0 °C = 32 °F
Converting degrees Celsius to degrees Fahrenheit requires a temperature-scale formula, not just multiplication. For reference: 0 °C = 32 °F, 20 °C = 68 °F, 37 °C = 98.6 °F, 100 °C = 212 °F. Use the calculator below for any value, or scan the conversion table for common readings.
Degrees Fahrenheit = Degrees Celsius × 1.8Begin with your temperature in degrees Celsius.
°F = °C × 9/5 + 32
The result is the equivalent temperature in degrees Fahrenheit. For example, 100 °C = 212 °F.
Temperature conversion is affine, not a single multiplication. The exact formula is shown below — it follows directly from the definitions of the degree Celsius and degree Fahrenheit scales.
°F = °C × 9/5 + 32
Fifty common reference values, hand-picked for skim utility. Use the calculator above for any value not listed.
| Degrees Celsius (°C) | Degrees Fahrenheit (°F) |
|---|---|
| -50 °C | -58 °F |
| -40 °C | -40 °F |
| -30 °C | -22 °F |
| -25 °C | -13 °F |
| -20 °C | -4 °F |
| -15 °C | 5 °F |
| -10 °C | 14 °F |
| -5 °C | 23 °F |
| -2 °C | 28.4 °F |
| -1 °C | 30.2 °F |
| 0 °C | 32 °F |
| 1 °C | 33.8 °F |
| 2 °C | 35.6 °F |
| 5 °C | 41 °F |
| 10 °C | 50 °F |
| 15 °C | 59 °F |
| 18 °C | 64.4 °F |
| 20 °C | 68 °F |
| 21 °C | 69.8 °F |
| 22 °C | 71.6 °F |
| 23 °C | 73.4 °F |
| 24 °C | 75.2 °F |
| 25 °C | 77 °F |
| 27 °C | 80.6 °F |
| 28 °C | 82.4 °F |
| 30 °C | 86 °F |
| 32 °C | 89.6 °F |
| 35 °C | 95 °F |
| 37 °C | 98.6 °F |
| 40 °C | 104 °F |
| 45 °C | 113 °F |
| 50 °C | 122 °F |
| 55 °C | 131 °F |
| 60 °C | 140 °F |
| 65 °C | 149 °F |
| 70 °C | 158 °F |
| 75 °C | 167 °F |
| 80 °C | 176 °F |
| 85 °C | 185 °F |
| 90 °C | 194 °F |
| 95 °C | 203 °F |
| 100 °C | 212 °F |
| 110 °C | 230 °F |
| 120 °C | 248 °F |
| 150 °C | 302 °F |
| 180 °C | 356 °F |
| 200 °C | 392 °F |
| 250 °C | 482 °F |
| 300 °C | 572 °F |
| 500 °C | 932 °F |
Water freezes at 0 °C. Room temperature is around 20–22 °C. Healthy human body temperature is about 37 °C. In degrees Fahrenheit, that gives you: 1 °C = 33.8 °F, 10 °C = 50 °F, 100 °C = 212 °F.
The degree Celsius (°C) is the SI-derived unit of temperature on a scale where 0 °C is the freezing point of water at standard pressure and 100 °C is the boiling point. Defined in 1742 by Anders Celsius (originally with the scale inverted) and refined repeatedly since, it shares its size of degree with the Kelvin: a change of 1 °C is identical to a change of 1 K. It is the everyday temperature unit almost everywhere outside the United States.
The degree Fahrenheit (°F) is the customary temperature scale in the United States, defined since 1968 such that water freezes at exactly 32 °F and boils at exactly 212 °F at standard pressure — giving 180 Fahrenheit degrees over a range of 100 Celsius degrees. The scale was proposed in 1724 by Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit, who calibrated zero against a brine ice bath. To convert °F to °C, subtract 32 then multiply by 5/9.