Kelvin to Rankine

1 K = 1.8 °R

Value

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Precision & format

Significant figures

Notation

1 K equals

1.8°R

All 8 units

Celsius°C
-272.15
Fahrenheit°F
-457.87
KelvinK
1
Rankine°R
1.8
Delisle°De
inverted scale
558.225
Newton°N
-89.8095
Réaumur°Ré
-217.72
Rømer°Rø
-135.37875

Kelvin to Rankine table

Common Kelvin values converted to Rankine
Kelvin (K)	Rankine (°R)
1	1.8
2	3.6
5	9
10	18
20	36
50	90
100	180
250	450
500	900
1,000	1,800

How the conversion works

Multiply the kelvin figure by 1.8 to get rankine. Every factor on this site is anchored to the SI base unit for temperature, so the same number is used everywhere it appears.

Going the other way, 1 °R = 0.55555556 K — see rankine to kelvin.

See all 8 temperature units →