Question: I am using `conky&conkyforecast` to have a nice widget containing some system information and weather data.

But I can see that the temperature that conky shows is different than the one I get running in terminal `sensors`.

Conky script line:
`Temperature: ${alignr}${acpitemp}°C`

Running `sensors` in terminat gets this:

```
florin@florin-Satellite-C650:~$ sensors
acpitz-virtual-0
Adapter: Virtual device
temp1:        +49.0°C  (crit = +110.0°C)

coretemp-isa-0000
Adapter: ISA adapter
Core 0:       +51.0°C  (high = +80.0°C, crit = +90.0°C)
Core 2:       +60.0°C  (high = +80.0°C, crit = +90.0°C)

```

Conky shows 49° temperature.

How can I make them show the same temperature? What does conky show over there?

Thanks a lot!

Answer: 
Temperature from command line
-----------------------------

To find out the temperature, use:

```
# Ivybridge Intel i7-3630QM
$ cat /sys/class/thermal/thermal_zone*/temp
69000
69000
67000

# Skylake Intel i7-6700HQ using paste after zone names
$ paste <(cat /sys/class/thermal/thermal_zone*/type) <(cat /sys/class/thermal/thermal_zone*/temp) | column -s $'\t' -t
INT3400 Thermal  20000
SEN1             53000
SEN2             49000
SEN3             53000
SEN4             55000
pch_skylake      70000
B0D4             47000
x86_pkg_temp     48000

```

Temperature with Conky
----------------------

Within `conky` the system variable I used to monitor an Ivy Bridge CPU is:

```
${hwmon 2 temp 1}°C

```

To monitor a Skylake CPU I initially used:

```
${hwmon 0 temp 1}°C

```

A few months later (possibly due to new kernel) on the same Skylake CPU I switched to:

```
${hwmon 1 temp 1}°C

```

The display looks like this:

[![Conky Temperature 4.8.10](https://i.stack.imgur.com/85zjQ.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/85zjQ.png)
Another possible solution is:

```
$(exec sensors | grep 'Package id' | awk '{print $4}')

```

Output:

```
+33.0°C

```