Convert degrees Fahrenheit to degrees Celsius
°C = (°F − 32) × 5/9
Temperature scales do not share a zero point, so converting between them shifts as well as scales. Kelvin starts at absolute zero, which is −273.15 °C, so it never goes negative.
Convert any value
- Fahrenheit
- 1 °F
- Kelvin
- 255.93 K
- What that feels like
- Below freezing.
Assumptions
- Standard Celsius–Fahrenheit–Kelvin relations; the Rankine scale is not shown.
| °C | °F | K | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Absolute zero | -273.2 | -459.7 | 0 |
| °C and °F agree | -40 | -40 | 233.15 |
| Home freezer | -18 | -0.4 | 255.15 |
| Water freezes | 0 | 32 | 273.15 |
| Refrigerator | 4 | 39.2 | 277.15 |
| Cool day | 10 | 50 | 283.15 |
| Room temperature | 21 | 69.8 | 294.15 |
| Hot summer day | 32 | 89.6 | 305.15 |
| Normal body temperature | 37 | 98.6 | 310.15 |
| Fever | 38.5 | 101.3 | 311.65 |
| Hot bath | 40 | 104 | 313.15 |
| Water boils (sea level) | 100 | 212 | 373.15 |
| Slow oven | 150 | 302 | 423.15 |
| Moderate oven | 180 | 356 | 453.15 |
| Hot oven | 220 | 428 | 493.15 |
| Sugar caramelises | 170 | 338 | 443.15 |
degrees Fahrenheit to degrees Celsius table
| degrees Fahrenheit | degrees Celsius |
|---|---|
| -40 degrees Fahrenheit | -40 degrees Celsius |
| -20 degrees Fahrenheit | -28.8889 degrees Celsius |
| -10 degrees Fahrenheit | -23.3333 degrees Celsius |
| 0 degrees Fahrenheit | -17.7778 degrees Celsius |
| 10 degrees Fahrenheit | -12.2222 degrees Celsius |
| 20 degrees Fahrenheit | -6.6667 degrees Celsius |
| 25 degrees Fahrenheit | -3.8889 degrees Celsius |
| 30 degrees Fahrenheit | -1.1111 degrees Celsius |
| 37 degrees Fahrenheit | 2.7778 degrees Celsius |
| 50 degrees Fahrenheit | 10 degrees Celsius |
| 75 degrees Fahrenheit | 23.8889 degrees Celsius |
| 100 degrees Fahrenheit | 37.7778 degrees Celsius |
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