100 °F to °C, 100 degrees Fahrenheit in Celsius.

100 °F is 37.78 °C when rounded to 2 decimals. To do 100 F to C, take 32 off 100 to get 68, then divide by 1.8. That gives 37.78 as a rounded figure. The exact value is the fraction 340/9, which is 37 7/9 °C, so the decimals go on for ever. This page works out 100 °F in Celsius, shows the sum, and has a box where you can try any other temperature.

How to use the converter

1. The box Degrees Fahrenheit (°F) starts at 100. Type another number to change it. A minus sign works.
2. The big card shows the answer in °C. Under it the sum is written out step by step.
3. Decimals sets how many digits show. The first choice shows up to 2 and drops zeros at the end.
4. Press Turn it around: °C to °F to go the other way. The answer moves into the box and the page shows it in Fahrenheit.
5. Copy result copies "100 °F = 37.78 °C". Copy link copies an address that opens this page with your number. A row in the table loads when you click it, and Back to 100 °F returns to the start.

The sum for 100 °F

NIST Handbook 44 (2026), Appendix C gives the equation: degree Celsius = (degree Fahrenheit − 32) ÷ 1.8, and kelvin = that + 273.15 (page read 24 Oct 2026). Both 1.8 and 32 are exact. So 100 − 32 = 68, and 68 ÷ 1.8 = 37.78 (rounded). Worked as a fraction, 68 × 5 ÷ 9 = 340/9. In kelvin, 100 °F is 310.927778 K, and in degrees Rankine it is 559.67 °R.

Why the sum looks like this

A Fahrenheit degree is smaller than a Celsius degree. The formula fits 180 Fahrenheit degrees into the same gap as 100 Celsius degrees, so one Fahrenheit degree is 100 ÷ 180 = 5/9 of a Celsius degree. The zero marks are in different places too, because 32 °F sits at 0 °C. So 100 °F is 68 Fahrenheit degrees above that mark, which is 68 × 5/9 = 37.78 Celsius degrees above 0 °C.

Check it in your head

The quick habit is to take 30 off and halve it. For 100 °F that gives 35 °C, which is 2.78 °C too low. A closer way is to take off 32 (68), multiply by 5 (340), then divide by 9. That gives 37.78 °C when rounded.

100 °F and the NHS figure

100 °F is 37.78 °C. The NHS says a high temperature in adults is usually considered to be 38C or above (NHS, High temperature (fever) in adults, read 24 Oct 2026). 38 °C is 100.4 °F, so 100 °F is 0.22 °C under that figure. This is a conversion, not medical advice. Ask a doctor or a health service about a reading.

Thermometer readings side by side

The NHS, High temperature (fever) in adults (page last reviewed 19 October 2026, read 24 Oct 2026) says: "Normal body temperature is different for everyone and changes during the day." It also says a high temperature in adults is usually considered to be 38C or above. The table only converts readings from one scale to the other. It gives no medical advice, so ask a doctor or a health service about a reading.

Quick chart: Fahrenheit to Celsius

Common values, each worked out the same way as the answer above. 100 °F is the shaded row. The two scales read the same at -40, and 98.6 °F is exactly 37 °C. Answers are rounded to 2 decimals.

More worked examples

• 99 °F. 99 − 32 = 67, and 67 ÷ 1.8 = 37.22 °C.
• 100.5 °F. 100.5 − 32 = 68.5, and 68.5 ÷ 1.8 = 38.06 °C.
• Twice the temperature. 200 °F is 93.33 °C, not 75.56 °C, because the 32 is taken off once and not doubled.

Worked examples near 100 °F

The formula puts 32 °F at 0 °C and 212 °F at 100 °C. 100 °F is 68 °F above the 32 °F mark, so the answer is 37.78 °C above 0 °C.

Each row is the same sum as the one above. The middle column is the step before the last one, so you can follow the arithmetic.

Rounding

The answer does not end, so it has to be rounded. To 0, 1, 2 and 3 decimals it is 38, 37.8, 37.78 and 37.778 °C. Rounding to a whole degree is off by 0.222 °C, and rounding to 2 decimals is off by 0.0022 °C at most.

Going back

Going back with the exact value gives 100 °F. If you use the rounded 37.78 °C instead, you get 100.004 °F, a small gap that comes only from the rounding. One degree Celsius is 1.8 °F, so 101.8 °F is 38.78 °C.

Mistakes that matter at this number

• Skipping the 32. 100 ÷ 1.8 = 55.56, which is 17.78 °C too high.
• Using the Celsius formula the wrong way round. 100 × 1.8 + 32 = 212, which only works from Celsius to Fahrenheit.
• Reading the answer on the wrong scale. 100 °C is not 100 °F: 100 °C is 212 °F.

How accurate is this page

The sum uses exact fractions, not the floating point numbers most calculators use, so no tiny error hides in the last digits. The answer is rounded once, at the end, to the number of decimals you pick. The factors come from NIST Handbook 44 (2026), Appendix C, which gives 1.8 and 32 as exact. Everything runs in your browser.

However you type it

100 F to C, 100 degrees F to C, 100f in c and 100 Fahrenheit to Celsius are the same sum. Check the unit letters before you trust any answer, because the right number on the wrong scale is the commonest slip. The arrow keys step the number in the box up and down, which helps when you have a short list to run through, and only your decimals choice is remembered. Other values close by: 90 °F is 32.22 °C; 95 °F is 35 °C; 160 °F is 71.11 °C; 180 °F is 82.22 °C.

More conversions

For any other temperature use the Fahrenheit to Celsius converter, or go the other way with the Celsius to Fahrenheit converter. For the kelvin scale see Celsius to kelvin.