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Fahrenheit

Fahrenheit is a unit of temperature.

The freezing/melting point of water is about 32 °F at a pressure of 1 atmosphere.

The symbol of Fahrenheit degrees is °F.

Celsius

Celsius or centigrade is a unit of temperature.

The freezing/melting point of water is about zero degrees celsius (0 °C) at a pressure of 1 atmosphere.

The boiling point of water is about one hundred degrees celsius (100 °C) at a pressure of 1 atmosphere.

The exact values depend on the water composition (usually the amount of salt) and the air pressure.

Seawater contains salt and the freezing point is reduced below 0 °C.

When boiling water on a mountain above sea level the boiling point is reduced below 100 °C.

The symbol of Celsius degrees is °C.

How to convert Fahrenheit to Celsius

0 degrees Fahrenheit is equal to -17.77778 degrees Celsius:

0 °F = -17.77778 °C

The temperature in degrees Celsius (°C) is equal to the temperature in degrees Fahrenheit (°F) minus 32, times 5/9:

Celsius = (Fahrenheit - 32) × 5/9

or

Celsius = (Fahrenheit - 32) / (9/5)

or

Celsius = (Fahrenheit - 32) / 1.8

Example #1

Convert 32 degrees Fahrenheit to degrees Celsius:

Celsius = (32°F - 32) × 5/9 = 0 °C

Example #2

Convert 68 degrees Fahrenheit to degrees Celsius:

Celsius = (68°F - 32) × 5/9 = 20 °C

Fahrenheit to Celsius conversion table

Fahrenheit (°F) Celsius (°C) Description
-459.67 °F -273.15 °C absolute zero temperature
-50 °F -45.56 °C  
-40 °F -40.00 °C  
-30 °F -34.44 °C  
-20 °F -28.89 °C  
-10 °F -23.33 °C  
0 °F -17.78 °C  
10 °F -12.22 °C  
20 °F -6.67 °C  
30 °F -1.11 °C  
32 °F 0 °C freezing point of water
40 °F 4.44 °C  
50 °F 10.00 °C  
60 °F 15.56 °C  
70 °F 21.11 °C room temperature
80 °F 26.67 °C  
90 °F 32.22 °C  
98.6 °F 37 °C average body temperature
100 °F 37.78 °C  
110 °F 43.33 °C  
120 °F 48.89 °C  
130 °F 54.44 °C  
140 °F 60.00 °C  
150 °F 65.56 °C  
160 °F 71.11 °C  
170 °F 76.67 °C  
180 °F 82.22 °C  
190 °F 87.78 °C  
200 °F 93.33 °C  
212 °F 100 °C boiling point of water
300 °F 148.89 °C  
400 °F 204.44 °C  
500 °F 260.00 °C  
600 °F 315.56 °C  
700 °F 371.11 °C  
800 °F 426.67 °C  
900 °F 482.22 °C  
1000 °F 537.78 °C  

 

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