Liter per hour (L/h)
One liter every hour. Used for drip irrigation and fuel consumption of engines.
What is a liter per hour?
- Symbol
- L/h
- Quantity
- Flow Rate
- Unit system
- SI-accepted
- Definition
- One liter every hour. Used for drip irrigation and fuel consumption of engines.
- Exact
- Yes, the value is exact by definition
- Source
- SI Brochure, 9th edition (BIPM, 2019)
Common applications
Used for drip irrigation emitters, aquarium and fountain pumps, and engine fuel consumption.
Liter per hour in other flow rate units
- 1 L/h ≈ 2.777777778e-7 m³/sCubic meter per second
- 1 L/h = 0.001 m³/hCubic meter per hour
- 1 L/h ≈ 0.00001666666667 m³/minCubic meter per minute
- 1 L/h ≈ 0.0002777777778 L/sLiter per second
- 1 L/h ≈ 0.01666666667 L/minLiter per minute
- 1 L/h ≈ 16.66666667 mL/minMilliliter per minute
- 1 L/h ≈ 0.000009809629645 ft³/sCubic foot per second
- 1 L/h ≈ 0.0005885777787 CFMCubic foot per minute
- 1 L/h ≈ 0.004402867539 GPMGallon (US) per minute
- 1 L/h ≈ 0.2641720524 GPHGallon (US) per hour
- 1 L/h ≈ 6.340129257 GPDGallon (US) per day
- 1 L/h ≈ 0.000006340129257 MGDMillion gallons (US) per day
- 1 L/h ≈ 0.003666154138 imp gal/minGallon (imperial) per minute
- 1 L/h ≈ 0.1509554585 bbl/dBarrel (oil) per day
Liter per hour quick reference
| Liter per hour | Liter per minute | Gallon (US) per minute | Cubic meter per second |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 L/h | ≈ 0.01666666667 L/min | ≈ 0.004402867539 GPM | ≈ 2.777777778e-7 m³/s |
| 10 L/h | ≈ 0.1666666667 L/min | ≈ 0.04402867539 GPM | ≈ 0.000002777777778 m³/s |
| 100 L/h | ≈ 1.666666667 L/min | ≈ 0.4402867539 GPM | ≈ 0.00002777777778 m³/s |
| 1000 L/h | ≈ 16.66666667 L/min | ≈ 4.402867539 GPM | ≈ 0.0002777777778 m³/s |
Where the liter per hour fits
The next smaller flow rate unit is the US gallon per day (GPD). 1 L/h ≈ 6.340129257 GPD, and 1 GPD = 0.157725491 L/h.
The next larger flow rate unit is the US gallon per hour (GPH). 1 L/h ≈ 0.2641720524 GPH, and 1 GPH = 3.785411784 L/h.
Frequently asked questions
- How many liters per minute are in one liter per hour?
- One liter per hour ≈ 0.01666666667 L/min (liters per minute).
- How many US gallons per minute are in one liter per hour?
- One liter per hour ≈ 0.004402867539 GPM (US gallons per minute).
- How many cubic meters per second are in one liter per hour?
- One liter per hour ≈ 2.777777778e-7 m³/s (cubic meters per second).