Convert Seconds to Minutes

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

Results in Minutes:

1 sec = 0.016667 min

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How to Convert Seconds to Minutes

To convert a second measurement to a minute measurement, multiply the time by the conversion ratio. One second is equal to 0.016667 minutes, so use this simple formula to convert:

minutes = seconds × 0.016667

The time in minutes is equal to the seconds multiplied by 0.016667.

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

5 sec = (5 × 0.016667) = 0.083333 min

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

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.

Minutes

The minute is a period of time equal to 1/60 of an hour or 60 seconds.

The minute is an SI accepted unit for time for use with the metric system. Minutes can be abbreviated as min, for example 1 minute can be written as 1 min.

Second Measurements and Equivalent Minute Conversions

Common second values converted to the equivalent minute value
Seconds	Minutes
1 sec	0.016667 min
2 sec	0.033333 min
3 sec	0.05 min
4 sec	0.066667 min
5 sec	0.083333 min
6 sec	0.1 min
7 sec	0.116667 min
8 sec	0.133333 min
9 sec	0.15 min
10 sec	0.166667 min
11 sec	0.183333 min
12 sec	0.2 min
13 sec	0.216667 min
14 sec	0.233333 min
15 sec	0.25 min
16 sec	0.266667 min
17 sec	0.283333 min
18 sec	0.3 min
19 sec	0.316667 min
20 sec	0.333333 min
21 sec	0.35 min
22 sec	0.366667 min
23 sec	0.383333 min
24 sec	0.4 min
25 sec	0.416667 min
26 sec	0.433333 min
27 sec	0.45 min
28 sec	0.466667 min
29 sec	0.483333 min
30 sec	0.5 min
31 sec	0.516667 min
32 sec	0.533333 min
33 sec	0.55 min
34 sec	0.566667 min
35 sec	0.583333 min
36 sec	0.6 min
37 sec	0.616667 min
38 sec	0.633333 min
39 sec	0.65 min
40 sec	0.666667 min