Oven temperatures · gas mark guide
350°F to gas mark and °C
350°F is gas mark 4. In a UK electric oven that is 180°C, or 160°C with the fan on. The exact conversion is 176.7°C, which recipe charts round to 180°C.
Chart checked against Delia Smith and Waitrose on .
Gas mark
4
on the chart
Conventional oven
180°C
as recipe charts round it
Fan oven
160°C
20°C lower
Exact
176.7°C
(°F − 32) × 5 ÷ 9
Gas mark conversion chart
The row nearest to 350°F is gas mark 4.
| Gas mark | Conventional | Fan | Fahrenheit | Heat |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gas ¼ | 110°C | 90°C | 225°F | Very cool |
| Gas ½ | 120°C | 100°C | 250°F | Very cool |
| Gas 1 | 140°C | 120°C | 275°F | Very low |
| Gas 2 | 150°C | 130°C | 300°F | Very low |
| Gas 3 | 170°C | 150°C | 325°F | Low |
| Gas 4 | 180°C | 160°C | 350°F | Moderate |
| Gas 5 | 190°C | 170°C | 375°F | Moderately hot |
| Gas 6 | 200°C | 180°C | 400°F | Hot |
| Gas 7 | 220°C | 200°C | 425°F | Hot |
| Gas 8 | 230°C | 210°C | 450°F | Very hot |
| Gas 9 | 240°C | 220°C | 475°F | Very hot |
American recipes and fan ovens
US recipes give conventional oven temperatures in Fahrenheit. In a UK fan oven, convert 350°F to 180°C first, then take off 20°C to get 160°C.
What cooks at 350°F
American recipes use 350°F for most sponge cakes, brownies and traybakes, and on a gas oven that means gas mark 4. The settings either side are gas mark 3 (170°C, 325°F) and gas mark 5 (190°C, 375°F).
Other temperatures
- 275°F to gas mark (gas 1)
- 300°F to gas mark (gas 2)
- 325°F to gas mark (gas 3)
- 375°F to gas mark (gas 5)
- 400°F to gas mark (gas 6)
- 425°F to gas mark (gas 7)
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Common questions
What gas mark is 350°F?
Gas mark 4.
What is 350°F in Celsius?
176.7°C exactly, which recipe charts round to 180°C.
What is 350°F in a fan oven?
160°C. Convert to Celsius, then take 20°C off for the fan.
Sources and assumptions
- Conventional means an electric oven with the fan off. Fan settings are 20°C lower.
- Recipe charts round temperatures to the nearest 10°C or 25°F, so exact conversions differ by a few degrees.
- Delia Smith: oven temperatures and conversions (gas marks 1 to 9, fan ovens)
- Waitrose: conversion charts (gas marks ¼ and ½)
Ovens vary. An oven thermometer shows what yours is really doing.