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How to Convert km/h to m/s and m/s to km/h

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Conversion Formulas

Feel free to convert kilometers per hour to meters per second (km/h to m/s) and meters per second to kilometers per hour (m/s to km/h) using our conversion chart, and conversion calculator, and learn the relationship between these two units.

Conversion of kilometers per hour to meters per second (km/h to m/s) and meters per second to kilometers per hour (m/s to km/h) is an easy one since both units are used for measuring speed.

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Meters and kilometers are used to measure length, while seconds and hours are used to measure time.

Their relationships are as follows:

1 kilometer (km) = 1000 m → 1 meter = 1/1000 km

1 hour (h) = 3600 seconds → 1 second = 1/3600 hour

Thus, if we want to convert km/h to m/s and m/s to km/h, we can write:

1 km/h = 1000 m / 3600 s = 0.27777 m/s

1 m/s = (1/1000) kilometers / (1/3600) hour = 3600 km / 1000 h = 3.6 km/h

 These last two formulas allow us to easily convert m/s to km/h and km/h to m/s.


 

Kilometers per Hour to Meters Per Second (km/h to m/s) and Meters Per Second to Kilometers per Hour (m/s to km/h) Conversion Examples

How many km/h is 4 m/s?

In order to convert the speed given in meters per second to the speed in km/h, we can write:

v = 4 m/s = 4 * 3.6 km/h = 14.4 km/h

So, 4 m/s is equal to 14.4 km/h.


How many m/s is 16 km/h?

In order to convert the speed given in km/h to the speed given in meters per second, we can write

v = 16 km/h = 16 / 3.6 m/s = 4.444 m/s

So, 16 km/h is equal to 4.444 m/s.


100 km/h to m/s:

v = 100 / 3.6 = 27.77 m/s


100 m/s to km/h:

v = 100 * 3.6 m/s = 360 km/h

etc.

 


 

Kilometers per Hour to Meters Per Second (km/h to m/s) and Meters Per Second to Kilometers per Hour (m/s to km/h) Conversion Calculator

In order to convert kilometers per hour to meters per second (km/h to m/s) and meters per second to kilometers per hour (m/s to km/h), feel free to use this conversion calculator - write the value that You have and click 'Calculate' to convert it:

Kilometers per Hour to Meters per Second (m/s)

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Meters per Second (m/s) to Kilometers per Hour

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Kilometers per Hour to Meters Per Second (km/h to m/s) and Meters Per Second to Kilometers per Hour (m/s to km/h) Conversion Charts

Here are some km/h to meters per second (km/h to m/s) and meters per second to km/h (m/s to km/h) quick conversion charts to aid You with units' conversions:

Kilometers per Hour (km/h)
Meters per Second (m/s)
1.00.2777
2.00.5555
3.00.8333
5.01.3888
8.02.2222
10.02.7777
20.05.5555
30.08.3333
50.013.888
100.027.777
 
Meters per Second (m/s)
Kilometers per Hour (km/h)
1.03.6
2.07.2
3.010.8
5.0 18.0
8.0 28.8
10.0 36.0
20.0 72.0
30.0 108.0
50.0 180.0
100.0 360.0

 

For more values, please, use the conversion calculators.

 

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