That is kinda high for my taste, I like to see it around 180-185 at the most. Is the fan you have on the car OEM (1 fan) or is it aftermarket (could be 1 fan or 2 smaller ones). First thing I would look at is the thermostat, a good way to find out what temp is the thermostat is to cool the car down. Then pop the radiator cap, start the car cold, then wait till it gets to normal operating temp, then you should see the water slowly going down or swirling around in the radiator. That will tell you what temp the thermostat is opening at. At cold start up the coolant in the radiator does not circulate until the thermostat opens up to allow coolant flow thru the engine, that is when you will see activity in the radiator. With your mech guage, you should be able to see what temp it happens. If it happens at 200 or more then need to change it, and I would go with a 170 temp thermostat. If the thermostat opens right at around 170 then the stat is good to go.
2nd, need to see when the fans kick on, you will be able to see what temp the fan turns on the same way, visually watch for it to kick on for the first time after the engine warms up, then look at your mech gauge and see what temp it kicked on.
Let me know what you find out on the readings on both the fan and thermostat.