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Hypothermia means your core body temperature drops below what?

95 degrees F (35 C), a medical emergency.

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  1. 95 degrees F (35 C) ✔
  2. 98.6 degrees F (37 C)
  3. 90 degrees F (32 C)

Why: Normal body temperature is about 98.6 F. Once it falls below 95 F, the body is losing heat faster than it can make it, and you need medical attention right away.

Huh, didn't know that: Mayo Clinic notes that shivering is the body's attempt to warm itself.

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Answer: 95 degrees F (35 C). Normal body temperature is about 98.6 F. Once it falls below 95 F, the body is losing heat faster than it can make it, and you need medical attention right away.

  1. Mayo Clinic: Hypothermia symptoms and causes www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/hypothermia/symptoms-causes/syc-20352682
    below 95 degrees Fahrenheit (35 degrees Celsius)
    Checked 2026-10-10.
  2. CDC: Preventing Hypothermia www.cdc.gov/winter-weather/prevention/index.html
    If a person's temperature is below 95 degrees get medical attention immediately.
    Checked 2026-10-10.

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