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Temperature Converter

Celsius, Fahrenheit and Kelvin. Type a temperature, and the formula used is shown under the answer.

°F = °C × 9/5 + 32

1 °C in every unit

    A formula, not a factor

    Lengths and weights all start from zero, so converting them is one multiplication. Temperature scales start from different places: water freezes at 0 °C, 32 °F and 273.15 K. So each conversion is a multiply and an add, shown under the boxes as you go, for example °F = °C × 9/5 + 32.

    Points worth knowing

    Water freezes at 0 °C (32 °F) and boils at 100 °C (212 °F) at sea level. Body temperature is about 37 °C (98.6 °F). A warm day of 25 °C is 77 °F. The two scales meet at −40, where −40 °C and −40 °F are the same temperature.

    Kelvin

    Kelvin starts at absolute zero, the coldest anything can be: 0 K is −273.15 °C or −459.67 °F. A step of 1 K is the same size as 1 °C, so a change reads the same in both. Kelvin is written without a degree sign.

    One pair at a time

    The pairs people look up most have a page each, opened on that pair with a table of common values: Celsius to Fahrenheit and Fahrenheit to Celsius.

    Questions

    Can I convert a change in temperature?

    Not directly. The converter treats every number as a reading on a thermometer, so 10 °C becomes 50 °F. A rise of 10 °C is a rise of 18 °F: multiply a difference by 9/5 and leave out the 32.

    What about Rankine or Réaumur?

    They are not included. Only Celsius, Fahrenheit and Kelvin are in the list.

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