How to convert speed units
Metres per second × 1 ÷ 0.2777777777777778 = Kilometres per hour. Factors are relative to metres per second.
Multiply your input by its scale factor, then divide by the output unit’s factor. All factors below are expressed in metres per second per one unit. Some factors have been rounded to the precision shown.
| Unit | Factor in metres per second |
|---|---|
| Metres per second | 1 |
| Kilometres per hour | 0.2777777777777778 |
| Miles per hour | 0.44704 |
| Knots | 0.5144444444444445 |
| Feet per second | 0.3048 |
| Centimetres per second | 0.01 |
| Metres per minute | 0.016666666666666666 |
| Feet per minute | 0.00508 |
Conventions
These are scale conversions within a single measurement dimension. They do not convert between different physical quantities.
Example conversion routes
- Metres per second to Kilometres per hour
- Metres per second to Miles per hour
- Metres per second to Knots
- Metres per second to Feet per second
- Metres per second to Centimetres per second
- Metres per second to Metres per minute
- Metres per second to Feet per minute
- Kilometres per hour to Metres per second
- Kilometres per hour to Miles per hour
- Kilometres per hour to Knots
- Kilometres per hour to Feet per second
- Kilometres per hour to Centimetres per second
- Kilometres per hour to Metres per minute
- Kilometres per hour to Feet per minute
- Miles per hour to Metres per second
- Miles per hour to Kilometres per hour
The directory lists each direction as a conversion route. These routes share this workspace and canonical page to avoid creating repetitive pages for the same converter.