Convert Celsius (°C) to Rankine (°R) instantly. Enter any value — result updates live.
Converting Celsius to Rankine is a common temperature conversion. One celsius (°C) equals 493.5 rankine (°R). Celsius is used in most countries worldwide and in all scientific applications.
This conversion is commonly needed for scientific experiments, HVAC and home heating, industrial processes. Rankine is an absolute temperature scale using Fahrenheit degree intervals, used in some US engineering applications.
To put celsius in perspective: a comfortable room (21 °C). In rankine, common references include water boils (671.67 °R).
The Celsius scale was invented by Swedish astronomer Anders Celsius in 1742, but he originally set 0° as boiling and 100° as freezing — it was later reversed.
The Rankine scale, proposed by Scottish engineer William Rankine in 1859, is essentially Fahrenheit shifted so 0 °R equals absolute zero — it's still used in some US thermodynamics and aerospace contexts.
People frequently convert between celsius and rankine for:
| Celsius (°C) | Rankine (°R) |
|---|---|
| 1 °C | 493.5 °R |
| 2 °C | 495.3 °R |
| 5 °C | 500.7 °R |
| 10 °C | 509.7 °R |
| 15 °C | 518.7 °R |
| 20 °C | 527.7 °R |
| 25 °C | 536.7 °R |
| 30 °C | 545.7 °R |
| 50 °C | 581.7 °R |
| 100 °C | 671.7 °R |
| 200 °C | 851.7 °R |
| 500 °C | 1,392 °R |
| 1000 °C | 2,292 °R |