Surface Temperature from Landsat (the EASY WAY)!

Sep 15, 2025

It is no longer necessary to perform multiple calculations on Landsat collection 2 level 1 data to calculate surface temperature. With the new Landsat collection 2 level 2 data, it just takes one calculation to have a usable surface temperature layer. This tutorial demonstrates how to download Landsat surface temperature data, convert the Landsat digital number values into actual temperature values, and display the temperature raster in QGIS. Check out my website for more: https://opensourceoptions.com How to download Landsat images: How to visualize satellite images: How to clip satellite images: