Speed
km/h, mph, knots and metres per second.
About Speed
Convert a speed between metres per second, kilometres per hour, miles per hour, feet per second and knots. Every other unit is shown as you type.
How to use
- Type a value and pick its unit. The default is 1 km/h.
- Every other unit updates as you type; each row has its own Copy button, and Copy on the panel copies the whole table.
- Results are rounded to eight decimal places and formatted for your locale.
Conversion factors
All units convert through metres per second:
| Unit | Metres per second |
|---|---|
| kilometre per hour | 1 / 3.6 |
| mile per hour | 0.44704 |
| foot per second | 0.3048 |
| knot | 0.51444444444 |
The mph and ft/s factors are exact (from the 1959 international yard); a knot is one nautical mile (1,852 m) per hour. The value must be greater than zero.
Example
100 km/h → 27.77777778 m/s · 62.13711922 mph · 53.99568035 kn · 91.13444153 ft/s
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Frequently asked questions
- How do I convert km/h to mph?
- Divide by 1.609344, or multiply by 0.6214. 100 km/h is 62.14 mph, and 70 mph is 112.65 km/h.
- What is a knot in km/h?
- One knot is 1.852 km/h or 1.1508 mph, because it is one nautical mile per hour. Ships and aircraft use knots since a nautical mile matches one minute of latitude on charts.
- How do I convert m/s to km/h?
- Multiply by 3.6, since there are 3,600 seconds in an hour and 1,000 metres in a kilometre. A sprinter at 10 m/s is running at 36 km/h.