Convert between degrees Celsius (°C), degrees Fahrenheit (°F), and kelvin (K). Unlike linear units, temperature scales have different zero points, so conversions require offset formulas, not simple multiplication. Kelvin (K) is the SI base unit; 0 K is absolute zero (−273.15 °C).
This temperature converter transforms values from Celsius (°C) to Kelvin (K). Temperature scales have different zero points, so conversion uses an offset formula, not a simple multiplier.
Degrees Celsius (°C) is a metric temperature scale where 0 °C is the freezing point of water and 100 °C is its boiling point at standard pressure.
The kelvin (K) is the SI base unit of thermodynamic temperature; 0 K is absolute zero. Temperature intervals in K equal those in °C.
K = °C + 273.15
K = °C + 273.15
The conversion formula transforms °C to K. Values are first converted to kelvin (K), the SI base unit, then to the target scale, which avoids rounding errors from chained offset formulas. A change of 1 °C equals a change of 1 K, but 0 °C ≠ 0 K.
283.15 K = 10 °C + 273.15 = 283.15 K
Common values from °C to K.
| °C | K |
|---|---|
| -10 | 263.15 |
| -9 | 264.15 |
| -8 | 265.15 |
| -7 | 266.15 |
| -6 | 267.15 |
| -5 | 268.15 |
| -4 | 269.15 |
| -3 | 270.15 |
| -2 | 271.15 |
| -1 | 272.15 |
| 0 | 273.15 |
| 1 | 274.15 |
| 2 | 275.15 |
| 3 | 276.15 |
| 4 | 277.15 |
| 5 | 278.15 |
| 6 | 279.15 |
| 7 | 280.15 |
| 8 | 281.15 |
| 9 | 282.15 |
| 10 | 283.15 |
| 11 | 284.15 |
| 12 | 285.15 |
| 13 | 286.15 |
| 14 | 287.15 |
| 15 | 288.15 |
| 16 | 289.15 |
| 17 | 290.15 |
| 18 | 291.15 |
| 19 | 292.15 |
| 20 | 293.15 |