How hot is the surface of the Sun, in degrees Fahrenheit?
Science medium Data from 2024
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The answer
9,941 degrees Fahrenheit
Roughly 9.9K.
The photosphere averages about 9,940°F (5,500°C). Strangely, the Sun’s outer corona is far hotter — over 1.8 million °F — and why that is remains one of the open problems in solar physics. The core runs at roughly 27 million °F.
Where this number comes from
| Source | NASA |
|---|---|
| Figure refers to | 2024 |
| Last checked | |
| Unit | degrees Fahrenheit |
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