Convert Microseconds to Seconds
1 microsecond is 0.000001 s. One microsecond is exactly 0.000001 seconds.
One microsecond is 1.0000 × 10^-6 seconds. To convert microseconds to seconds, multiply by 1.0000 × 10^-6; to go the other way, divide by 1.0000 × 10^-6 or multiply by 1000000. The factor is exact rather than rounded: it follows from BIPM SI Brochure. One millionth of a second.
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Seconds
0.000001 s
- Microseconds × 1.0000 × 10^-6
value * 0.0000010 s
1 microsecond in every time unit
| Unit | Value | Exact factor |
|---|---|---|
| microseconds (as entered) | 1 µs | — |
| milliseconds | 0.001 ms | × 0.001 |
| seconds | 0.000001 s | × 0.000001 |
| minutes | 0.00000001666666667 min | × 0.0000000166666666667 |
| hours | 0.0000000002777777778 h | × 0.000000000277777777778 |
| days | 0.00000000001157407407 d | × 0.0000000000115740740741 |
| weeks | 0.000000000001653439153 wk | × 0.00000000000165343915344 |
| months | 0.0000000000003802648621 mo | × 0.000000000000380264862082 |
| years | 0.00000000000003168873851 yr | × 0.0000000000000316887385068 |
Factors are entered by hand from BIPM SI Brochure rather than derived from a units library, so the ones that terminate are exact rather than rounded.
How do you convert microseconds to seconds?
- 1.Take the measurement in microseconds.
- 2.Multiply by 1.0000 × 10^-6 — that is how many seconds fit in one microsecond.
- 3.To go back the other way, divide by 1.0000 × 10^-6, or multiply by 1000000.
Microseconds to seconds conversion table
| Microseconds | Seconds |
|---|---|
| 1 µs | 0.000001 s |
| 2 µs | 0.000002 s |
| 3 µs | 0.000003 s |
| 4 µs | 0.000004 s |
| 5 µs | 0.000005 s |
| 6 µs | 0.000006 s |
| 7 µs | 0.000007 s |
| 8 µs | 0.000008 s |
| 9 µs | 0.000009 s |
| 10 µs | 0.00001 s |
| 12 µs | 0.000012 s |
| 15 µs | 0.000015 s |
| 20 µs | 0.00002 s |
| 25 µs | 0.000025 s |
| 50 µs | 0.00005 s |
| 100 µs | 0.0001 s |
What are microseconds and seconds?
- Microsecond (µs)
- One millionth of a second. The scale audio latency and network round trips inside a data centre are measured on.
- Second (s)
- The SI base unit of time, fixed since 1967 by the caesium-133 hyperfine transition frequency of 9,192,631,770 Hz.
Source: BIPM SI Brochure — the second, and units accepted for use with the SI
Questions people actually ask
- How many seconds are in a microsecond?
- 1.0000 × 10^-6. The SI base unit of time, fixed since 1967 by the caesium-133 hyperfine transition frequency of 9,192,631,770 Hz.
- How do I convert seconds back to microseconds?
- Divide by 1.0000 × 10^-6, or multiply by 1000000 — they are the same operation.
Other time conversions
Seconds to microseconds — the same conversion the other way.