Fahrenheit to Celsius Converter

Temperature Units

Celsius and Fahrenheit are the temperature measruing scales and units.

Fahrenheit

Fahrenheit is a temperature measuring scale and unit, named after German physicist Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit, who created this scale in 1724.

Celsius

Celsius is one of the most commonly used temperature measring unit and scale. Earlier it used to be known as Centigrade but later it was named after the Swedish astronomer Anders Celsius, who created a temperature measring scale which was exactly opposite of Centigrade. On the scale created by Andres Celsius, 0 was the boiling point of water and 100 was the freezing point of water. Later this scale was reversed and named as "degree Celsius" with the symbol of ºC.

Conversion from Fahrenheit to Celcius

We often required to convert between temperature measuring units. Around the world, the most commonly used temperature units are Celsius and Fahrenheit. While Fahrenheit is mostly used in the United States (USA), Celsius is commonly used in places like Europe, Asia and Africa.

Formula to convert Fahrenheit to Celsius is given below:

ºC = (ºF - 32) / 1.8

Commonly Used Temprature Figures in Celsius

• 98.6 ºFahrenheit = 37 ºCelsius (Normal Human Body Temperature)
• 211.9694 ºFahrenheit = 99.9839 ºCelsius (Boiling Point of Water)
• -459.67 ºFahrenheit = -273.15 ºCelsius (Absolute Zero)
• 32 ºFahrenheit = 0 ºCelsius (Melting Point of Ice)
• 31.99982 ºFahrenheit = -0.0001 ºCelsius (Real Melting Point of Ice)

Conversion Table: From ºF to ºC