Convert Microseconds to Seconds

Enter the time in microseconds below to get the value converted to seconds.

Results in Seconds:

1 µs = 1.0E-6 sec

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How to Convert Microseconds to Seconds

To convert a microsecond measurement to a second measurement, multiply the time by the conversion ratio. One microsecond is equal to 1.0E-6 seconds, so use this simple formula to convert:

seconds = microseconds × 1.0E-6

The time in seconds is equal to the microseconds multiplied by 1.0E-6.

For example, here's how to convert 5 microseconds to seconds using the formula above.

5 µs = (5 × 1.0E-6) = 5.0E-6 sec

Microseconds and seconds are both units used to measure time. Keep reading to learn more about each unit of measure.

Microseconds

The microsecond is a multiple of the second, which is the SI base unit for time. In the metric system, "micro" is the prefix for 10^-6. Microseconds can be abbreviated as µs, for example 1 microsecond can be written as 1 µs.

Seconds

The second has historically been defined as 1/60 of a minute or 1/86,400 of a day. The SI defines the second as the duration of 9,192,631,770 periods of the radiation corresponding to the transition between the two hyperfine levels of the ground state of the caesium 133 atom.

The second is the SI base unit for time in the metric system. Seconds can be abbreviated as sec, for example 1 second can be written as 1 sec.

Microsecond Measurements and Equivalent Second Conversions

Common microsecond values converted to the equivalent second value
Microseconds	Seconds
1 µs	0.000001 sec
2 µs	0.000002 sec
3 µs	0.000003 sec
4 µs	0.000004 sec
5 µs	0.000005 sec
6 µs	0.000006 sec
7 µs	0.000007 sec
8 µs	0.000008 sec
9 µs	0.000009 sec
10 µs	0.00001 sec
11 µs	0.000011 sec
12 µs	0.000012 sec
13 µs	0.000013 sec
14 µs	0.000014 sec
15 µs	0.000015 sec
16 µs	0.000016 sec
17 µs	0.000017 sec
18 µs	0.000018 sec
19 µs	0.000019 sec
20 µs	0.00002 sec
21 µs	0.000021 sec
22 µs	0.000022 sec
23 µs	0.000023 sec
24 µs	0.000024 sec
25 µs	0.000025 sec
26 µs	0.000026 sec
27 µs	0.000027 sec
28 µs	0.000028 sec
29 µs	0.000029 sec
30 µs	0.00003 sec
31 µs	0.000031 sec
32 µs	0.000032 sec
33 µs	0.000033 sec
34 µs	0.000034 sec
35 µs	0.000035 sec
36 µs	0.000036 sec
37 µs	0.000037 sec
38 µs	0.000038 sec
39 µs	0.000039 sec
40 µs	0.00004 sec