A normal body temperature can range from 97°F to 99°F, while a fever is generally considered 100.4°F or above. Here's what you need to know.

A fever can be a sign of COVID and other illnesses. The body-temperature benchmark of 98.6 degrees is actually an average of a normal range.

So while everyone’s body temperature is not necessarily 98.6 F, your “normal” is still pretty close to this average value. Human beings live in a very narrow survival zone.

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.

Given our range of temperatures, it’s hard to say when someone is sick if you're solely going by body temperature. Typically, a temperature above 100 degrees is considered a fever, but this may ...

Generally, body temperature is somewhat variable among individuals and may fall within the range of 97 to 99 degrees Fahrenheit (36.1 to 37.2 degrees Celsius) as recorded by an oral thermometer.

A fever can be a sign of COVID and other illnesses. The body-temperature benchmark of 98.6 degrees is actually an average of a normal range.

So while everyone’s body temperature is not necessarily 98.6 F, your “normal” is still pretty close to this average value. Human beings live in a very narrow survival zone.

A normal body temperature ranges from 97 to 99 degrees, according to Powell. Powell noted she was often in the 97 range when she was taking her temperature daily at the start of the pandemic.