Centigrade vs Celsius: Understanding the Difference and Conversion

Centigrade is another name for Celsius. Both are units of temperature measurement, and they are equivalent to each other.

In the Celsius scale, water freezes at 0 degrees Celsius (°C) and boils at 100°C. In the Fahrenheit scale, water freezes at 32 degrees Fahrenheit (°F) and boils at 212°F.

So, if you see a temperature reading in centigrade, you can easily convert it to Fahrenheit by subtracting 10 from the temperature in degrees Celsius, or you can multiply the temperature in Fahrenheit by 5/9 to get the equivalent temperature in Celsius.

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