How hot is 100°F, really?

100°F is 37.8°C, which means nothing to anyone. Here it is compared to things you've actually felt.

That's roughly

Exactly as hot asa human being, presumably

Assuming a human being, presumably sits at 99°F (37°C, if you insist).

Also equal to

  • 🌡️32°Fhotter than a living room where Dad controls the thermostat
  • 🏖️23°Fhotter than a beach day in Malibu
  • 🫧4°Fcolder than a hot tub at a Vegas pool party
  • 🅿️15°Fcolder than a Phoenix parking lot on the Fourth of July
  • 🌵34°Fcolder than Death Valley's all-time record

100°F compared to everything

Compared toDifference
🧊Outer space (-454°F)554°F hotter
🥶A January morning in Fairbanks, Alaska (-29°F)129°F hotter
❄️The back of a Wisconsin chest freezer (-0°F)100°F hotter
🍺A beer straight out of the cooler (37°F)63°F hotter
🌁A San Francisco summer afternoon (63°F)37°F hotter
🌡️A living room where Dad controls the thermostat (68°F)32°F hotter
🏖️A beach day in Malibu (77°F)23°F hotter
🧍A human being, presumably (99°F)About the same
🫧A hot tub at a Vegas pool party (104°F)4°F colder
🅿️A Phoenix parking lot on the Fourth of July (115°F)15°F colder
🌵Death Valley's all-time record (134°F)34°F colder
🛻A seatbelt buckle in a Texas pickup in August (158°F)58°F colder
🦃A fully cooked Thanksgiving turkey (165°F)65°F colder
☕Drive-thru coffee, lawsuit edition (185°F)85°F colder
🏔️Boiling water in Denver (203°F)103°F colder
🍩A county-fair deep fryer (374°F)274°F colder
🍕A New York pizza oven (599°F)499°F colder
🎆A Fourth of July sparkler (2,192°F)2,092°F colder

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