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Temperature Conversion: Fahrenheit and Celsius
Alice Henneman, MS, RD,UNL Extension in Lancaster County
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You find a terrific-looking recipe, but all the temperaturs are given in Celsius and your food thermometer only measures in Fahrenheit. Or, perhaps, you wish to change temperatures in the other direction. To convert Fahrenheit and Celsius temperatures, here are some helpful resources.
1. The Exploratorium Conversion Calculator for Temperature, Liquid Volume, and Weight
2. Temperature Conversion Chart:
Celsius to Fahrenheit (nearest whole degree)
(Source: US Food & Drug Administration Center for Food Safety & Applied Nutrition)
| °C | -40 | -39 | -38 | -37 | -36 |
-35 | -34 | -33 | -32 | -31 | -30 | -29 | -28 | -27 | -26 |
| °F | -40 | -38 | -36 | -35 | -33 |
-31 | -29 | -27 | -26 | -24 | -22 | -20 | -18 | -17 | -15 |
| °C | -25 | -24 | -23 | -22 | -21 | -20 | -19 | -18 | -17 | -16 | -15 | -14 | -13 | -12 | -11 |
| °F | -13 | -11 | -9 | -8 | -6 | -4 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 12 |
| °C | -10 | -9 | -8 | -7 | -6 | -5 | -4 | -3 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| °F | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 35 | 37 | 39 |
| °C | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
| °F | 41 | 42 | 45 | 46 | 48 | 50 | 52 | 54 | 55 | 57 | 59 | 61 | 63 | 64 | 66 |
| °C | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
| °F | 68 | 70 | 72 | 73 | 75 | 77 | 79 | 81 | 82 | 84 | 86 | 88 | 90 | 91 | 93 |
| °C | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 |
| °F | 95 | 97 | 99 | 100 | 102 | 104 | 106 | 108 | 110 | 111 | 113 | 115 | 117 | 118 | 120 |
| °C | 50 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 57 | 58 | 59 | 60 | 61 | 62 | 63 | 64 |
| °F | 122 | 124 | 126 | 127 | 129 | 131 | 133 | 135 | 136 | 138 | 140 | 142 | 144 | 145 | 147 |
| °C | 65 | 66 | 67 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 79 |
| °F | 149 | 151 | 153 | 154 | 156 | 158 | 160 | 162 | 163 | 165 | 167 | 169 | 171 | 172 | 174 |
| °C | 80 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 88 | 89 | 90 | 91 | 92 | 93 | 94 |
| °F | 176 | 178 | 180 | 181 | 183 | 185 | 187 | 189 | 190 | 192 | 194 | 196 | 198 | 199 | 201 |
| °C | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 100 | 101 | 102 | 103 | 104 | 105 | 106 | 107 | 108 | 109 |
| °F | 203 | 205 | 207 | 208 | 210 | 212 | 214 | 216 | 217 | 219 | 221 | 223 | 225 | 226 | 228 |
| °C | 110 | 111 | 112 | 113 | 114 | 115 | 116 | 117 | 118 | 119 | 120 | 121 | 122 | 123 | 124 |
°F |
230 |
232 |
234 |
235 |
237 |
239 |
241 |
243 |
244 |
246 |
248 |
250 |
252 |
253 |
255 |
| °C | 125 | 126 | 127 | 128 | 129 | 130 | 131 | 132 | 133 | 134 | 135 | ||||
| °F | 257 | 259 | 261 | 262 | 264 | 266 | 268 | 270 | 271 | 273 | 275 |
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