Convert Metres per second to Kilometres per hour
1 metre per second is 3.6 km/h. One metre per second is exactly 3.6 kilometres per hour.
One metre per second is 3.6 kilometres per hour. To convert metres per second to kilometres per hour, multiply by 3.6; to go the other way, divide by 3.6 or multiply by 0.27777778. The factor is exact rather than rounded: it follows from NIST Special Publication 811. The SI unit of speed, and the one physics is done in.
Factor checked against the defining standard · How we check
- Metres per second × 3.6
value * 3.63.6 km/h
1 metre per second in every speed unit
| Unit | Value | Exact factor |
|---|---|---|
| metres per second (as entered) | 1 m/s | — |
| kilometres per hour | 3.6 km/h | × 3.6 |
| miles per hour | 2.236936292 mph | × 2.23693629205 |
| knots | 1.943844492 kn | × 1.94384449244 |
| feet per second | 3.280839895 ft/s | × 3.28083989501 |
Factors are entered by hand from NIST Special Publication 811 rather than derived from a units library, so the ones that terminate are exact rather than rounded.
How do you convert metres per second to kilometres per hour?
- 1.Take the measurement in metres per second.
- 2.Multiply by 3.6 — that is how many kilometres per hour fit in one metre per second.
- 3.To go back the other way, divide by 3.6, or multiply by 0.27777778.
Metres per second to kilometres per hour conversion table
| Metres per second | Kilometres per hour |
|---|---|
| 1 m/s | 3.6 km/h |
| 2 m/s | 7.2 km/h |
| 3 m/s | 10.8 km/h |
| 4 m/s | 14.4 km/h |
| 5 m/s | 18 km/h |
| 6 m/s | 21.6 km/h |
| 7 m/s | 25.2 km/h |
| 8 m/s | 28.8 km/h |
| 9 m/s | 32.4 km/h |
| 10 m/s | 36 km/h |
| 12 m/s | 43.2 km/h |
| 15 m/s | 54 km/h |
| 20 m/s | 72 km/h |
| 25 m/s | 90 km/h |
| 50 m/s | 180 km/h |
| 100 m/s | 360 km/h |
What are metres per second and kilometres per hour?
- Metre per second (m/s)
- The SI unit of speed, and the one physics is done in. A brisk walk is about 1.4 m/s.
- Kilometre per hour (km/h)
- Exactly one kilometre divided by 3,600 seconds. The road speed unit almost everywhere outside the United States and the United Kingdom.
Source: NIST Special Publication 811 — conversion factors for speed
Questions people actually ask
- How many kilometres per hour are in a metre per second?
- 3.6. Exactly one kilometre divided by 3,600 seconds. The road speed unit almost everywhere outside the United States and the United Kingdom.
- How do I convert kilometres per hour back to metres per second?
- Divide by 3.6, or multiply by 0.27777778 — they are the same operation.
Other speed conversions
Kilometres per hour to metres per second — the same conversion the other way.