How to change the region, date format and temperature unit on iPhone

2 min read · 5 steps · Updated 1 October 2026

Your region decides how the iPhone writes dates, numbers, currency and temperature. If you moved country or bought the phone abroad, these may not match what you are used to. You can change each one without changing the language.

Step by step

1. 

   Open Settings and tap General

   Open the grey Settings icon and tap General.

   Done

2. 

   Tap Language & Region

   It is in the same group as Keyboard and Fonts.

   Done

3. 

   Tap Region and choose your country

   Tap Region, pick the country and confirm. The example at the bottom of the page updates to show how the time, date and prices will look.

   Done

4. 

   Set the temperature unit

   Tap Temperature and choose °C or °F. The Weather app and widgets follow this setting.

   Done

5. Adjust the date and number format

   Date Format switches between orders such as day/month/year and month/day/year. Number Format changes the comma and full stop in large numbers. First Day of Week sets whether calendars start on Sunday or Monday.

   Done

Good to know

To change the language of the menus, tap Add Language at the top of the same page, choose the language and move it to the top of the list. The phone restarts its screens in that language.

Changing the region here does not change your App Store country. That is tied to your Apple Account and its payment method.

In short: Settings, General, Language & Region. Region, Temperature, Date Format and Number Format are all on that one page.