diff --git a/config/barpyrus/config.py b/config/barpyrus/config.py
index 48aa9f9..8611109 100644
--- a/config/barpyrus/config.py
+++ b/config/barpyrus/config.py
@@ -53,8 +53,20 @@ def conky_icon(icon_code, icon_color, text_color = 'lightgrey'):
     return text
 
 # conky specific configuration
+# cpu temperature
+conky_text = '${if_match \"$acpitemp\" <= \"50\"}'
+conky_text +=   conky_icon('\ue01b', 'lightblue')
+conky_text += '${else}'
+conky_text +=   '${if_match \"$acpitemp\" <= \"70\"}'
+conky_text +=       conky_icon('\ue01b', 'orange')
+conky_text +=   '${else}'
+conky_text +=       conky_icon('\ue01b', 'red')
+conky_text +=   '${endif}'
+conky_text += '${endif}'
+conky_text += '${acpitemp}°C '
+
 # cpu and memory load factor
-conky_text = conky_icon('\ue026', 'green') + '${cpu}% '
+conky_text += conky_icon('\ue026', 'green') + '${cpu}% '
 conky_text += conky_icon('\ue021', 'green') + '${memperc}% '
 
 # options for hlwm.HLWMLayoutSwitcher widget