diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values-de-rDE/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values-de-rDE/strings.xml
index ac3a1dc..0fdf3c1 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values-de-rDE/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values-de-rDE/strings.xml
@@ -101,6 +101,9 @@
     <string name="settings_category_hints">Hinweise</string>
     <string name="settings_category_ui">Oberfläche</string>
     <string name="settings_category_weather">Wetter</string>
+    <string name="settings_use_fahrenheit_default">false</string>
+    <string name="settings_use_fahrenheit">Verwende Fahrenheit</string>
+    <string name="settings_use_fahrenheit_summary">Verwende \u2109 anstatt \u2103 für Temperaturen</string>
     <string name="display_hints">Hinweise anzeigen</string>
     <string name="minimal_hot_temp">Minimale \'Heiß\'-Temperatur</string>
     <string name="minimal_hot_temp_summary">Definiert die minimale Temeratur bei der Hinweise zu heißem Wetter angezeigt werden sollen</string>
@@ -116,8 +119,8 @@
     <string name="download_custom_location">Spezifischer Ort</string>
     <string name="download_city_placehoder">Ort…</string>
     <string name="download_weather_found_info">%1$s in %2$s gefunden</string>
-    <string name="preferences_n_degree">%1$s°C</string>
-    <string name="preferences_n_degree_floating">%1$.01f°C</string>
+    <string name="preferences_n_degree">%1$s\u2103</string>
+    <string name="preferences_n_degree_floating">%1$.01f\u2103</string>
 
     <string name="osm_contrib">© <a href="http://www.openstreetmap.org/">OpenStreetMap</a>-Mitwirkende</string>
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index b2dfdf0..ba4e97a 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -104,6 +104,9 @@
     <string name="settings_category_ui">UI</string>
     <string name="settings_category_weather">Weather</string>
     <string name="settings_category_osm" translatable="false">OSM</string>
+    <string name="settings_use_fahrenheit_default">true</string>
+    <string name="settings_use_fahrenheit">Use fahrenheit</string>
+    <string name="settings_use_fahrenheit_summary">Use \u2109 to display temperature instead of \u2103</string>
     <string name="display_hints">Display hints</string>
     <string name="minimal_hot_temp">Minimal hot temperature</string>
     <string name="minimal_hot_temp_summary">Sets the minimal value at which a hint should be displayed for hot weather</string>
@@ -119,8 +122,8 @@
     <string name="download_custom_location">Custom location</string>
     <string name="download_city_placehoder">Location…</string>
     <string name="download_weather_found_info">%1$s found in %2$s</string>
-    <string name="preferences_n_degree">%1$s°C</string>
-    <string name="preferences_n_degree_floating">%1$.01f°C</string>
+    <string name="preferences_n_degree">%1$s\u2103</string>
+    <string name="preferences_n_degree_floating">%1$.01f\u2103</string>
 
     <string name="osm_contrib">© <a href="http://www.openstreetmap.org/">OpenStreetMap</a> contributors</string>
 
@@ -134,6 +137,7 @@
     <string name="menu_title_download_key" translatable="false">download</string>
     <string name="hike_title_show_key" translatable="false">showHikes</string>
     <string name="hike_title_record_key" translatable="false">recordHike</string>
+    <string name="settings_use_fahrenheit_key" translatable="false">useFahrenheit</string>
     <string name="settings_hint_key" translatable="false">hints</string>
     <string name="settings_hint_enable_key" translatable="false">dispHints</string>
     <string name="settings_hint_min_hot_temp_key" translatable="false">maxHotTemp</string>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/xml/preferences.xml b/app/src/main/res/xml/preferences.xml
index 86fbabb..b946f88 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/xml/preferences.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/xml/preferences.xml
@@ -21,6 +21,11 @@
 -->
 <PreferenceScreen xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
     xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto">
+    <CheckBoxPreference
+        android:title="@string/settings_use_fahrenheit"
+        android:key="@string/settings_use_fahrenheit_key"
+        android:defaultValue="@string/settings_use_fahrenheit_default"
+        android:summary="@string/settings_use_fahrenheit_summary"/>
     <PreferenceCategory
         android:title="@string/settings_category_hints"
         android:key="@string/settings_hint_key">