Joules per kelvin to calories per degree
Type a value in J/K to get it in cal/K instantly.
2.39cal/K
Nothing on our list is smaller: a cup of coffee is 105× more. Warming it by 10 °C takes about 2.778×10⁻⁵ kWh.
What it means
How much heat does it hold?
Examples are water-filled unless stated: water takes 4,184 J to warm a kilogram by one degree. A person is taken as 70 kg.
The math
How to convert J/K to cal/K
To convert joules per kelvin to calories per degree, multiply by 0.239006.
Example: 10 J/K × 0.239006 = 2.39006 cal/K.
In the other direction, 1 cal/K = 4.184 J/K.
Every unit
Your heat capacity in every unit
Tables
J/K to cal/K conversion table
| J/K | cal/K |
|---|---|
| 0.5 J/K | 0.119503 cal/K |
| 1 J/K | 0.239006 cal/K |
| 2 J/K | 0.478011 cal/K |
| 4.184 J/K | 1 cal/K |
| 10 J/K | 2.39006 cal/K |
| 20 J/K | 4.78011 cal/K |
| 50 J/K | 11.9503 cal/K |
| 100 J/K | 23.9006 cal/K |
| 250 J/K | 59.7514 cal/K |
| 500 J/K | 119.503 cal/K |
| 1,000 J/K | 239.006 cal/K |
cal/K to J/K conversion table
| cal/K | J/K |
|---|---|
| 0.5 cal/K | 2.092 J/K |
| 1 cal/K | 4.184 J/K |
| 2 cal/K | 8.368 J/K |
| 4.184 cal/K | 17.5059 J/K |
| 10 cal/K | 41.84 J/K |
| 20 cal/K | 83.68 J/K |
| 50 cal/K | 209.2 J/K |
| 100 cal/K | 418.4 J/K |
| 250 cal/K | 1,046 J/K |
| 500 cal/K | 2,092 J/K |
| 1,000 cal/K | 4,184 J/K |
Quick answers
Quick answers
- How many cal/K is 1 J/K?
- 1 J/K is 0.239006 cal/K.
- How many cal/K is 10 J/K?
- 10 J/K is 2.39006 cal/K.
The units
About these units
Joules per kelvin (J/K)
The SI unit, the same as J/°C.
Calories per degree (cal/K)
One calorie warms a gram of water by a degree.
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