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Kelvin to Celsius

°C = K − 273.15

Subtract 273.15.

kelvins
26.85degrees Celsius
°C = K − 273.15Open in the unit converter

K to °C table

KelvinsDegrees Celsius
0 K-273.15 °C
77 K-196.15 °C
100 K-173.15 °C
173.15 K-100 °C
200 K-73.15 °C
233.15 K-40 °C
250 K-23.15 °C
273.15 K0 °C
283.15 K10 °C
293.15 K20 °C
298.15 K25 °C
300 K26.85 °C
310.15 K37 °C
373.15 K100 °C
500 K226.85 °C
1,000 K726.85 °C

The formula

°C = K − 273.15

Worked example

300 − 273.15 = 26.85 °C

In your head

Subtract 273. 300 K → 27 °C (26.85 exactly, using 273.15).

Questions

Subtract 273.15. For example, 300 − 273.15 = 26.85 °C.

300 K is 26.85 °C.

Since 1967 the unit is the kelvin, written K, not °K. A step of 1 K is the same size as 1 °C.

0 K is −273.15 °C, the lowest possible temperature.

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