Kilometers per Hour to Meters per Second Converter
CommonMeters per second, km/h, mph and more.
How to convert Kilometers per Hour to Meters per Second
Multiply the kilometers per hour value by 0.277778: 1 km/h = 0.277778 m/s. Going the other way, 1 m/s = 3.6 km/h, so divide by 0.277778 or use the Meters per Second to Kilometers per Hour converter.
About these units
Kilometers per Hour (km/h)
Kilometers per hour is the road-speed unit in most countries. 100 km/h is about 62 mph, or 27.8 meters per second.
Meters per Second (m/s)
Meters per second is the SI unit of speed. Walking pace is about 1.4 m/s, and 1 m/s equals 3.6 km/h.
Kilometers per Hour to Meters per Second conversion table
| Kilometers per Hour (km/h) | Meters per Second (m/s) |
|---|---|
| 1 km/h | 0.277778 m/s |
| 2 km/h | 0.555556 m/s |
| 3 km/h | 0.833334 m/s |
| 4 km/h | 1.11111 m/s |
| 5 km/h | 1.38889 m/s |
| 10 km/h | 2.77778 m/s |
| 20 km/h | 5.55556 m/s |
| 25 km/h | 6.94445 m/s |
| 50 km/h | 13.8889 m/s |
| 100 km/h | 27.7778 m/s |
| 500 km/h | 138.889 m/s |
| 1,000 km/h | 277.778 m/s |
More kilometers per hour conversions
- Kilometers per Hour to Miles per Hour1 km/h = 0.621372 mph
- Kilometers per Hour to Feet per Second1 km/h = 0.911345 ft/s
- Kilometers per Hour to Knots1 km/h = 0.539958 kn
- Kilometers per Hour to Speed of Light1 km/h = 9.2657e-10 c
- Kilometers per Hour to Centimeters per Second1 km/h = 27.7778 cm/s
- Kilometers per Hour to Kilometers per Second1 km/h = 0.000277778 km/s
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