Thermometer — 5°C (cold) — free printable diagram

Free science resource for teachers · CC BY-NC 4.0

About this illustration

Analog thermometer showing the temperature 5 degrees Celsius. Red column fills up to 5°C on a scale from -10°C to 100°C. Indicates cold. For teaching temperature, measurement, integers, weather.

What is 5 °C in Fahrenheit?

This thermometer reads 5 °C. In Fahrenheit that is 41 °F, and on the Kelvin scale 278.15 K.

Celsius: 5 °C
Fahrenheit: 41 °F
Kelvin: 278.15 K
Conversion: (5 × 9) ÷ 5 + 32 = 41
Compared with freezing: 5 °C above

To convert Celsius to Fahrenheit, multiply by 9, divide by 5 and add 32: (5 × 9) ÷ 5 + 32 = 41, so 5 °C is 41 °F.
This reading is 5 degrees above the freezing point of water, which is at 0 °C, and 95 degrees below its boiling point at 100 °C.
On the Kelvin scale, used in science because it starts at absolute zero, the same temperature is 278.15 K — Kelvin degrees are the same size as Celsius degrees, so converting is just adding 273.15.

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