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FAQ > What to Know About Germany > How do Germans tell the temperature?

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Germans measure temperatures in Celsius, which sounds surprisingly less German than Fahrenheit. The freezing point is 0 °C.  This means that a normal nice summer day may be 25 °C in Germany, which is 77 F.  Here is a chart:

Comparison Chart
° Celsius ° Fahrenheit
40 104
35 95
30 86
25 77
20 68
15 59
10 50
5 41
0 32
- 5 23
- 10 14