PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provided a sphygmomanometer eliminating the need of a temperature sensor for measuring the ambient temperature to decrease the number of parts, and displaying the ambient temperature on a display portion.SOLUTION: The sphygmomanometer includes: an arm band portion mounted to the upper arm of a person to be measured pressurizing means 110 for pressurizing the interior of the arm band portion control means 120 a pressure sensor 140 for detecting the pressure in the arm band portion pressure reducing means for reducing the pressure in the arm band portion and the display portion 63 for displaying the measured blood pressure value, wherein a pressure signal from the pressure sensor 140 is received, the pressurizing means and the pressure reducing means are controlled by the control means 120 to measure the blood pressure, and the ambient temperature is detected by a temperature sensor 181 for correcting the temperature which constitutes the control means 120 or a temperature sensor 181 for correcting the temperature which constitutes the pressure sensor 140 to display the ambient temperature on the display portion 63.COPYRIGHT: (C)2012,JPO&INPIT【課題】周囲温度測定用の温度センサを別途設ける必要が無く、部品点数を減らすことができ、表示部に周囲温度を表示できる血圧計を提供する。【解決手段】被測定者の上腕に装着される腕帯部と、腕帯部内を加圧する加圧手段110と、制御手段120と、腕帯部内の圧力を検出する圧力センサ140と、腕帯部内の圧力を減圧する減圧手段と、測定した血圧値を表示する表示部63を備え、圧力センサ140からの圧力信号を受けるとともに、制御手段120により加圧手段と減圧手段を制御して血圧を測定する血圧計であり、制御手段120を構成する温度補正用の温度センサ181または圧力センサ140を構成する温度補正用の温度センサ181により周囲温度を検出して周囲温度を表示部63に表示する構成としている。【選択図】図17