how hot is the earths atmosphere in space today ?

Question: how hot is the earths atmosphere in space today ?
- Keywords:
  atmosphere,
  earth,
  space
Asked by bubbles to Alex on 9 Mar 2017.
- Alex Evans answered on 9 Mar 2017:
  
  Quite chilly! The higher you go up from the Earth’s surface, the colder the air gets, until you’re in space and probably facing temperatures of below 200 degrees celcius – unless you’re facing the sun, then it can get quite hot!

Question: how hot is the earths atmosphere in space today ?