Celsius to Fahrenheit – convert °C to °F
Convert Celsius to Fahrenheit (°C to °F) to understand metric temperatures in US-style terms. Great for weather, cooking, and science work. This page opens the main temperature converter with °C → °F pre-selected.
Open the interactive °C → °F converter:
Use main converter (°C → °F) or switch to °F → °COn the homepage you can also convert to Kelvin and Rankine if you need absolute temperatures or engineering scales.
Quick reference: °C to °F
The exact formula is °F = (°C × 9/5) + 32. Some common examples:
| Celsius (°C) | Fahrenheit (°F, approx.) |
|---|---|
| 0 °C | 32 °F |
| 10 °C | 50 °F |
| 20 °C | 68 °F |
| 25 °C | 77 °F |
| 30 °C | 86 °F |
| 37 °C (body temp) | 98.6 °F |
| 100 °C (boiling water) | 212 °F |
Why convert Celsius to Fahrenheit?
People typically convert °C to °F when they:
- Read international weather forecasts or travel to the United States.
- Convert oven or BBQ recipes between metric and US cookbooks.
- Check body temperature readings in a preferred scale.
- Work on school or university problems that mix °C and °F.
Other temperature converters on this site
All four temperature scales on the homepage convert via Kelvin as a base, keeping everything consistent across °C, °F, K and Rankine.
Page last updated: 2 December 2025.