Dew Point Calculator

Find the dew point from temperature and humidity, or the humidity from the dew point, plus wet bulb and humidity ratio.

Units
What Do You Know?
14.696 at sea level; about 12.2 at 5,000 ft. Used for humidity ratio.
Fractions and decimals both work.
°F Dew Point
Relative humidity
Wet bulb
Vapor pressure
Humidity ratio
Absolute humidity
Temperature minus dew point
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How to Calculate Dew Point

Dew point is the temperature at which air becomes saturated and water starts to condense. It's found from temperature and relative humidity with the Magnus formula, which is accurate to a few tenths of a degree in the ordinary range of weather.

γ = ln(RH ÷ 100) + 17.62 × T ÷ (243.12 + T)   (T in °C)
Dew point = 243.12 × γ ÷ (17.62 − γ)
Humidity ratio W = 0.622 × pw ÷ (p − pw)   (pw = vapor pressure)

Wet bulb temperature uses Stull's (2011) empirical formula, good to within about 1 °C for relative humidity between 5% and 99% and temperatures from −20 °C to 50 °C.

Worked Example

How Dew Point Feels

Dew PointComfort
Below 50 °F (10 °C)Dry, comfortable
50–60 °F (10–16 °C)Comfortable
60–65 °F (16–18 °C)Getting sticky
65–70 °F (18–21 °C)Humid, uncomfortable
Above 70 °F (21 °C)Oppressive

General comfort guide, similar to the one used by the National Weather Service.

Tips

Any surface colder than the dew point will sweat: cold water pipes, ducts in an attic, windows in winter. Keeping indoor dew point under about 55 °F in summer helps prevent mold. The Magnus constants used here are for water; over ice the numbers are slightly different.