200 °C to Fahrenheit
392 °F
Exact conversion
400 °F
Set your oven to this
No oven dial has a 392 °F mark. Recipes treat 200 °C and 400 °F as the same setting — gas mark 6 — and the gap between them is smaller than the swing of a domestic thermostat. Set a fan-forced oven to 180 °C.
200 °C is the hot end of everyday cooking: roast potatoes, pastry, scones, pizza and the opening blast for bread. It is the temperature metric recipes reach for when they want colour and crisp edges rather than a gentle even bake.
200 °C conversion table
| Exact conversion | 392 °F |
| Oven dial setting | 400 °F |
| Fan-forced (convection) | 180 °C |
| Gas mark | 6 — hot |
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Frequently asked questions
What is 200 °C in Fahrenheit?
200 °C is exactly 392 °F. As an oven setting, use 400 °F — the dial mark recipes mean, which is gas mark 6. In a fan oven, set 180 °C.
Is 200 °C the same as 400 °F?
As an oven setting, yes. The exact conversion is 392 °F, and 400 °F is the dial mark every recipe conversion uses. The 8 °F gap is well inside normal oven variance.
What is 200 °C in a fan oven?
Set a fan oven to 180 °C — about 20 °C below the conventional figure.
Why do my roast potatoes need 200 °C?
Below about 190 °C the surface starch dries without browning, so you get pale, leathery skins. 200 °C is hot enough to drive the Maillard browning that makes the crust, while still cooking the inside through.