordination.

Countries & Areas

• United States

City Clocks

• Arlington
• Baton Rouge
• Birmingham, United States
• Bismarck
• Bowling Green
• Cedar Rapids
• Corpus Christi
• Des Moines
• Evansville
• Fargo
• Fayetteville
• Green Bay
• Gulfport
• Huntsville
• Jackson
• Lincoln
• Little Rock
• Montgomery
• Naperville
• Norman
• Omaha
• Peoria
• Rochester
• Rockford
• Shreveport
• Sioux Falls
• Springfield
• Springfield
• Topeka
• Tulsa
• Wichita
• Austin
• Dallas
• Fort Worth
• Houston
• Kansas City
• Madison
• Memphis
• Milwaukee
• Minneapolis
• Nashville
• New Orleans
• Oklahoma City
• Saint Paul
• San Antonio
• St. Louis
• Chicago

Compare With Other Time Zones

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• Pacific Time (PT)
• Eastern Time (ET)
• Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
• Central European Time (CET)
• Japan Standard Time (JST)
• China Standard Time (CST)

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the IANA zone for Central Time?

This page uses America/Chicago as the representative IANA time zone for Central Time.

Do cities in Central Time share the same local time?

Generally yes. Cities grouped under Central Time follow the same local clock on this page.