Convert Kilometers Per Hour to Meters Per Second

Enter your kilometer per hour value in the form below to get the value calculated in meters per second.

Results in Meters Per Second:

1 km/h = 0.277778 m/sec

How to Convert Kilometers Per Hour to Meters Per Second Using an Easy Conversion Formula

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Convert kilometers per hour to meters per second with this simple formula:

meters per second = kilometers per hour × 0.277778

Converting a kilometer per hour speed measurement to a meter per second measurement involves multiplying your speed by the conversion ratio to find the result. A kilometer per hour is equal to 0.277778 meters per second, so to convert simply multiply by 0.277778.

For example:

5km/h = (5 × 0.277778) = 1.388889m/sec

Kilometers per hour and meters per second are both units used to measure speed. Learn more about speed and find more speed measurement conversion calculators. A kilometer per hour is a metric measurement and can be abbreviated as km/h, for example 1km/h. A meter per second is a metric measurement and can be abbreviated as m/sec, for example 1m/sec. Learn more about the metric system, including the common unit prefixes and how to convert between metric units.

kilometers per hour and meters per second are units used to measure speed

Convert Meters Per Second to Kilometers Per Hour

Kilometer Per Hour Measurements and Equivalent Meter Per Second Conversions

Common kilometer per hour values converted to the equivalent meter per second value
Kilometers Per Hour	Meters Per Second	Kilometers Per Hour	Meters Per Second	Kilometers Per Hour	Meters Per Second
1	0.277778	21	5.8333	41	11.39
2	0.555556	22	6.1111	42	11.67
3	0.833333	23	6.3889	43	11.94
4	1.1111	24	6.6667	44	12.22
5	1.3889	25	6.9444	45	12.5
6	1.6667	26	7.2222	46	12.78
7	1.9444	27	7.5	47	13.06
8	2.2222	28	7.7778	48	13.33
9	2.5	29	8.0556	49	13.61
10	2.7778	30	8.3333	50	13.89
11	3.0556	31	8.6111	51	14.17
12	3.3333	32	8.8889	52	14.44
13	3.6111	33	9.1667	53	14.72
14	3.8889	34	9.4444	54	15
15	4.1667	35	9.7222	55	15.28
16	4.4444	36	10	56	15.56
17	4.7222	37	10.28	57	15.83
18	5	38	10.56	58	16.11
19	5.2778	39	10.83	59	16.39
20	5.5556	40	11.11	60	16.67