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Speed Converter

Convert km/h, mph, meters per second, feet per second and knots.

Result

1 kilometers per hour (km/h) equals

0.6213711922mph

1 km/h = 0.6213711922 mph

1 km/h in every speed unit

UnitValue
Meters per second (m/s)0.2777777778
Kilometers per hour (km/h)1
Miles per hour (mph)0.6213711922
Feet per second (ft/s)0.9113444153
Knot (kn)0.5399568035

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How the Speed Converter works

Enter a speed and choose the units — kilometers per hour, miles per hour, meters per second, feet per second or knots. The result updates as you type, with every unit listed below it.

All units are defined in meters per second. Because a mile is exactly 1,609.344 m, one mile per hour is exactly 1.609344 km/h; a knot is one nautical mile (1,852 m) per hour.

Common conversions

Kilometers per hour to miles per hour

Kilometers per hour (km/h)Miles per hour (mph)
10 km/h6.2137 mph
30 km/h18.6411 mph
50 km/h31.0686 mph
60 km/h37.2823 mph
80 km/h49.7097 mph
100 km/h62.1371 mph
110 km/h68.3508 mph
120 km/h74.5645 mph
130 km/h80.7783 mph

Miles per hour to kilometers per hour

Miles per hour (mph)Kilometers per hour (km/h)
10 mph16.0934 km/h
20 mph32.1869 km/h
30 mph48.2803 km/h
40 mph64.3738 km/h
50 mph80.4672 km/h
60 mph96.5606 km/h
70 mph112.6541 km/h
80 mph128.7475 km/h

Meters per second to kilometers per hour

Meters per second (m/s)Kilometers per hour (km/h)
1 m/s3.6 km/h
5 m/s18 km/h
10 m/s36 km/h
20 m/s72 km/h
50 m/s180 km/h
100 m/s360 km/h

Knots to kilometers per hour

Knot (kn)Kilometers per hour (km/h)
1 kn1.852 km/h
5 kn9.26 km/h
10 kn18.52 km/h
20 kn37.04 km/h
30 kn55.56 km/h
50 kn92.6 km/h

Formula

result = value × ffrom ÷ fto

Where:

ffrom
Size of the starting unit in the base unit (1 km/h = 1 ÷ 3.6 m/s, 1 mph = 0.44704 m/s)
fto
Size of the target unit in the same base unit

Shortcut between the metric units: km/h = m/s × 3.6, because an hour has 3,600 seconds and a kilometer has 1,000 meters.

Examples

100 km/h in mph

100 ÷ 1.609344 = 62.14 mph

10 m/s in km/h

10 × 3.6 = 36 km/h

30 knots in km/h

30 × 1.852 = 55.56 km/h

Frequently asked questions

What is a knot?

One nautical mile per hour: 1.852 km/h or about 1.15 mph. It's used for ships, aircraft and wind speed.

Why isn't Mach included?

Mach is a ratio to the speed of sound, which changes with air temperature (about 343 m/s at 20 °C, less at altitude). It has no single fixed value, so it can't be converted exactly.

Is kph the same as km/h?

Yes. “kph” is an informal abbreviation; km/h is the standard symbol.

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