500 °F to Celsius
500 °F = 260.0 °C
In recipes: 260 °C. Fan oven: 240 °C. Typically used for pizza, flatbreads and hearth loaves on a stone or steel.
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Fan (convection) ovens run hotter at the same setting, so recipes usually drop the temperature by about 20 °C (25 °F).
- Fahrenheit
- 500°F
- Celsius
- 260°C
- Fan / convection
- 240°C
- Gas mark
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Exact: 260.0 °C = 500.0 °F. Recipes round to the nearest 5 or 10 degrees, and so do oven dials.
How it’s calculated
(500 − 32) × 5 ÷ 9 = 260.00 °C.
If your oven is a fan or convection model, lower the setting by about 20 °C, or keep it and start checking 5–10 minutes early.
Other temperatures
Questions bakers ask
What is 500 °F in Celsius?
500 °F is 260.0 °C. Recipes usually round this to 260 °C.
What is 500 °F in a fan oven?
About 240 °C (475 °F) in a fan or convection oven, roughly 20 °C lower than a conventional oven.
What gas mark is 500 °F?
500 °F is outside the usual gas mark range (¼ to 9).