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Tire pressure temperature calculator

Pressure falls about 1 PSI per 10°F — so the first cold morning of the season can light up the TPMS warning on perfectly healthy tires. See what yours should read right now.

35 PSI

On the driver's door jamb — not the "max" molded on the tire sidewall.

70°F
25°F
Expected pressure at 25°F
30.8PSI4.2 PSI below sticker from cold

Above the ~26PSI point where most TPMS lights trigger, so cold alone shouldn't set the light off. If the light is on anyway, a tire may actually be leaking — check each one with a gauge. Inflate back to 35 PSI cold — the sticker value, not the expected number above.

Rule of thumb: pressure moves about 1 PSI per 10°F. This calculator uses the ideal gas law, so it stays accurate across bigger swings — desert summer to deep-winter morning.

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