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Watts per square meter to kelvin

Type a value in W/m² to get it in K instantly.

269.7K

That's 99× as hot as the microwave background, while melting ice is 1.01× hotter. It radiates about 300 W from every square meter.

What it means

How much does it radiate?

These are for a perfect black body. A real surface radiates its emissivity times as much — around 0.95 for skin and paint, 0.05 for polished metal.

The math

How to convert W/m² to K

Two laws at once: W/m² = 5.670 × 10⁻⁸ × T⁴ for the power, and peak nm = 2,897,772 ÷ T for the color.

Example: 300 W/m² = 269.698 K.

Every unit

Your temperature in every unit

Tables

W/m² to K conversion table

W/m² to K conversion table
W/m²K
3 W/m²85.2859 K
100 W/m²204.926 K
288 W/m²266.959 K
300 W/m²269.698 K
500 W/m²306.436 K
1,000 W/m²364.416 K
2,000 W/m²433.366 K
3,000 W/m²479.598 K
5,778 W/m²564.991 K
10,000 W/m²648.033 K
K to W/m² conversion table
K to W/m² conversion table
KW/m²
3 K4.593×10⁻⁶ W/m²
100 K5.67037 W/m²
288 K390.105 W/m²
300 K459.3 W/m²
500 K3,543.98 W/m²
1,000 K56,703.7 W/m²
2,000 K907,260 W/m²
3,000 K4,593,000 W/m²
5,778 K63,200,700 W/m²
10,000 K567,037,000 W/m²

Quick answers

Quick answers

How many K is 1 W/m²?
1 W/m² is 64.8033 K.
How many K is 10 W/m²?
10 W/m² is 115.238 K.
How many K is 300 W/m²?
300 W/m² is 269.698 K.

The units

About these units

Watts per square meter (W/m²)

The power radiated from each square meter.

Kelvin (K)

Absolute temperature, which is what the law needs.

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