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Orders of magnitude (temperature)

Comparison of a wide range of temperatures


Comparison of a wide range of temperatures

List of orders of magnitude for temperature

FactorMultipleItem
00 K{{indented plainlist
10−121 pK{{indented plainlist
10−91 nK{{indented plainlist
10−61 μK{{indented plainlist
10−31 mK{{indented plainlist
11 K{{indented plainlist
10110 K{{indented plainlist
102100 K{{indented plainlist
1031 kK{{indented plainlist
10410 kK{{indented plainlist
1061 MK{{indented plainlist
1091 GK{{indented plainlist
10121 TK{{indented plainlist
10151 PK{{indented plainlist
10181 EK
10211 ZK
10241 YK{{indented plainlist
10271 RK{{indented plainlist
10301 QK{{indented plainlist
1032100 QK{{indented plainlist
1029010260 QK{{indented plainlist

Detailed list for 100 K to 1000 K

Most ordinary human activity takes place at temperatures of this order of magnitude. Circumstances where water naturally occurs in liquid form are shown in light grey.

KelvinDegrees
CelsiusDegrees
FahrenheitCondition
100 K−173.15 °C−279.67 °F
133 K−140 °C−220 °F{{indented plainlist
133 K to 163 K−140 to −110 °C−220 to −160 °F{{indented plainlist
163 K−110 °C−166 °F{{indented plainlist
165 K−108 °C−163 °F{{indented plainlist
175.4 K−97.8 °C−144 °F{{indented plainlist
183.7 K−89.5 °C−129.1 °F{{indented plainlist
183.9 K−89.2 °C−128.6 °F{{indented plainlist
192 K−81 °C−114 °F{{indented plainlist
193 to 203 K−80 to −70 °C−112 to −94 °F{{indented plainlist
194.6 K−78.5 °C−109.3 °F{{indented plainlist
203.55 K−69.6 °C−93.3 °FColdest officially recorded air temperature in the Northern Hemisphere at Klinck AWS, Greenland (Denmark) on 1991-12-22
205.5 K−67.7 °C−89.9 °FColdest officially recorded air temperature on the Eurasian continent at Oymyakon, USSR on 6 February 1933
210 K−63 °C−80 °F{{indented plainlist
214.9 K–58.3 °C–72.9 °F{{indented plainlist
223.15 K−50 °C−58 °F{{indented plainlist
224.8 K−48.4 °C−55.0 °F{{indented plainlist
225 K−48 °C−55 °F{{indented plainlist
233.15 K−40 °C−40 °F{{indented plainlist
234.3 K−38.83 °C−37.89 °F{{indented plainlist
240.4 K−32.8 °C−27.0 °F{{indented plainlist
246 K−27 °C−17 °F{{indented plainlist
249 K–24 °C–11 °F{{indented plainlist
249.3 K–23.9 °C–11.0 °F{{indented plainlist
250 K–23 °C–9 °F{{indented plainlist
255.37 K– °C0 °F{{indented plainlist
255 K–18 °C0 °F{{indented plainlist
256 K–17 °C1 °F{{indented plainlist
256 K–17 °C2 °F{{indented plainlist
257 K–16 °C3 °F{{indented plainlist
262 K−11 °C12 °F{{indented plainlist
263.15 K–10 °C14 °F{{indented plainlist
265 K–8 °C18 °F{{indented plainlist
265.8 K–7.2 °C19 °F{{indented plainlist
267 K–6 °C21 °F{{indented plainlist
271.15 K−2 °C28.4 °F{{indented plainlist
273.14 K-0.01 °C31.98 °F{{indented plainlist
273.15 K0.00 °C32.00 °F{{indented plainlist
273.16 K0.01 °C32.02 °F{{indented plainlist
276 K3 °C37 °F{{indented plainlist
277 K3.85 °C39 °F{{indented plainlist
277.13 K3.98 °C39.16 °F{{indented plainlist
279.8 K6.67 °C44 °F{{indented plainlist
283.2 K10 °C50 °F{{indented plainlist
286.9 K12.7 °C54.9 °F{{indented plainlist
287.6 K14.44 °C58 °F{{indented plainlist
288 K15 °C59 °F{{indented plainlist
291.6 K18.4 °C65.1 °F{{indented plainlist
294 K21 °C70 °F{{indented plainlist
296 K23 °C73 °F{{indented plainlist
297 K24 °C75 °F{{indented plainlist
298 K25 °C77 °F{{indented plainlist
300 K27 °C81 °F{{indented plainlist
302.9 K29.8 °C85.6 °F{{indented plainlist
303.15 K30 °C86 °F{{indented plainlist
304 K31 °C88 °F{{indented plainlist
307 K34 °C93 °F{{indented plainlist
307.6 K34.4 °C93.9 °F{{indented plainlist
308 K35 °C95 °F{{indented plainlist
309.5 K36.4 °C97.5 °F{{indented plainlist
311.03 K37.87 °C100.2 °F{{indented plainlist
311.8 K38.6 °C101.5 °F{{indented plainlist
313.15 K40 °C104 °F{{indented plainlist
315 K42 °C108 °F{{indented plainlist
317.6 K44.44 °C112 °F{{indented plainlist
319.7 K46.5 °C115.7 °F{{indented plainlist
321.45 K48.3 °C119 °FWorld's hottest air temperature recorded while raining, at Imperial, California, USA on July 24, 2018
322.1 K48.9 °C120.0 °F{{indented plainlist
323.9 K50.7 °C123.3 °F{{indented plainlist
329.87 K56.7 °C134.1 °F{{indented plainlist
333.15 K60 °C140 °F{{indented plainlist
336 K63 °C145.4 °F{{indented plainlist
342 K69 °C157 °F{{indented plainlist
343.15 K70 °C158 °F{{indented plainlist
350 K77 °C170 °F{{indented plainlist
351.52 K78.37 °C173.07 °F{{indented plainlist
353.15 K80 °C176 °F{{indented plainlist
355 K82 °C180 °F{{indented plainlist
355.6 K82.4 °C180.3 °F{{indented plainlist
366 K93 °C200 °F{{indented plainlist
367 K94 °C201 °F{{indented plainlist
371 K98 °C209 °F{{indented plainlist
373.13 K99.98 °C211.97 °F{{indented plainlist
380 K107 °C225 °F{{indented plainlist
388 K115 °C239 °F{{indented plainlist
400 K127 °C260 °F{{indented plainlist
433.15 K160 °C320 °F{{indented plainlist
450 K177 °C350 °F{{indented plainlist
453.15 K180 °C356 °F{{indented plainlist
483 K210 °C410 °F{{indented plainlist
491 K218 °C425 °F{{indented plainlist
519 K246 °C475 °F{{indented plainlist
522 K249 °C480 °F{{indented plainlist
525 K252 °C485 °F{{indented plainlist
538 K265 °C510 °F{{indented plainlist
574.5875 K301.4375 °C574.5875 °F{{indented plainlist
600.65 K327.5 °C621.5 °F{{indented plainlist
647 K374 °C705 °F{{indented plainlist
693 K419 °C787 °F{{indented plainlist
723.15 K450 °C842 °F{{indented plainlist
738 K465 °C870 °F{{indented plainlist
749 K476 °C889 °F{{indented plainlist
773.15 K500 °C932 °F{{indented plainlist
798 K525 °C977 °F{{indented plainlist
858 K585 °C1085 °FKindling point of hydrogen
933.47 K660.32 °C1220.58 °F{{indented plainlist
1000 K726.85 °C1340.33 °F

SI multiples

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