diff --git a/internal/monitoring/temperature.go b/internal/monitoring/temperature.go
index dc08ff227..638e4e31c 100644
--- a/internal/monitoring/temperature.go
+++ b/internal/monitoring/temperature.go
@@ -712,8 +712,8 @@ func extractTempInput(sensorMap map[string]interface{}) float64 {
 			case int:
 				return float64(v)
 			case string:
-				if f, err := strconv.ParseFloat(v, 64); err == nil {
-					return f
+				if parsed, ok := parseStringTemperature(v); ok {
+					return parsed
 				}
 			}
 		}
@@ -721,6 +721,26 @@ func extractTempInput(sensorMap map[string]interface{}) float64 {
 	return math.NaN()
 }
 
+func parseStringTemperature(value string) (float64, bool) {
+	value = strings.TrimSpace(value)
+	if value == "" {
+		return 0, false
+	}
+
+	parsed, err := strconv.ParseFloat(value, 64)
+	if err != nil {
+		if _, scanErr := fmt.Sscanf(value, "%f", &parsed); scanErr != nil {
+			return 0, false
+		}
+	}
+
+	if math.Abs(parsed) >= 1000 {
+		parsed = parsed / 1000.0
+	}
+
+	return parsed, true
+}
+
 // extractCoreNumber extracts the core number from a sensor name like "Core 0"
 func extractCoreNumber(name string) int {
 	parts := strings.Fields(name)
diff --git a/internal/monitoring/temperature_test.go b/internal/monitoring/temperature_test.go
index 10739911b..530945a40 100644
--- a/internal/monitoring/temperature_test.go
+++ b/internal/monitoring/temperature_test.go
@@ -119,6 +119,43 @@ func TestTemperatureCollector_ParseSensorsJSON_Complex(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, 60.5, temp.CPUPackage) // Tctl mapped to package
 }
 
+func TestExtractTempInput_StringValues(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("parses celsius strings with suffix", func(t *testing.T) {
+		got := extractTempInput(map[string]interface{}{
+			"temp1_input": "+44.5°C",
+		})
+		assert.InDelta(t, 44.5, got, 0.0001)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("parses millidegree strings", func(t *testing.T) {
+		got := extractTempInput(map[string]interface{}{
+			"temp1_input": "39000",
+		})
+		assert.InDelta(t, 39.0, got, 0.0001)
+	})
+}
+
+func TestTemperatureCollector_ParseSensorsJSON_StringTemps(t *testing.T) {
+	tc := &TemperatureCollector{}
+	jsonStr := `{
+		"coretemp-isa-0000": {
+			"Package id 0": { "temp1_input": "+47.0°C" },
+			"Core 0": { "temp2_input": "45.0" }
+		},
+		"nvme-pci-0100": {
+			"Composite": { "temp1_input": "42000" }
+		}
+	}`
+
+	temp, err := tc.parseSensorsJSON(jsonStr)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NotNil(t, temp)
+	assert.True(t, temp.Available)
+	assert.InDelta(t, 47.0, temp.CPUPackage, 0.0001)
+	require.Len(t, temp.NVMe, 1)
+	assert.InDelta(t, 42.0, temp.NVMe[0].Temp, 0.0001)
+}
+
 func TestTemperatureCollector_HelperMethods(t *testing.T) {
 	// extractCoreNumber
 	// Private methods are hard to test directly from separate package if using _test,
diff --git a/internal/sensors/parser.go b/internal/sensors/parser.go
index fefdaed29..942b5b2dd 100644
--- a/internal/sensors/parser.go
+++ b/internal/sensors/parser.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"math"
 	"sort"
+	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/rs/zerolog/log"
@@ -279,11 +280,8 @@ func extractTempInput(sensorMap map[string]interface{}) float64 {
 			case int:
 				return float64(v)
 			case string:
-				// Raspberry Pi reports in millidegrees as string
-				var milliTemp float64
-				if _, err := fmt.Sscanf(v, "%f", &milliTemp); err == nil {
-					// Convert from millidegrees to degrees
-					return milliTemp / 1000.0
+				if parsed, ok := parseStringTemperature(v); ok {
+					return parsed
 				}
 			}
 		}
@@ -291,6 +289,32 @@ func extractTempInput(sensorMap map[string]interface{}) float64 {
 	return math.NaN()
 }
 
+// parseStringTemperature parses numeric string temperature values.
+// It preserves normal degree values (e.g., "45.0", "+45.0C") and only converts
+// probable millidegree values (e.g., "42000") down to degrees.
+func parseStringTemperature(value string) (float64, bool) {
+	value = strings.TrimSpace(value)
+	if value == "" {
+		return 0, false
+	}
+
+	parsed, err := strconv.ParseFloat(value, 64)
+	if err != nil {
+		// Fall back to parsing numeric prefixes such as "+45.0°C".
+		if _, scanErr := fmt.Sscanf(value, "%f", &parsed); scanErr != nil {
+			return 0, false
+		}
+	}
+
+	// lm-sensors fallback on some platforms can report millidegrees as raw strings.
+	// Convert only when the magnitude strongly indicates millidegrees.
+	if math.Abs(parsed) >= 1000 {
+		parsed = parsed / 1000.0
+	}
+
+	return parsed, true
+}
+
 // parseFansAndOther extracts fan speeds and other temperature readings from a sensor chip.
 // This captures DDR5/RAM temps, motherboard temps, additional NVMe sensors, fan speeds, etc.
 func parseFansAndOther(chipName string, chipMap map[string]interface{}, data *TemperatureData) {
diff --git a/internal/sensors/parser_additional_test.go b/internal/sensors/parser_additional_test.go
index a351ac633..09da75b66 100644
--- a/internal/sensors/parser_additional_test.go
+++ b/internal/sensors/parser_additional_test.go
@@ -100,3 +100,66 @@ func TestExtractNVMeCompositeTemp(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	})
 }
+
+func TestExtractTempInput_StringTemperatures(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("preserves normal celsius values", func(t *testing.T) {
+		sensorMap := map[string]interface{}{
+			"temp1_input": "+45.5°C",
+		}
+
+		got := extractTempInput(sensorMap)
+		if math.Abs(got-45.5) > 0.0001 {
+			t.Fatalf("extractTempInput() = %v, want 45.5", got)
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("converts millidegree strings", func(t *testing.T) {
+		sensorMap := map[string]interface{}{
+			"temp1_input": "42000",
+		}
+
+		got := extractTempInput(sensorMap)
+		if math.Abs(got-42.0) > 0.0001 {
+			t.Fatalf("extractTempInput() = %v, want 42.0", got)
+		}
+	})
+}
+
+func TestParse_WithStringTemperatureValues(t *testing.T) {
+	input := `{
+		"coretemp-isa-0000": {
+			"Package id 0": {
+				"temp1_input": "+50.0°C"
+			},
+			"Core 0": {
+				"temp2_input": "48.0"
+			}
+		},
+		"nvme-pci-0100": {
+			"Composite": {
+				"temp1_input": "39000"
+			}
+		}
+	}`
+
+	data, err := Parse(input)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Parse() error: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if !data.Available {
+		t.Fatal("Expected Available to be true")
+	}
+
+	if math.Abs(data.CPUPackage-50.0) > 0.0001 {
+		t.Fatalf("CPUPackage = %v, want 50.0", data.CPUPackage)
+	}
+
+	if math.Abs(data.Cores["Core 0"]-48.0) > 0.0001 {
+		t.Fatalf("Core 0 = %v, want 48.0", data.Cores["Core 0"])
+	}
+
+	if math.Abs(data.NVMe["nvme0"]-39.0) > 0.0001 {
+		t.Fatalf("nvme0 = %v, want 39.0", data.NVMe["nvme0"])
+	}
+}