120 °C to Fahrenheit
248 °F
Exact conversion
250 °F
Set your oven to this
No oven dial has a 248 °F mark. Recipes treat 120 °C and 250 °F as the same setting — gas mark ½ — and the gap between them is smaller than the swing of a domestic thermostat. Set a fan-forced oven to 100 °C.
120 °C is a very cool oven: meringues that need to dry rather than colour, slow-cooked shoulders left overnight, and keeping food warm without cooking it further.
120 °C conversion table
| Exact conversion | 248 °F |
| Oven dial setting | 250 °F |
| Fan-forced (convection) | 100 °C |
| Gas mark | ½ — very cool |
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Frequently asked questions
What is 120 °C in Fahrenheit?
120 °C is exactly 248 °F. As an oven setting, use 250 °F — the dial mark recipes mean, which is gas mark ½. In a fan oven, set 100 °C.
Is 120 °C the same as 250 °F?
As an oven setting, yes — the exact conversion is 248 °F, effectively the 250 °F mark.
Is 120 °C right for meringues?
For a crisp, white meringue, yes — at this temperature the egg white dries out slowly without the sugar caramelising and turning it beige. Many recipes go lower still, to around 100 °C.