Questions & Answers about Wie viel Grad sind es?
Why is it Wie viel instead of Wie viele if the English translation is "How many"?
In German, units of measurement usually take the singular Wie viel (literally "How much"). So you are essentially asking "How much degree is it?".
Why does the sentence use the plural sind (are) instead of ist (is)?
In English, we say "is it" for the weather or temperature. In German, because the expected answer is a plural number of degrees (like 25), the verb matches that plural expectation: sind es (literally "are it").
Does the word Grad have a plural form?
How do I answer this question using compound numbers like 24?
You start with Es sind, add your number, and end with Grad. For example, "It is 24 degrees" translates to Es sind vierundzwanzig Grad. Remember that German reads compound numbers backwards: "four-and-twenty".
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