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Imperial/American to Metric (Fahrenheit to Celsius/centigrade) conversions for length and area, air, body and oven temperatures, and US to UK to Euro clothing conversion tables.
Officially Hong Kong uses the metric system of measurement for units and
weights. However, distance, size, area and weight are frequently quoted in
either Imperial (pounds, yards, feet and inches) or metric (kilogrammes, metres
and centimetres). Temperature is measured in degrees Celsius.
Length, Area, Weight, Volume Conversion
| Imperial/US to Metric: Length |
| 1 inch |
|
2.54 centimetres (cm) |
| 1 foot (ft) |
12 inches (in) |
0.3048 metre (m) |
| 1 yard (yd) |
3 ft |
0.9144 m |
| 1 mile |
1,760 yd |
1.60934 kilometres (km) |
| 1 int nautical mile |
2025.4 yd |
1852 m |
| Metric to Imperial/US: Length |
| 1 centimetre (cm) |
10 millimetres (mm) |
0.3937 in |
| 1 m |
100 cm |
1.0936 yd / 3.38 ft / 39.37 in |
| 1 kilometre (km) |
1000 m |
0.62137 mile / 5/8ths of a mile |
| Imperial/US to Metric: Area |
| 1 in2 |
|
645.16 mm2 |
| 1 yd2 |
9 ft2 |
0.8361 m2 |
| 1 acre |
4,840 yd2 |
4046.86 m2 / 0.405
hectare |
| 1 mile2 |
640 acres |
2.590 km2 |
| Metric to Imperial/US: Area |
| 1 cm2 |
100 mm2 |
0.1550 in2 |
| 1 metre2 square |
10,000 cm2 |
1.1960 yd2 |
| 1 hectare (ha) |
10,000 m2 |
2.471 acres |
| 1 km2 |
100 ha |
0.3861 mile2 |
| Imperial/US to Metric: Weight |
Metric to Imperial: Weight |
| 1 ounce |
28.35 gram |
1 gram |
0.035 ounce |
| 1 pound |
453.59 gram |
1 kilogram |
2.2 pounds |
| Imperial/US to Metric: Volume |
Metric to Imperial: Volume |
| 1 US pint |
0.473 litres |
1 litre |
33.2 US / 35.2 Imperial fl ounces |
| 1 Imperial pint |
0.568 litres |
1 litre |
2.11 US / 1.76 Imperial pints |
| 1 cup |
0.237 litres |
1 litre |
4.228 cups |
Temperature & Energy Conversion
| Temperature |
| Convert Fahrenheit to
Celsius |
(degrees F - 32) x 0.555 |
degrees C |
| Convert Celsius to Fahrenheit |
(degrees C x 1.8) + 32 |
degrees F |
| Water Boils at |
212° F |
100° C |
| Normal body temperature |
98.6° F |
37° C |
| Water Freezes at |
32° F |
0° C |
| Room temperature |
68° F |
20° C |
| Air Temperatures: degrees Celsius
(C) to degrees Fahrenheit (F) |
| 0° C = 32° F |
5° C = 41° F |
10° C = 50° F |
15° C = 59° F |
| 20° C = 68° F |
25° C = 77° F |
30° C = 86° F |
35° C = 95° F |
| Oven Temperatures |
| Gas Mark |
Celsius (C) |
Fahrenheit (F) |
Description |
| 1/2 |
130 ° C |
250 ° F |
Very Slow |
| 1 |
140 ° C |
275 ° F |
Very Slow |
| 2 |
150 ° C |
300 ° F |
Slow |
| 3 |
170 ° C |
325 ° F |
Slow |
| 4 |
177 ° C |
350 ° F |
Moderate |
| 5 |
190 ° C |
375 ° F |
Moderate |
| 6 |
200 ° C |
400 ° F |
Moderately Hot |
| 7 |
220 ° C |
425 ° F |
Hot |
| 8 |
230 ° C |
450 ° F |
Hot |
| 9 |
245 ° C |
475 ° F |
Hot |
| 10 |
260 ° C |
500 ° F |
Extremely Hot |
Simple conversion formula: to
convert Celsius to Fahrenheit minus 2, times 2, plus 32.
- Example 16C: 16-2=14 x2=28 +32=60F
- Online temperature conversion from CalculateMe: Click
here
|
| Energy Units
|
| KWh (Kilowatt-hours)
|
BTU ( British Thermal Unit)
|
| 1,000 kWh
|
3.41 million BTU
|
| 0.000293071 kWh
|
1 BTU
|
Several online converters help
with complex energy conversions:
- CalculateMe for energy conversions: Click
here
- For KWh/BTU conversions see unit conversion: Click
here
|
Clothing & Shoe' Conversion
| Women's suits and dresses |
| USA/American |
UK/British |
European |
| 6 |
8 |
36 / Small |
| 8 |
10 |
38 / Small |
| 10 |
12 |
40 / Med |
| 12 |
14 |
42 / Med |
| 14 |
16 |
44 / Large |
| 16 |
18 |
46 / Xtra-Large |
- Website 85B provides an easy-to-use
International Dress Size Calculator that accommodates US, UK, Euro,
Italian, Japanese, Australian, New Zealand and other: Click
here
|
| Women's Shoes |
| 6 |
4.5 |
37 |
| 6.5 |
5 |
38 |
| 7.5 |
6 |
39 |
|
| 8 |
6.5 |
40 |
| 8.5 |
7 |
41 |
|
- For an online women's shoe size converter: Click
here
|
| Bras |
- Website 85B provides an easy-to-use
International Bra Size Calculator that accommodates US, UK, Euro,
Italian, Japanese, Australian, New Zealand and other: Click
here
- Website Breast Talk has clear,
international bra size conversions: Click here
|
| Men's Suits & Overcoats |
| USA/American |
UK/British |
Euro |
| 36 |
36 |
46 |
| 38 |
38 |
48 |
| 40 |
40 |
50 |
| 42 |
42 |
52 |
| 44 |
44 |
54 |
| Men's Trousers |
| 28 |
28 |
71 |
| 30 |
30 |
76 |
| 32 |
32 |
81 |
| 34 |
34 |
87 |
| 36 |
36 |
92 |
| 38 |
38 |
97 |
| 40 |
40 |
102 |
| 42 |
42 |
107 |
| 44 |
44 |
112 |
| Men's Shoes |
| 8 |
7.5 |
41 |
| 8.5 |
8 |
42 |
| 9.5 |
9 |
43 |
| 10 |
9.5 |
44 |
- For an online men's shoe size converter: Click
here
|
| Children's Clothes |
| USA/American |
UK/British (height in inches) |
European (height in cm) |
| 4 |
43 |
109 |
| 6 |
48 |
122 |
| 8 |
55 |
140 |
| 10 |
58 |
147 |
| 12 |
60 |
147 |
| 14 |
62 |
157 |
- For conversions of infant and child clothes and shoes from US to
European standard sizes see website Kidstock: Click
here
Euro children's shoe sizes are measured in centimetres; 1cm=1
size.
- For a printable measuring chart and converter for children's shoe
size (from Bata Shoes): Click
here (PDF)
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