A Temperature Converter allows you to convert temperature between various units commonly used in science, engineering, cooking, and other fields. Temperature is a measure of the warmth or coldness of an object or substance, and different systems use different scales to measure it.
Common Temperature Units:
Celsius (°C): The metric unit of temperature, widely used around the world, particularly in scientific contexts. It is based on the freezing point of water (0°C) and the boiling point of water (100°C) at standard atmospheric pressure.
Fahrenheit (°F): A temperature scale primarily used in the United States. In this scale, water freezes at 32°F and boils at 212°F, with the intervals between freezing and boiling divided into 180 equal parts.
Kelvin (K): The SI (International System of Units) unit of temperature, often used in scientific contexts, especially in physics and chemistry. The Kelvin scale starts at absolute zero (0K), which is the lowest possible temperature, where all molecular motion ceases.
Rankine (°R): A temperature scale used mainly in thermodynamics, primarily in the United States. The Rankine scale starts at absolute zero (0°R), similar to Kelvin but with a degree size equal to Fahrenheit.