Why is Fahrenheit warmer than Celsius?

Answer 1

Fahrenheit isn't warmer or colder than Celsius. Both are simply different ways of measuring temperature. In Celsius, one degree is larger than one degree Fahrenheit. In Celsius, water freezes at 0 degrees and boils at 100 degrees; in Fahrenheit, water freezes at 32 degrees and boils at 212 degrees. Confusion may arise because the value in Fahrenheit may be higher numerically than Celsius, even though it's the same temperature; the letter C or F is suffixed to avoid confusion. For example, room temperature in Celsius is about 24 degrees C; that same temperature measured in Fahrenheit is about 75 F.

Answer 2

In the Fahrenheit scale, the zero point was originally set as the lowest temperature that Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit could obtain by mixing ice and salt. This resulted in a scale where 0°F was colder than the freezing point of water under normal conditions. In contrast, the Celsius scale was set based on the freezing (0°C) and boiling points (100°C) of water under standard atmospheric pressure, which makes it appear to be a simpler and more logical scale.