Typical temperatures of fires and flames-
Oxyhydrogen flame: 2000 °C or above (3645 °F)
Bunsen burner flame: 1300 to 1600 °C (2372 to 2912 °F)
Blowtorch flame: 1,300 °C (2372 °F)
Candle flame: 1000 °C (1832 °F)
Smoldering cigarette:
Temperature without drawing: side of the lit portion; 400 °C (750 °F); middle of the lit portion: 585 °C (1110 °F)
Temperature during drawing: middle of the lit portion: 700 °C (1290 °F)
Always hotter in the middle.
Temperatures of flames by appearance
The temperature of flames with carbon particles emitting light can be assessed by their color:
Red
Just visible: 525 °C (977 °F)
Dull: 700 °C (1290 °F)
Cherry, dull: 800 °C (1470 °F)
Cherry, full: 900 °C (1650 °F)
Cherry, clear: 1000 °C (1830 °F)
Orange
Deep: 1100 °C (2010 °F)
Clear: 1200 °C (2190 °F)
White
Whitish: 1300 °C (2370 °F)
Bright: 1400 °C (2550 °F)
Dazzling: 1500 °C (2730 °F)
Source(s):
FireFighter