212 Fahrenheit to Celsius (212 °F to °C)

Formula and worked answer

°C = (°F − 32) × 5/9

Substituting 212 for °F: 212 × 0.555556 + -17.777778 = 100.0001 °C. The factor 0.555556 comes from the exact international definition of the degree Fahrenheit relative to the degree Celsius, so this answer is precise rather than rounded.

What does 212 Fahrenheit represent?

212 degrees Fahrenheit (100 °C) is the boiling point of water at standard atmospheric pressure on the Fahrenheit scale and one of the two anchor points Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit used when calibrating his original thermometer in 1724. Converted to metric the result is exactly 100 °C, which is the same anchor point Anders Celsius's 1742 scale uses as its 100° mark. The two scales were designed against the same physical phenomenon and so converge precisely at 212 °F = 100 °C. The figure appears on every US kettle's "boil" indicator and is the temperature US pasta-cooking and canning guidelines reference, with the metric equivalent printed alongside on bilingual product labelling.

Values near 212 °F

• 207 °F=97.2223 °C
• 208 °F=97.7779 °C
• 209 °F=98.3334 °C
• 210 °F=98.889 °C
• 211 °F=99.4445 °C
• 213 °F=100.5557 °C
• 214 °F=101.1112 °C
• 215 °F=101.6668 °C
• 216 °F=102.2223 °C
• 217 °F=102.7779 °C

°F to °C reference table around 212

Convert a different value

Looking for a different number of Fahrenheit? Use the full °F to °C converter to enter any value, see the worked formula, and read the full background on the degree Fahrenheit and the degree Celsius. To go the other direction, the °C to °F converter applies the inverse factor and is the page to bookmark if you usually start in Celsius.