🌡️ Temperature converter

Temperature Converter

Convert any temperature unit to all others at once — °C, °F, K, °R.

Results

Celsius (°C)
20 °C
Fahrenheit (°F)
68 °F
Kelvin (K)
293.15 K
Rankine (°R)
527.67 °R

📊 Temperature Converter chart

Conversion line — plotted against input value.

What is the Temperature Converter?

Convert any temperature unit to all others at once — °C, °F, K, °R. Temperature can be expressed in Celsius, Fahrenheit, Kelvin and Rankine, and this converter shows all at once.

Temperature Converter – free online temperature tool illustration
Temperature Converter — free, exact and private.

How to use the Temperature Converter

  1. Enter your value, your from unit.
  2. Results update automatically as you type; you can also press Calculate.
  3. Read the output: celsius (°c), fahrenheit (°f), kelvin (k), rankine (°r).
  4. Check the chart to see how the conversion scales.

Formula and method

value in target = value × (factor of source ÷ factor of target) — for offset scales the value is first converted to a reference scale

Worked example

With value = 20, from unit = Celsius (°C), the Temperature Converter returns celsius (°c): 20 °C; fahrenheit (°f): 68 °F; kelvin (k): 293.15 K.

When an all-in-one temperature converter helps

A chemistry student needs room temperature of 21 °C in kelvin for a gas law problem. Converting gives 294.15 K, alongside Fahrenheit and Rankine.

A traveler planning a trip compares a forecast in Celsius with weather at home in Fahrenheit, seeing every scale at once.

Watch out for these mix-ups

  • Using multiplication alone for Celsius and Fahrenheit.
  • Adding degree symbols to kelvin.
  • Confusing temperature differences with temperatures.
  • Using negative kelvin values.
Illustration: a measurement workbench for temperature conversions with a laptop showing a chart
Temperature Converter in everyday work — illustration.

Tips for better results

  • Add 273.15 to Celsius for kelvin.
  • Use offsets carefully.
  • Check unit labels.

💡 Practical tip: Kelvin starts at absolute zero, so it never has negative values.

Frequently asked questions

What does the Temperature Converter do?

Convert any temperature unit to all others at once — °C, °F, K, °R.

How is it calculated?

The Temperature Converter uses this method: value in target = value × (factor of source ÷ factor of target) — for offset scales the value is first converted to a reference scale.

Can you show an example?

With value = 20, from unit = Celsius (°C), the Temperature Converter returns celsius (°c): 20 °C; fahrenheit (°f): 68 °F; kelvin (k): 293.15 K.

Is the Temperature Converter accurate?

Yes. It uses standard formulas and exact constants, and the results are verified by our automated test suite. Values are displayed to up to 12 significant digits.

Is this tool free and private?

Yes — the Temperature Converter is completely free with no sign-up, and it runs entirely in your browser, so the values you enter are never uploaded to our servers.

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