Convert British Thermal Units to Calories

Enter your british thermal unit value in the form below to get the value calculated in calories.

Results in Calories:

1 BTU = 252.164401 cal

How to Convert British Thermal Units to Calories

Convert british thermal units to calories with this simple formula:

calories = british thermal units × 252.164401

Converting a british thermal unit energy measurement to a calorie measurement involves multiplying the energy by the conversion ratio to find the result. One british thermal unit is equal to 252.164401 calories, so to convert simply multiply by 252.164401.

For example:

5 BTU = (5 × 252.164401) = 1,260.822004 cal

British thermal units and calories are both units used to measure energy. Learn more about energy and find more energy measurement conversion calculators. British thermal units are a US customary unit of energy and can be abbreviated as BTU, for example 1 BTU. Calories are an energy measurement and can be abbreviated as cal, for example 1 cal.

Convert Calories to British Thermal Units

British Thermal Unit Measurements and Equivalent Calorie Conversions

Common british thermal unit values converted to the equivalent calorie value
British Thermal Units	Calories
1 BTU	252.16 cal
2 BTU	504.33 cal
3 BTU	756.49 cal
4 BTU	1,009 cal
5 BTU	1,261 cal
6 BTU	1,513 cal
7 BTU	1,765 cal
8 BTU	2,017 cal
9 BTU	2,269 cal
10 BTU	2,522 cal
11 BTU	2,774 cal
12 BTU	3,026 cal
13 BTU	3,278 cal
14 BTU	3,530 cal
15 BTU	3,782 cal
16 BTU	4,035 cal
17 BTU	4,287 cal
18 BTU	4,539 cal
19 BTU	4,791 cal
20 BTU	5,043 cal
21 BTU	5,295 cal
22 BTU	5,548 cal
23 BTU	5,800 cal
24 BTU	6,052 cal
25 BTU	6,304 cal
26 BTU	6,556 cal
27 BTU	6,808 cal
28 BTU	7,061 cal
29 BTU	7,313 cal
30 BTU	7,565 cal
31 BTU	7,817 cal
32 BTU	8,069 cal
33 BTU	8,321 cal
34 BTU	8,574 cal
35 BTU	8,826 cal
36 BTU	9,078 cal
37 BTU	9,330 cal
38 BTU	9,582 cal
39 BTU	9,834 cal
40 BTU	10,087 cal

More British Thermal Unit Energy Conversions

Joules

Convert to Joules: 1 BTU is equal to 1,055.06 joules
Convert to Kilojoules: 1 BTU is equal to 1.055056 kilojoules
Convert to Megajoules: 1 BTU is equal to 0.001055 megajoules
Convert to Gigajoules: 1 BTU is equal to 1.0551E-6 gigajoules

Calories

Convert to Kilocalories: 1 BTU is equal to 0.252164 kilocalories
Convert to Megacalories: 1 BTU is equal to 0.000252 megacalories

Watts x Time

Convert to Watt-hours: 1 BTU is equal to 0.293071 watt-hours
Convert to Kilowatt-hours: 1 BTU is equal to 0.000293 kilowatt-hours
Convert to Megawatt-hours: 1 BTU is equal to 2.9307E-7 megawatt-hours
Convert to Watt-seconds: 1 BTU is equal to 1,055.06 watt-seconds

Thermal Units

Convert to Million BTU: 1 BTU is equal to 1.0E-6 million BTU
Convert to Therms: 1 BTU is equal to 1.0E-5 therms
Convert to Quads: 1 BTU is equal to 1.0E-15 quads

Electronvolts

Convert to Electronvolts: 1 BTU is equal to 6,585,100,000,000,000,131,072 electronvolts
Convert to Kiloelectronvolts: 1 BTU is equal to 6,585,100,000,000,000,000 kiloelectronvolts
Convert to Megaelectronvolts: 1 BTU is equal to 6,585,100,000,000,000 megaelectronvolts