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Meters per second (m/s) - kilometers per hour (km/h) Converter

- By Dr. Minas E. Lemonis, PhD - Updated: February 28, 2024

Enter the speed in either of the next two fields and get it converted instantly!

Meters per second [m/s]:
Kilometers per hour [km/h]:
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Kilometers per hour

Kilometer per hour is a unit of speed that measures the number of kilometers an object travels within an hour. Kilometer is defined as one thousand meters, the base length unit in SI system of units. Typically, kilometer per hour is denoted as a ratio km/h. However, it also appears as an abbreviation (kmph, kph), particularly on labels or road signs.

The relationships of km/h to other speed units are shown in the following table:

UnitSymbol[km/h]
Nanometer per secondnm/s 3.6 \cdot 10^{-9}
Micrometer per secondμm/s 3.6\cdot 10^{-6}
Millimeter per secondmm/s 0.0036
Centimeter per secondcm/s 0.036
Meter per secondm/s 3.6
Kilometer per secondkm/s 3600
Megameter per secondMm/s 3.6\cdot10^6
Gigameter per secondGm/s 3.6\cdot10^9
Mile per hourmph 1.609344
Foot per secondft/s 1.09728

Meters per second

Meters per second [m/s] is a unit of speed according to the SI system of units. It measures the number of meters an object travels within a second. Meter [m] is the base unit of length in SI system. It was originally conceived as 1/10,000,000 of the distance along earth's meridian, from the equator to the North Pole. Today, it is defined as the distance traveled by light in vacuum in \frac{1}{299\,792\,458} seconds.

The relationship of meter per second [m/s] with other speed units are shown in the following table:

UnitSymbol[m/s]
Nanometer per secondnm/s 10^{-9}
Micrometer per secondμm/s 10^{-6}
Millimeter per secondmm/s 0.001
Centimeter per secondcm/s 0.01
Kilometer per secondkm/s 1000
Megameter per secondMm/s 10^6
Gigameter per secondGm/s 10^9
Meter per hourm/h \frac{1}{3600}
Kilometer per hourkm/h \frac{1}{3.6}\approx 0.277778
Mile per hourmph 0.44704
Foot per secondft/s 0.3048

How to convert meters per second to kilometers per hour (m/s to km/h)

  • Multiply speed in m/s with 3600
  • Divide the results by 1000
  • The result is the speed in kilometers per hour

For example 25m/s is 25x3600/1000 = 90 km/h

How to convert kilometers per hour to meters per second (km/h to m/s)

  • Multiply speed in km/h with 1000
  • Divide the result by 3600
  • The result is the speed in m/s

For example 120 km/h is 120x1000/3600 ≈ 33.333 m/s

Conversion table from [m/s] to [km/h]

In the following table some typical speeds in meters per second are converted to kilometers per hour:

[m/s][km/h]
13.6
27.2
518
1036
1554
2072
2590
30108
35126
40144
45162
50180
55198
60216
65234
70252
80288
90324
100360
150540
200720

Conversion table from [km/h] to [m/s]

In the following table some typical speeds in kilometers per hour are converted to meters per second:

[mph][km/h]
10.2778
20.5556
51.389
102.778
154.167
205.556
256.944
308.333
359.722
4011.11
4512.5
5013.89
5515.28
6016.67
6518.06
7019.44
8022.22
9025
10027.78
15041.67
20055.56
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