-20 degrees Fahrenheit (-20 °F)
-20 degrees Fahrenheit equals -28.888889 degrees Celsius, 244.26111 kelvins, 439.67 degrees Rankine and -23.111111 degrees Réaumur.
-20 degrees Fahrenheit = -28.88888889 degrees Celsius
What -20 degrees Fahrenheit means in practice
-20 degrees Fahrenheit sits between dry ice sublimes (-109.3 °F) and water freezes (32 °F).
- Absolute zero: -459.67 °F
- Liquid nitrogen boils: -320.422 °F
- Coldest temperature recorded on Earth (Vostok, 1983): -128.56 °F
- Dry ice sublimes: -109.3 °F
- Water freezes: 32 °F
- A cool spring day: 50 °F
- Typical room temperature: 68 °F
- A hot summer day: 86 °F
- Normal human body temperature: 98.6 °F
- Hottest air temperature recorded (Death Valley, 1913): 134 °F
- Water boils at sea level: 212 °F
- A moderate oven for baking: 356 °F
- Paper ignites (Fahrenheit 451): 451 °F
- Lead melts: 621.428 °F
- Pizza oven: 842 °F
- Iron melts: 2,800.13 °F
- Surface of the Sun: 9,929.93 °F
-20 degrees Fahrenheit in all temperature units
| Unit | Value | Scientific notation |
|---|---|---|
| Degrees Celsius (°C) | -28.88888889 | -2.88889 × 101 |
| Kelvins (K) | 244.2611111 | 2.44261 × 102 |
| Degrees Rankine (°R) | 439.67 | 4.3967 × 102 |
| Degrees Réaumur (°Ré) | -23.11111111 | -2.31111 × 101 |
| Degrees Delisle (°De) | 193.3333333 | 1.93333 × 102 |
| Degrees Newton (°N) | -9.533333333 | -9.53333 × 100 |
| Degrees Rømer (°Rø) | -7.666666667 | -7.66667 × 100 |
| Millikelvins (mK) | 244,261.1111 | 2.44261 × 105 |
| French oven thermostats (Th) | -0.962962963 | -9.62963 × 10-1 |
| Planck temperatures (TP) | 1.7240533 × 10-30 | 1.72405 × 10-30 |
| Electronvolts (temperature) (eV) | 0.02104879398 | 2.10488 × 10-2 |
| Microkelvins (µK) | 244,261,111.1 | 2.44261 × 108 |
| Nanokelvins (nK) | 244,261,111,100 | 2.44261 × 1011 |
| Degrees Wedgwood (°W) | -8.444444444 | -8.44444 × 100 |
| Degrees Leiden (°L) | 224.1111111 | 2.24111 × 102 |
Other amounts of degrees Fahrenheit
About the degree Fahrenheit
The degree Fahrenheit (°F) is the unit of temperature used for everyday purposes in the United States and a few other countries. Read more about degrees Fahrenheit.