diff --git a/openmc/dagmc.py b/openmc/dagmc.py
index 8ab0aaf69e7..3249fd8945f 100644
--- a/openmc/dagmc.py
+++ b/openmc/dagmc.py
@@ -557,14 +557,25 @@ def sync_dagmc_cells(self, mats: Iterable[openmc.Material]):
                 f"the number of cells in the Python universe."
             )
 
-        mats_per_id = {mat.id: mat for mat in mats}
-        for dag_cell_id in dagmc_cell_ids:
-            dag_cell = openmc.lib.cells[dag_cell_id]
-            if isinstance(dag_cell.fill, Iterable):
-                fill = [mats_per_id[mat.id] for mat in dag_cell.fill if mat]
-            else:
-                fill = mats_per_id[dag_cell.fill.id] if dag_cell.fill else None
-            self.add_cell(openmc.DAGMCCell(cell_id=dag_cell_id, fill=fill))
+        with warnings.catch_warnings():
+            warnings.filterwarnings('ignore', category=UserWarning)
+
+            mats_per_id = {mat.id: mat for mat in mats}
+            for dag_cell_id in dagmc_cell_ids:
+                dag_cell = openmc.lib.cells[dag_cell_id]
+                if isinstance(dag_cell.fill, Iterable):
+                    fill = [mats_per_id[mat.id] for mat in dag_cell.fill if mat]
+                else:
+                    fill = mats_per_id[dag_cell.fill.id] if dag_cell.fill else None
+                cell = openmc.DAGMCCell(cell_id=int(dag_cell_id), fill=fill)
+
+                n_instances = dag_cell.num_instances
+                if n_instances > 1:
+                    cell.temperature = [dag_cell.get_temperature(i) for i in range(n_instances)]
+                else:
+                    cell.temperature = dag_cell.get_temperature()
+
+                self.add_cell(cell)
 
 
 class DAGMCCell(openmc.Cell):
@@ -601,9 +612,15 @@ def DAG_parent_universe(self, universe):
         """Set the parent universe of the cell."""
         self._parent_universe = universe.id
 
+    @property
     def bounding_box(self):
         return BoundingBox.infinite()
 
+    @openmc.Cell.temperature.setter
+    def temperature(self, val):
+        warnings.warn('Changes to temperatures on DAGMCCell\'s will not be reflected in transport')
+        openmc.Cell.temperature.fset(self, val)
+
     def get_all_cells(self, memo=None):
         return {}
 
diff --git a/tests/unit_tests/dagmc/test_model.py b/tests/unit_tests/dagmc/test_model.py
index 9fdfbcebc68..1c9afaba06e 100644
--- a/tests/unit_tests/dagmc/test_model.py
+++ b/tests/unit_tests/dagmc/test_model.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 import numpy as np
 import pytest
 import openmc
+import openmc.lib
 from openmc.utility_funcs import change_directory
 
 pytestmark = pytest.mark.skipif(
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@
 
 @pytest.fixture()
 def model(request):
+    openmc.reset_auto_ids()
     pitch = 1.26
 
     mats = {}
@@ -69,6 +71,24 @@ def model(request):
             openmc.reset_auto_ids()
 
 
+def test_temperature_read(model):
+    # because the DAGMC unvierse is repeated, all cells will have more than one
+    # instance and in turn more than one temperature
+    for cell in model.geometry.get_all_material_cells().values():
+        cell_temps = cell.temperature
+        for t in cell_temps:
+            if cell.id == 3:
+                assert t == 300.0
+            else:
+                assert t == pytest.approx(293.6)
+
+
+def test_cell_temperature_warning(model):
+    c = list(model.geometry.get_all_material_cells().values())[0]
+    with pytest.warns(UserWarning):
+        c.temperature = 800
+
+
 def test_dagmc_replace_material_assignment(model):
     mats = {}