Kilometer per hour to Meter per second Converter
1 kilometer per hour is about 0.2777777778 meters per second. Convert kilometers per hour (km/h) to meters per second (m/s) below: type a value and the result updates as you type.
km/h to m/s calculator
Result
Kilometer per hour to Meter per second conversion
1 km/h ≈ 0.2777777778 m/sone kilometer per hour in meters per second
1 m/s = 3.6 km/hone meter per second in kilometers per hour
Kilometer per hour (km/h): Exactly 1000 meters per 3600 seconds.
Meter per second (m/s): SI derived unit of speed.
Source:SI Brochure, 9th edition (BIPM, 2019)
How to convert kilometers per hour to meters per second
To convert kilometers per hour to meters per second, divide the number of kilometers per hour by 3.6.
Formula
m/s = km/h ÷ 3.6
Examples
- 5 km/h = 5 ÷ 3.6 ≈ 1.388888889 m/s
- 25 km/h = 25 ÷ 3.6 ≈ 6.944444444 m/s
- 100 km/h = 100 ÷ 3.6 ≈ 27.77777778 m/s
Kilometer per hour to Meter per second conversion table
| Kilometer per hour (km/h) | Meter per second (m/s) |
|---|---|
| 0.1 km/h | 0.02777777778 m/s |
| 0.5 km/h | 0.1388888889 m/s |
| 1 km/h | 0.2777777778 m/s |
| 2 km/h | 0.5555555556 m/s |
| 3 km/h | 0.8333333333 m/s |
| 5 km/h | 1.388888889 m/s |
| 10 km/h | 2.777777778 m/s |
| 20 km/h | 5.555555556 m/s |
| 25 km/h | 6.944444444 m/s |
| 50 km/h | 13.88888889 m/s |
| 100 km/h | 27.77777778 m/s |
| 250 km/h | 69.44444444 m/s |
| 500 km/h | 138.8888889 m/s |
| 1000 km/h | 277.7777778 m/s |
Values rounded to 10 significant digits where needed.
Frequently asked questions
- How many meters per second are in one kilometer per hour?
- One kilometer per hour is about 0.2777777778 meters per second.
- How do I convert meters per second to kilometers per hour?
- To convert meters per second to kilometers per hour, multiply the number of meters per second by 3.6. The formula is km/h = m/s × 3.6.
- Is this conversion exact?
- Yes. Both units have exact definitions and the factor 3.6 is exact. Displayed results are only rounded when they have many decimal places.
- Which is larger, a kilometer per hour or a meter per second?
- A meter per second is 3.6 times larger than a kilometer per hour. In other words, a kilometer per hour is about 0.2777777778 of a meter per second.