What is the temperature of Mars?

Answer by  LauraLS (195)

Mars is a nearly permanently frozen planet. The average surface temperature of Mars is -81 degrees Fahrenheit (-63 degrees C). The coldest temperatures on Mars are about -150 degrees Fahrenheit (-100 C). Rarely, during summer the Martian equator can heat up above the freezing point of water. The highest reported equatorial temperatures range from 30-70 degrees Fahrenheit.

Answer by  GeorgeH (179)

The average temperature of Mars is about 220 Kelvin, or -53 degrees Celsius, or -63 degrees Fahrenheit. Temperatures vary from as low as 130-170 Kelvin to as high as 260-290 Kelvin, as taken by the Viking orbiter and landers.