diff --git a/static/compare.js b/static/compare.js
index 9dbb5f9..f795db5 100644
--- a/static/compare.js
+++ b/static/compare.js
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import { getJSON, TTL } from "./cache.js";
 import { initFindButton } from "./mappicker.js";
 import { MONTHS, pad, isoOfDate, monthStart, monthEnd, buildChunks,
          clickOpensPicker } from "./shared.js";
+import { fmtTemp, fmtDelta, onUnitChange } from "./units.js";
 
 const CMP = {
   comfort: "thermograph:cmpComfort",
@@ -243,7 +244,8 @@ function computeStats(series) {
 
 // ---- render ----
 const pct = (v) => `${v < 10 ? v.toFixed(1) : Math.round(v)}%`;
-const deg = (v) => `${Math.round(v)}°`;
+// Temperature *differences* (avg miss, typical miss) in the active unit.
+const deg = (v) => fmtDelta(v);
 
 function renderLocList() {
   locList.innerHTML = locations.map((l, i) => {
@@ -269,7 +271,7 @@ function rankCard(loc, s, rank) {
   const stats =
     `<div class="cmp-stats">` +
       `<div class="cmp-stat cmp-s-below"><span class="cmp-k">Colder</span><span class="cmp-v">${pct(s.belowPct)}</span><span class="cmp-d">${s.below ? `avg ${deg(s.avgBelow)} below` : "—"}</span></div>` +
-      `<div class="cmp-stat cmp-s-comfort"><span class="cmp-k">In comfort</span><span class="cmp-v">${pct(s.comfortPct)}</span><span class="cmp-d">±${tol}° of ${comfort}°</span></div>` +
+      `<div class="cmp-stat cmp-s-comfort"><span class="cmp-k">In comfort</span><span class="cmp-v">${pct(s.comfortPct)}</span><span class="cmp-d">±${fmtDelta(tol)} of ${fmtTemp(comfort)}</span></div>` +
       `<div class="cmp-stat cmp-s-above"><span class="cmp-k">Warmer</span><span class="cmp-v">${pct(s.abovePct)}</span><span class="cmp-d">${s.above ? `avg ${deg(s.avgAbove)} above` : "—"}</span></div>` +
     `</div>`;
   return `<div class="cmp-card">` +
@@ -301,8 +303,8 @@ function renderResults() {
   const win = scored[0];
   const span = `${monthLabel(range.start)} – ${monthLabel(range.end)}`;
   const lead = scored.length > 1
-    ? `<b>${win.loc.name}</b> best matches ${comfort}° — ${pct(win.s.comfortPct)} of days within ±${tol}°`
-    : `<b>${win.loc.name}</b>: ${pct(win.s.comfortPct)} of days within ±${tol}° of ${comfort}°`;
+    ? `<b>${win.loc.name}</b> best matches ${fmtTemp(comfort)} — ${pct(win.s.comfortPct)} of days within ±${fmtDelta(tol)}`
+    : `<b>${win.loc.name}</b>: ${pct(win.s.comfortPct)} of days within ±${fmtDelta(tol)} of ${fmtTemp(comfort)}`;
   head.hidden = false;
   head.innerHTML = `<h2>${lead}</h2>` +
     `<p class="meta">By ${BASIS_LABEL[basis]} · ${span}${loading ? ` · loading ${loading} more…` : ""}</p>`;
@@ -335,18 +337,27 @@ locList.addEventListener("click", (e) => {
 // Comfort / band / basis: instant re-rank over data already in hand — no refetch.
 comfortInput.addEventListener("input", () => {
   comfort = +comfortInput.value;
-  comfortVal.textContent = `${comfort}°`;
+  comfortVal.textContent = fmtTemp(comfort);
   lsSet(CMP.comfort, String(comfort));
   writeHashState();
   renderResults();
 });
 tolInput.addEventListener("input", () => {
   tol = +tolInput.value;
-  tolVal.textContent = `±${tol}°`;
+  tolVal.textContent = `±${fmtDelta(tol)}`;
   lsSet(CMP.tol, String(tol));
   writeHashState();
   renderResults();
 });
+
+// The °F/°C toggle only flips what's shown — comfort/tol/series all stay in °F
+// (the API's unit), so there's nothing to refetch or re-rank, just re-render the
+// numbers: the two slider labels and every card.
+onUnitChange(() => {
+  comfortVal.textContent = fmtTemp(comfort);
+  tolVal.textContent = `±${fmtDelta(tol)}`;
+  renderResults();
+});
 basisToggle.addEventListener("click", (e) => {
   const btn = e.target.closest("button[data-basis]");
   if (!btn) return;
@@ -373,8 +384,8 @@ clickOpensPicker(startInput, endInput);   // whole-field tap opens the month pic
     if (hash.start && hash.end) range = { start: hash.start, end: hash.end };
   }
 
-  comfortInput.value = comfort; comfortVal.textContent = `${comfort}°`;
-  tolInput.value = tol; tolVal.textContent = `±${tol}°`;
+  comfortInput.value = comfort; comfortVal.textContent = fmtTemp(comfort);
+  tolInput.value = tol; tolVal.textContent = `±${fmtDelta(tol)}`;
   basisToggle.querySelectorAll("button").forEach((b) => b.classList.toggle("active", b.dataset.basis === basis));
   startInput.value = range.start; endInput.value = range.end;
 
diff --git a/static/units.js b/static/units.js
index d07b6d8..7e5980d 100644
--- a/static/units.js
+++ b/static/units.js
@@ -19,6 +19,15 @@ export function fmtTemp(vF, withLetter) {
   return `${Math.round(toUnit(vF))}°${withLetter ? _unit : ""}`;
 }
 
+// A Fahrenheit-degree *difference* (a span or tolerance, not an absolute
+// reading) formatted in the active unit. Differences scale by 5/9 with no 32°
+// offset, so they can't go through toUnit/fmtTemp.
+export function fmtDelta(dF, withLetter) {
+  if (dF == null || isNaN(dF)) return "—";
+  const d = _unit === "C" ? dF * 5 / 9 : dF;
+  return `${Math.round(d)}°${withLetter ? _unit : ""}`;
+}
+
 export function onUnitChange(cb) { _unitCbs.push(cb); }
 
 export function setUnit(u) {
@@ -39,8 +48,7 @@ function syncUnitToggle(wrap) {
 }
 
 // Drop a segmented °F/°C control into the header's top-right, ahead of the view
-// switcher. A page opts out with data-no-unit-toggle on <body> (Compare does:
-// its comfort slider is inherently °F-based).
+// switcher. A page opts out with data-no-unit-toggle on <body>.
 (function buildUnitToggle() {
   const brand = document.querySelector(".brand");
   if (!brand || brand.querySelector(".unit-toggle")) return;