Oven temperatures

180 °C to Fahrenheit

356°F

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350°F

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No oven dial has a 356 °F mark. Recipes treat 180 °C and 350 °F as the same setting — gas mark 4 — and the gap between them is smaller than the swing of a domestic thermostat. Set a fan-forced oven to 160 °C.

If you cook from European, Australian or British recipes you will meet 180 °C more than any other temperature — it is the default for cakes, biscuits, traybakes, roast chicken and most casseroles. On an American oven the setting you want is 350 °F, not the 356 °F the formula returns.

Quick reference

180 °C conversion table

Exact conversion356 °F
Oven dial setting350 °F
Fan-forced (convection)160 °C
Gas mark4 — moderate

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Questions

Frequently asked questions

What is 180 °C in Fahrenheit?
180 °C is exactly 356 °F. As an oven setting, use 350 °F — the dial mark recipes mean, which is gas mark 4. In a fan oven, set 160 °C.
Is 180 °C the same as 350 °F?
As an oven setting, yes. The exact arithmetic gives 356 °F, but ovens are not calibrated that finely and no dial has a 356 mark. Every recipe conversion treats 180 °C and 350 °F as the same moderate oven, and the 6 °F difference is far smaller than the swing of a domestic thermostat.
What is 180 °C in a fan oven?
Set a fan-forced oven to 160 °C. Circulating air transfers heat faster, so fan ovens run roughly 20 °C hotter than a conventional oven at the same dial reading.
What gas mark is 180 °C?
Gas mark 4 — the classic "moderate oven" of British recipe writing.

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