Convert kilometers per hour to meters per second
meters per second = kilometers per hour × 0.277778
One kilometer per hour is 0.277778 meters per second, so multiply by 0.277778 to convert. Going the other way, one meter per second is 3.6 kilometers per hour.
Convert any value
- Miles per hour
- 0.6214 mph
- Meters per second
- 0.2778 m/s
- Feet per second
- 0.9113 ft/s
- Knots
- 0.54 kn
- Pace per mile
min:sec per mile at this speed
- 96:34
- Pace per kilometer
min:sec per km at this speed
- 60:00
- Mach number
Relative to the speed of sound at sea level, 15 °C (340.3 m/s).
- 0.0008
Assumptions
- Statute miles; the knot uses the international nautical mile of 1,852 m.
- Mach number is relative to 340.29 m/s (sea level, 15 °C).
| mph | km/h | m/s | knots | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brisk walk | 3.4 | 5.4 | 1.5 | 2.9 |
| Easy jog | 5.6 | 9 | 2.5 | 4.9 |
| Marathon world record pace | 12.8 | 20.5 | 5.7 | 11.1 |
| Usain Bolt, 100 m average | 23.4 | 37.6 | 10.44 | 20.3 |
| Residential speed limit (25 mph) | 25 | 40.2 | 11.18 | 21.7 |
| City limit (50 km/h) | 31.1 | 50 | 13.89 | 27 |
| Gale-force wind (Beaufort 8) | 42.5 | 68.4 | 19 | 36.9 |
| US interstate (70 mph) | 70 | 112.6 | 31.29 | 60.8 |
| German Autobahn advisory (130 km/h) | 80.8 | 130 | 36.11 | 70.2 |
| Hurricane threshold (64 kn) | 73.6 | 118.5 | 32.92 | 64 |
| Airliner cruise (Mach 0.85) | 646.5 | 1,040.4 | 289 | 561.8 |
| Speed of sound (sea level, 15 °C) | 761.2 | 1,225 | 340.29 | 661.5 |
| min/mile | min/km | mph | km/h |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5:00 | 3:06 | 12 | 19.31 |
| 6:00 | 3:44 | 10 | 16.09 |
| 7:00 | 4:21 | 8.57 | 13.79 |
| 8:00 | 4:58 | 7.5 | 12.07 |
| 9:00 | 5:36 | 6.67 | 10.73 |
| 10:00 | 6:13 | 6 | 9.66 |
| 11:00 | 6:50 | 5.45 | 8.78 |
| 12:00 | 7:27 | 5 | 8.05 |
| 15:00 | 9:19 | 4 | 6.44 |
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kilometers per hour to meters per second table
| kilometers per hour | meters per second |
|---|---|
| 1 kilometer per hour | 0.277778 meters per second |
| 2 kilometers per hour | 0.555556 meters per second |
| 3 kilometers per hour | 0.833333 meters per second |
| 4 kilometers per hour | 1.1111 meters per second |
| 5 kilometers per hour | 1.3889 meters per second |
| 10 kilometers per hour | 2.7778 meters per second |
| 15 kilometers per hour | 4.1667 meters per second |
| 20 kilometers per hour | 5.5556 meters per second |
| 25 kilometers per hour | 6.9444 meters per second |
| 50 kilometers per hour | 13.8889 meters per second |
| 75 kilometers per hour | 20.8333 meters per second |
| 100 kilometers per hour | 27.7778 meters per second |
| 500 kilometers per hour | 138.8889 meters per second |
| 1,000 kilometers per hour | 277.7778 meters per second |
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1 kilometer per hour = 0.277778 meters per second. Source: https://www.calculateitnow.dev/kmh-to-mps