Kilometers per Hour to Meters per Second

Convert Kilometers per Hour to Meters per Second. 1 km/h equals 0.277778 m/s. Type a value on either side; the formula and tables below show how it works.

km/h
m/s
1 Kilometers per Hour equals
0.277778m/s

Formula: m/s = km/h × 0.277778. Example: 5 km/h = 1.3889 m/s.

1 Kilometers per Hour in every unit

Miles per Hour0.621371 mph
Meters per Second0.277778 m/s
Knots0.539957 kn
Feet per Second0.911344 ft/s

Kilometers per Hour to Meters per Second table

Kilometers per HourMeters per Second
0.1 km/h0.027778 m/s
0.25 km/h0.069444 m/s
0.5 km/h0.138889 m/s
1 km/h0.277778 m/s
2 km/h0.555556 m/s
3 km/h0.833333 m/s
4 km/h1.1111 m/s
5 km/h1.3889 m/s
10 km/h2.7778 m/s
15 km/h4.1667 m/s
20 km/h5.5556 m/s
25 km/h6.9444 m/s
50 km/h13.8889 m/s
75 km/h20.8333 m/s
100 km/h27.7778 m/s
250 km/h69.4444 m/s
500 km/h138.8889 m/s
1,000 km/h277.7778 m/s
Meters per SecondKilometers per Hour
0.1 m/s0.36 km/h
0.25 m/s0.9 km/h
0.5 m/s1.8 km/h
1 m/s3.6 km/h
2 m/s7.2 km/h
3 m/s10.8 km/h
4 m/s14.4 km/h
5 m/s18 km/h
10 m/s36 km/h
15 m/s54 km/h
20 m/s72 km/h
25 m/s90 km/h
50 m/s180 km/h
75 m/s270 km/h
100 m/s360 km/h
250 m/s900 km/h
500 m/s1,800 km/h
1,000 m/s3,600 km/h

How to convert kilometers per hour to meters per second

m/s = km/h × 0.277778

Multiply the value in kilometers per hour by 0.277778. To go the other way, divide by the same number, or multiply by 3.6. For example, 5 km/h × 0.277778 = 1.3889 m/s.

About the units

Kilometers per Hour (km/h). Speed limits and car speedometers in most countries.

Meters per Second (m/s). The SI unit of speed. Wind speed in weather science and physics.

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