Minnesota operates on Central Standard Time (CST) during winter months, which is 6 hours behind Coordinated Universal Time (UTC-6). During daylight saving time, observed from the second Sunday in March to the first Sunday in November, Minnesota switches to Central Daylight Time (CDT), which is UTC-5.
All of Minnesota follows the same time zone. Major cities including Minneapolis, St. Paul, Rochester, Duluth, and Bloomington all observe Central Time. This makes scheduling across Minnesota straightforward, as there's no time difference within the state.
Minnesota's Twin Cities are a major corporate hub in Central Time. When it's 9 AM in Minneapolis, it's 10 AM in New York and 7 AM in Los Angeles. Many Fortune 500 companies headquartered here coordinate operations across all US time zones.