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from different sites should not be compared directly.
To determine if an individual is experiencing an elevated body temperature
and/or having a fever, it is critical to know the individual's normal body
temperature when he/she is well. Take multiple readings to obtain the
normal body temperature range and note the specific body site measured,
for example: forehead or eardrum temperature.
Body Part
Forehead
Ear canal
Mouth
Armpit
The normal body temperature range slightly varies with age and gender.
Generally, newborns or children have higher body temperature than adults,
and adults have higher body temperature than the elderly. Women's body
temperature are appropriately 0.3°C (0.5 °F) higher than men's.
Variation in body temperature
Anus
Normal Temperature Range
34.7°C–37.3°C / 94.5°F–99.1°F
35.8°C–38.0°C / 96.4°F–100.4°F
35.3°C–37.5°C / 95.9°F–99.5°F
34.7°C–37.3°C / 94.5°F–99.1°F
36.6°C–38.0°C / 97.9°F–100.4°F
Normal body temperature
fluctuates throughout the day
and is also affected by external
factors.The body temperature of
an individual is the lowest
between 2:00 a.m. and 4:00 a.m.
and the highest between 2:00
p.m. and 8:00 p.m. An
individual's body temperature
typically changes by less than
1°C (1.8°F) each day.
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