Can Apple Watch Check Body Temperature?

Many users do not know that the Apple Watch actually does track your temperature, but when and how isn’t exactly clear. For the longest time, I didn’t check my temperature on my Apple Watch, and now that I know how to see it, I can’t stop checking it at least once a day.

All Apple Watch models from Series 8 and later have temperature tracking capabilities. So, if you have one, it’s about time you used it. Temperature is one of the most important indicators of health and illness in our bodies. 

In the past few years, all health trackers have started temperature tracking to provide better insights into illness detection, including smart rings. Having used this particular feature, I can assure you it is genuinely helpful in our lives.

How Does Apple Watch Check Body Temperature?#

Apple Watch has 2 temperature sensors– the first one is on the back of the watch, touching your skin, and the second one is right under the display. Temperature is tracked every 5 seconds at night when you’re asleep. Apple Watch does not track temperature during the day.  

The Apple Watch needs at least 5 consecutive nights of sleep data with at least 4 hours of sleep (each night) to form your baseline. On the Health app, you can see the temperature deviation from this baseline in the form of a graph. 

Before you begin, just check once whether the “Wrist Temperature” option in Privacy under Settings is on or not. If it’s not, turn it on and then start the setup process.

To see your temperature data, you have set up wrist temperature tracking-

1. First, go to the Sleep App on your Apple Watch. 
2. Follow the on-screen instructions to set up your sleep schedule.
3. Turn on Sleep Focus and make sure to wear the watch while sleeping.

How to Check Body Temperature on iPhone?#

1. Open the Health app and click on Browse.
2. Go to Body Measurements and then click Wrist Temperature. 

Your baseline deviation temperature graph will be on your screen. 

3. Click on any point on the graph to get more details about the sample taken. 

The temperature you see here is not the absolute temperature. As I said, it is the variance from your baseline. However, if you want to see your absolute temperature, that’s also possible. 

4. Scroll a bit on the Wrist Temperature page and go to Options. 
5. Click on Show All Data. 

Here, you’ll see a list of dates and specific times when your temperature was measured.

6. Click on any date, and you will see the absolute temperature reading. 

Now, you can also click on “Pin to Summary” here to stick the Wrist Temperature to the Health app’s home page, which is the Summary section.

How to Check Body Temperature on Apple Watch?#

It is super easy to check body temperature on the Apple Watch as well as on the iPhone. Follow these steps- 

1. On your Apple Watch, go to Settings.
2. Click on Health, then on Health Data.
3. Tap Body Measurement, and then on Wrist Temperature. 

Here, you’ll see a list of entries of absolute temperatures when your watch recorded the data. 

Wrap Up#

It is crucial to note here that the Apple Watch is not a digital thermometer for medical use. So, please keep this in mind. If you’re using your Apple Watch as part of your everyday safety and health toolkit, you may also want to know how to call 911 on an Apple Watch.

Also, temperature monitoring with health trackers like the Apple Watch is meant for long-term tracking. You might want to see your absolute temperatures once in a while, but that won’t be as useful as finding your patterns over a period of time, especially for women.

Only nighttime temperature tracking is possible as of now; maybe in the future, Apple will enable daytime tracking as well. 

Frequently Asked Questions#