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Temperature converters

Celsius, Fahrenheit, Kelvin, and Rankine — the temperature scales you’ll meet in cooking, weather, science, and engineering.

4 units12 conversions
Temperature°C → °F
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1 °C=
33.8°F
formula1 °C = 33.8 °F

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Every unit pair in this category. Tap any cell to open that conversion.

from \ to°CCelsius°FFahrenheitKKelvin°RRankine
°CCelsius33.8274.15493.47
°FFahrenheit-17.2222255.928460.67
KKelvin-272.15-457.871.8
°RRankine-272.594-458.670.555556

Each cell shows what 1 of the row unit equals in the column unit (these units don’t share a flat multiplier).

About temperature units

The scales

Celsius (°C)
Water freezes at 0°C and boils at 100°C. The everyday scale almost everywhere outside the US.
Fahrenheit (°F)
Water freezes at 32°F and boils at 212°F. Still the everyday US scale — tuned so 0–100°F roughly spans the outdoor temperatures humans encounter.
Kelvin (K)
The SI scale. Same size degree as Celsius, but offset so 0 K is absolute zero (−273.15°C). Used in science.
Rankine (°R)
Absolute zero like Kelvin, but with Fahrenheit-sized degrees. Used in some US engineering and thermodynamics.

Quick mental conversions

To go from Celsius to Fahrenheit: double it and add 30 (close enough for weather). To go from Fahrenheit to Celsius: subtract 30 and halve it. For exact: F = C × 9/5 + 32.

Frequently asked

What temperature is the same in Celsius and Fahrenheit?
−40°. It’s the one place the two scales cross.
Is room temperature 20°C or 70°F?
Both, roughly. 20°C is 68°F; 22°C is 71.6°F. "Room temperature" usually means somewhere in that band.
Why does the Kelvin scale not use degree symbols?
By international convention. We say "300 kelvin," not "300 degrees Kelvin."

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