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Modern research shows that “normal” body temperature varies significantly between individuals. Some perfectly healthy people consistently run temperatures in the 97°F range, while others ...

The average normal oral body temperature is now 97.9 degrees Fahrenheit, though it can range from 97.2 to 98.3 Fahrenheit, a separate study of hundreds of thousands of people found.

The “normal” temperature, they found, is closer to 97.9 degrees. A 2017 study, using records of more than 35,000 patients, also found average temperature at nearly 97.9 degrees.

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These results build upon earlier research, which revealed that sleep is most efficient and restful for older adults when nighttime ambient temperatures range from 68 to 77 degrees Fahrenheit.

In fact, the range of “normal” body temperatures was found to vary between 97.3°F and 98.2°F (36.2°C to 36.8°C), with the oft-quoted 98.6°F rarely observed in practice.

The scientists found that normal human body temperature naturally varies between 36.2°C and 36.8°C (97.3°F and 98.2°F), suggesting that the commonly accepted value may be too high.

If we’ve learned anything from having our body temperature examined by total strangers at restaurants during the last few years, it’s that 98.6°F is normal.

But for at least the past two decades, researchers have known that the average body temperature is actually colder, about 97.8 degrees Fahrenheit, and that a nywhere between 96.3 and 99.3 degrees ...