See the chart below for the most commonly used temperature units in cooking, or for more custom calculations use our temperature calculator below. For more information on the formulas used to convert between temperatures see our metric conversion
Gas ovens have gas mark readings, which also have equivalent measures on the Fahrenheit and Celsius (Centigrade) scales, and which are also outlined in the chart below.
Often recipes state that a dish should be placed in a cool, moderate or hot oven, which can also be confusing if we don't know which temperature these descriptions refer to.
Generally, a warm oven refers to Gas mark 3; a moderate oven, gas mark 4; a fairly hot oven, gas marks 5 - 6; a hot oven, gas mark 7; and a very hot oven is gas marks 8 - 9. (The equivalents in °C and °F can be seen in the table below)