37 °C converts to exactly 98.6 °F, the long-standing medical reference value for normal body temperature. You will need this conversion when seeing a doctor abroad, reading English-language parenting or health information, or using an ear or forehead thermometer set to Fahrenheit.
Formula: °F = °C × 1.8 + 32. Example: 37 °C = 98.6 °F. Table values are rounded to two decimal places (one for temperatures); use the converter above for more precision.
A reading of 38 °C (100.4 °F) or higher is commonly treated as a fever, but normal ranges differ slightly between ear, oral, underarm and forehead readings, and people’s baseline temperatures vary. This page only converts units; follow medical advice if you feel unwell. Each 1 °C difference equals 1.8 °F.
