What is degree Réaumur?

Degree Réaumur is a historical temperature scale where water freezes at 0° and boils at 80°. While largely obsolete, it was widely used in European science and medicine before the widespread adoption of Celsius.

What is degree Celsius?

Degree Celsius is a temperature unit based on the freezing and boiling points of water at standard atmospheric pressure. It is the most widely used scale for weather forecasting, cooking, and everyday temperature reporting worldwide.

Worked examples

1 degree Réaumur = -272.59444444 degree Celsius

1 degree Celsius = 1 kelvin

More Temperature conversions

• Convert degree Réaumur to degree Celsius
• Convert degree Réaumur to degree Fahrenheit
• Convert degree Réaumur to kelvin
• Convert degree Réaumur to degree Rankine

Assumption: formula-based scales using Kelvin as reference.