Dab Temperature Chart: Recommended °F & °C by Concentrate Type
A dab temperature chart with recommended °F and °C ranges for live rosin, live resin, shatter, badder, diamonds and more — plus terpene boiling points.
By Dab Rite BTI · September 2, 2026
This chart shows recommended dabbing temperature ranges for the most common concentrate types, in both Fahrenheit and Celsius. Most concentrates fall between 500°F and 600°F (260–316°C), with flavor-forward extracts like live rosin and sauce toward the lower end and crystalline THCA diamonds toward the higher end. Use it as a starting point — the exact best temperature for any specific product is the one its maker recommends.
Save or bookmark this page as a quick reference, and look up product-specific temperatures on the Best Temp Index.
How to read this chart
Every number below is a quartz surface temperature on a hot start, measured with an infrared thermometer aimed at the banger. That basis matters more than the numbers themselves:
Cold starts read lower. Load first, then heat, and the material typically vaporizes around 400–500°F on the thermometer. Applying the hot-start numbers below to a cold start will overshoot badly.
Different materials read differently. Ceramic, titanium, and thick-bottom quartz all hold and transfer heat differently, and an e-rig's set point is not the same as a measured surface temp.
The surface is hotter than the hash. The concentrate never reaches the surface temperature you're reading — which is why the working ranges sit well above the terpene boiling points further down this page.
That last point is the reason most published dab-temp charts contradict each other by 100 degrees or more: they never say what they're measuring.
Dab temperature chart by concentrate type
Concentrate type | Recommended range (°F) | Recommended range (°C) | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
Sauce / terp sauce / HTFSE | 500–540°F | 260–282°C | Extremely terpene-rich — keep it low to protect flavor. |
Live rosin (solventless) | 500–550°F | 260–288°C | Flavor-forward; low temps preserve the terpene profile. |
Live resin | 510–560°F | 266–293°C | High terpene content; low-to-mid keeps it tasty. |
Pressed rosin | 520–570°F | 271–299°C | Similar to live rosin, slightly more flexible. |
Distillate | 520–580°F | 271–304°C | Usually low in terpenes; a wide, forgiving range. |
Badder / batter / budder | 530–580°F | 277–304°C | Whipped textures shine in the low-mid range. |
Crumble | 540–590°F | 282–310°C | Drier texture benefits from slightly more heat. |
Shatter | 550–600°F | 288–316°C | Stable and less terp-forward; mid range works well. |
Diamonds / THCA | 580–640°F | 304–338°C | Crystalline THCA needs the most heat to vaporize fully — but it still chars above 650°F. Diamonds sitting in sauce should be run at sauce temps. |
These are general, community-consensus starting ranges — not lab-exact settings. The optimal temperature for a specific batch depends on how it was made and its terpene content, which is why maker-recommended temperatures (published on the Best Temp Index) are more precise than any one-size chart.
Temperature bands at a glance
Band | Range (°F) | Range (°C) | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
Very low ("terp sip") | 450–500°F | 232–260°C | Aroma and tasting notes only; leaves material behind |
Low (flavor) | 500–550°F | 260–288°C | Taste, smoothness, terpene preservation |
Mid (balanced) | 550–600°F | 288–316°C | An all-purpose mix of flavor and vapor |
High (clouds) | 600–650°F | 316–343°C | Maximum vapor and intensity, at the cost of flavor |
Too hot | 650°F+ | 343°C+ | Nothing. Above this you char the concentrate instead of vaporizing it |
On the numbers you'll see elsewhere: many dab temp charts list bands running to 700°F or 750°F. Those aren't flavor-versus-clouds tradeoffs — they're combustion. Past roughly 650°F the vapor turns acrid, the terpenes are long gone, and you're left with black reclaim in the banger.
Terpene boiling-point reference
Why do these ranges work? Because the terpenes that give concentrates their flavor each vaporize at a different temperature. This chart shows approximate atmospheric boiling points for common cannabis terpenes — a big part of why lower-temperature dabs taste more like the strain.
Two things to notice. First, the light monoterpenes (pinene, myrcene, limonene, terpinolene) come off first, so they're the first flavors you lose when you run hot. Second, the heavier sesquiterpenes (caryophyllene, humulene) boil far higher — up in the same neighborhood as the low end of the dab ranges above. That's the real reason the flavor window sits around 500–550°F rather than down at 350°F: you need surface heat well above a compound's boiling point to move the whole profile into vapor fast enough to inhale, and the surface always runs hotter than the material itself.
Terpene | Class | Approx. boiling point (°F) | (°C) | Typical aroma |
|---|---|---|---|---|
α-Pinene | Monoterpene | 311°F | 155°C | Pine, rosemary |
Myrcene | Monoterpene | 332°F | 167°C | Earthy, musky, mango |
Limonene | Monoterpene | 349°F | 176°C | Citrus |
Terpinolene | Monoterpene | 366°F | 186°C | Herbal, floral |
Linalool | Monoterpenoid | 388°F | 198°C | Lavender, floral |
β-Caryophyllene | Sesquiterpene | 505°F | 263°C | Pepper, spice |
α-Humulene | Sesquiterpene | 509°F | 265°C | Hops, woody |
Boiling points are approximate and vary by source, purity, and pressure — many figures circulating online are actually vacuum-distillation values measured at reduced pressure, which is why you'll see caryophyllene listed as low as 320°F elsewhere. This table uses atmospheric-pressure approximations and is meant to show the relative order in which terpenes vaporize, not to serve as lab-precise measurement.
How to use this chart
Find your concentrate type in the first table and note the range.
Start at the low end of that range — you can always go hotter on the next pull.
Measure, don't guess. Use an infrared thermometer (like the Dab Rite PRO) to hit the number reliably, and make sure you're comparing hot start to hot start.
Get product-specific. For the exact temperature the maker intended, scan the QR code on the label or search the product on the Best Temp Index.
This chart is for flavor and experience guidance only and is not medical or health advice. Ranges and boiling points are approximate and provided for reference. Intended for adults in legal markets.
Want the exact temperature, not just a range? Look up maker-recommended dab temps on the Best Temp Index →