Convert Celsius to Kelvin
1 °C = 274.15 K · 1 K = -272.15 °C · Exact by definition
1 °C = 274.15 K
The same value in other units
- degree Fahrenheit
- 33.8 °F
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Temperature
Celsius to Kelvin: conversion table
| degree Celsius | kelvin |
|---|---|
| -40 °C | 233.15 K |
| -20 °C | 253.15 K |
| -10 °C | 263.15 K |
| 0 °C | 273.15 K |
| 10 °C | 283.15 K |
| 20 °C | 293.15 K |
| 25 °C | 298.15 K |
| 30 °C | 303.15 K |
| 37 °C | 310.15 K |
| 50 °C | 323.15 K |
| 100 °C | 373.15 K |
| kelvin | degree Celsius |
|---|---|
| -40 K | -313.15 °C |
| -20 K | -293.15 °C |
| -10 K | -283.15 °C |
| 0 K | -273.15 °C |
| 10 K | -263.15 °C |
| 20 K | -253.15 °C |
| 25 K | -248.15 °C |
| 30 K | -243.15 °C |
| 37 K | -236.15 °C |
| 50 K | -223.15 °C |
| 100 K | -173.15 °C |
How the conversion works
K = °C × 1 + 273.15
Both units are defined exactly, so the precision of the Celsius to Kelvin result depends only on the number of decimal places you choose.
METHOD AND SOURCES
Where the conversion factors come from
Results are calculated from the unit definitions stored in the converter, not copied from a lookup table. For exact units, every value in the table follows from the same factor shown in the formula above.
- BIPM — SI Brochure
The official definitions of the International System of Units (SI).
- NIST SP 811 — Conversion factors
Conversion-factor tables for SI and non-SI units.
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