Calories to Therms Converter

Enter the energy in calories below to convert it to therms.

SWAP UNITS

Result in Therms:

Loading content.
1 cal = 3.9657E-8 therms
Hint: use a scientific notation calculator to convert E notation to decimal

Do you want to convert therms to calories?

How to Convert Calories to Therms

Person Icon
By
Bio image of Joe Sexton

Joe is the creator of Inch Calculator and has over 20 years of experience in engineering and construction. He holds several degrees and certifications.

Full bio

To convert a measurement in calories to a measurement in therms, multiply the energy by the following conversion ratio: 3.9657E-8 therms/calorie.

Since one calorie is equal to 3.9657E-8 therms, you can use this simple formula to convert:

therms = calories × 3.9657E-8

The energy in therms is equal to the energy in calories multiplied by 3.9657E-8.

For example, here's how to convert 50,000,000 calories to therms using the formula above.
therms = (50,000,000 cal × 3.9657E-8) = 1.982833 therms

Calories and therms are both units used to measure energy. Keep reading to learn more about each unit of measure.

What Is a Calorie?

One calorie is equal to the heat needed to raise the temperature of one gram of water from 14.5 to 15.5 degrees Celsius.

When measuring the energy content in foods, the large calorie, or kilocalorie is used, but it's often still just called a "calorie." When both the calorie and large calorie are used in the same context it is common to refer to the calorie as a "small calorie."

Calories can be abbreviated as cal; for example, 1 calorie can be written as 1 cal.

Learn more about calories.

What Is a Therm?

One therm is a measure of heat energy equal to 100,000 BTU, which are equal to the amount of heat energy required to increase the temperature of one pound of water one degree Fahrenheit. Therms are often used by natural gas companies to measure the heat equivalent of gas used.

The therm is a US customary unit of energy.

Learn more about therms.

Calorie to Therm Conversion Table

Table showing various calorie measurements converted to therms.
Calories Therms
1 cal 0.000000039657
2 cal 0.000000079313
3 cal 0.00000011897
4 cal 0.00000015863
5 cal 0.00000019828
6 cal 0.00000023794
7 cal 0.0000002776
8 cal 0.00000031725
9 cal 0.00000035691
10 cal 0.00000039657
100 cal 0.0000039657
1,000 cal 0.000039657
10,000 cal 0.000397
100,000 cal 0.003966
1,000,000 cal 0.039657
10,000,000 cal 0.396567
100,000,000 cal 3.9657

More Calorie & Therm Conversions