| Fahrenheit (°F) | Celsius (°C) | What it feels like |
|---|---|---|
| 0°F | -17.8°C | Bitterly cold |
| 32°F | 0°C | Water freezes |
| 50°F | 10°C | Cool / light jacket |
| 68°F | 20°C | Room temperature |
| 77°F | 25°C | Warm, pleasant |
| 86°F | 30°C | Hot summer day |
| 98.6°F | 37°C | Human body temperature |
| 212°F | 100°C | Water boils (sea level) |
This Fahrenheit to Celsius converter is designed as a focused conversion page for people searching specifically for °F to °C conversions. It helps you instantly convert Fahrenheit to Celsius, see Kelvin values, and understand whether a temperature is freezing, cool, mild, warm, or hot.
Converting Fahrenheit to Celsius is one of the most common everyday conversions for anyone reading American weather reports, recipes, or appliance settings from outside the United States. The Fahrenheit scale places water's freezing point at 32° and its boiling point at 212°, a 180-degree span, while Celsius uses a cleaner 0° to 100°. Because the two scales start at different points and rise at different rates, you must first remove the 32-degree offset and then rescale. This converter handles that instantly and also shows the Kelvin equivalent, so you get the full picture whether you are checking a fever, an oven, or tomorrow's high.
If you want more than a focused converter, visit the full temperature tools page or use the thermometer page for live temperature readings.