This table lists dynamic viscosity (resistance to shear) and kinematic viscosity (dynamic viscosity divided by density) for water across temperature, so you can quickly grab the right value for Reynolds number checks and fluid-flow calculations.
Viscosity by Degree Celsius
| Water Conditions | Water Dynamic Viscosity | Water Kinematic Viscosity | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water Temperature°C | Water Vapor PressureMPa | Dynamic ViscosityPa·s / N·s/m² | Water ViscositycP / mPa·s | Dynamic Viscositylbf·s/ft² ×10⁻⁵ | Kinematic Viscositymm²/s / cSt |
| 1 | 0.000654 | 0.0017433 | 1.7433 | 3.6409 | 1.7437 |
| 5 | 0.000857 | 0.00154894 | 1.54894 | 3.235 | 1.5494 |
| 10 | 0.0012 | 0.001306 | 1.3060 | 2.7276 | 1.3065 |
| 15 | 0.0017 | 0.0011538 | 1.1538 | 2.4097 | 1.155 |
| 20 | 0.0023 | 0.0010016 | 1.0016 | 2.0919 | 1.0035 |
| 25 | 0.0032 | 0.00089004 | 0.89004 | 1.8589 | 0.8927 |
| 30 | 0.0042 | 0.00079722 | 0.79722 | 1.6650 | 0.8007 |
| 35 | 0.0056 | 0.00072497 | 0.72497 | 1.5141 | 0.7293 |
| 40 | 0.0074 | 0.00065272 | 0.65272 | 1.3632 | 0.6579 |
| 45 | 0.0096 | 0.00059961 | 0.59961 | 1.2523 | 0.6055 |
| 50 | 0.0124 | 0.00054650 | 0.54650 | 1.1414 | 0.5531 |
| 55 | 0.0157 | 0.00050626 | 0.50626 | 1.0574 | 0.5135 |
| 60 | 0.0199 | 0.00046602 | 0.46602 | 0.9733 | 0.4740 |
| 65 | 0.025 | 0.00043478 | 0.43478 | 0.908 | 0.4434 |
| 70 | 0.0312 | 0.00040353 | 0.40353 | 0.8428 | 0.4127 |
| 75 | 0.0386 | 0.00037878 | 0.37878 | 0.7911 | 0.3885 |
| 80 | 0.0474 | 0.00035404 | 0.35404 | 0.7394 | 0.3643 |
| 85 | 0.0577 | 0.00033411 | 0.33411 | 0.6978 | 0.3449 |
| 90 | 0.0702 | 0.00031417 | 0.31417 | 0.6562 | 0.3255 |
| 95 | 0.0846 | 0.00029788 | 0.29788 | 0.6222 | 0.3096 |
| 100 | 0.101 | 0.00028158 | 0.28158 | 0.5881 | 0.2938 |
| 120 | 0.199 | 0.00023203 | 0.23203 | 0.4846 | 0.2460 |
| 140 | 0.362 | 0.00019664 | 0.19664 | 0.4107 | 0.2123 |
| 160 | 0.618 | 0.00017043 | 0.17043 | 0.3559 | 0.1878 |
| 180 | 1.000 | 0.00015038 | 0.15038 | 0.3141 | 0.1695 |
| 200 | 1.550 | 0.00013458 | 0.13458 | 0.2811 | 0.1556 |
| 220 | 2.320 | 0.00012177 | 0.12177 | 0.2543 | 0.1449 |
| 240 | 3.350 | 0.00011106 | 0.11106 | 0.2320 | 0.1365 |
| 260 | 4.690 | 0.00010181 | 0.10181 | 0.2126 | 0.1299 |
| 280 | 6.420 | 0.00009355 | 0.09355 | 0.1954 | 0.1247 |
| 300 | 8.590 | 0.00008586 | 0.08586 | 0.1793 | 0.1206 |
| 320 | 11.30 | 0.00007831 | 0.07831 | 0.1636 | 0.1174 |
| 340 | 14.60 | 0.00007033 | 0.07033 | 0.1469 | 0.1152 |
| 360 | 18.70 | 0.00006031 | 0.06031 | 0.1260 | 0.1143 |
| 380 | 23.95 | 0.00005029 | 0.05029 | 0.1051 | 0.1134 |
| 400 | 30.68 | 0.00004027 | 0.04027 | 0.0842 | 0.1125 |
Viscosity by Degree Fahrenheit
| Water Conditions | Water Dynamic Viscosity | Water Kinematic Viscosity | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water Temperature°F | Water Vapor PressureMPa | Dynamic ViscosityPa·s / N·s/m² | Water ViscositycP / mPa·s | Dynamic Viscositylbf·s/ft² ×10⁻⁵ | Kinematic Viscositymm²/s / cSt |
| 32 | 0.000612 | 0.0017919 | 1.7919 | 3.7424 | 1.7923 |
| 37 | 0.000738 | 0.0016569 | 1.6569 | 3.4605 | 1.6573 |
| 42 | 0.000889 | 0.0015219 | 1.5219 | 3.1786 | 1.5224 |
| 47 | 0.0011 | 0.001387 | 1.3870 | 2.8967 | 1.3875 |
| 52 | 0.0013 | 0.0012722 | 1.2722 | 2.6570 | 1.2728 |
| 57 | 0.0017 | 0.0011573 | 1.1573 | 2.4172 | 1.1579 |
| 62 | 0.0020 | 0.0010425 | 1.0425 | 2.1775 | 1.0432 |
| 67 | 0.0024 | 0.0009277 | 0.92770 | 1.9377 | 0.9285 |
| 72 | 0.0029 | 0.0008882 | 0.88816 | 1.8553 | 0.8908 |
| 77 | 0.0037 | 0.0008366 | 0.83661 | 1.7476 | 0.8402 |
| 82 | 0.0047 | 0.0007849 | 0.78491 | 1.6399 | 0.7895 |
| 87 | 0.0058 | 0.0007332 | 0.73322 | 1.5322 | 0.7388 |
| 92 | 0.0072 | 0.0006815 | 0.68152 | 1.4245 | 0.6881 |
| 97 | 0.0088 | 0.0006298 | 0.62982 | 1.3168 | 0.6374 |
| 100 | 0.0065 | 0.0006848 | 0.68483 | 1.4317 | 0.6894 |
| 120 | 0.0141 | 0.0005260 | 0.52602 | 1.0999 | 0.5330 |
| 140 | 0.0280 | 0.0004155 | 0.41547 | 0.8691 | 0.4244 |
| 160 | 0.0512 | 0.0003399 | 0.33993 | 0.7109 | 0.3509 |
| 180 | 0.0876 | 0.0002926 | 0.29263 | 0.6119 | 0.3045 |
| 200 | 0.1417 | 0.0002578 | 0.25777 | 0.5392 | 0.2701 |
| 220 | 0.118 | 0.0002696 | 0.26959 | 0.5638 | 0.2818 |
| 240 | 0.276 | 0.0002119 | 0.21185 | 0.4429 | 0.2260 |
| 260 | 0.509 | 0.0001797 | 0.17974 | 0.3756 | 0.1950 |
| 280 | 0.831 | 0.0001592 | 0.15920 | 0.3328 | 0.1753 |
| 300 | 1.253 | 0.0001445 | 0.14448 | 0.3021 | 0.1612 |
| 320 | 1.783 | 0.0001333 | 0.13330 | 0.2787 | 0.1504 |
| 340 | 2.431 | 0.0001245 | 0.12447 | 0.2602 | 0.1421 |
| 360 | 3.205 | 0.0001173 | 0.11728 | 0.2452 | 0.1354 |
| 380 | 4.113 | 0.0001113 | 0.11126 | 0.2326 | 0.1299 |
| 400 | 5.164 | 0.0001062 | 0.10620 | 0.2220 | 0.1255 |
| 420 | 6.364 | 0.0001018 | 0.10184 | 0.2129 | 0.1219 |
| 440 | 7.714 | 0.00009793 | 0.09793 | 0.2047 | 0.1188 |
| 460 | 9.223 | 0.00009436 | 0.09436 | 0.1973 | 0.1160 |
| 480 | 10.90 | 0.00009101 | 0.09101 | 0.1902 | 0.1135 |
| 500 | 12.74 | 0.00008783 | 0.08783 | 0.1836 | 0.1112 |
| 520 | 14.75 | 0.00008480 | 0.08480 | 0.1773 | 0.1091 |
| 540 | 16.93 | 0.00008191 | 0.08191 | 0.1713 | 0.1072 |
| 560 | 7.795 | 0.00008842 | 0.08842 | 0.1847 | 0.1220 |
| 580 | 9.130 | 0.00008418 | 0.08418 | 0.1758 | 0.1199 |
| 600 | 10.63 | 0.00007999 | 0.07999 | 0.1671 | 0.1181 |
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Author: Scott Bredemann | Updated: 2/20/2026
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