Whether you are physics problems and wind-speed calculations, converting Kilometers/hour to Meters/second by hand is easy to get wrong. This free converter gives you an instant, exact answer — 1 km/h = 0.277778 m/s — and runs entirely in your browser.
How to convert Kilometers/hour to Meters/second
To convert a value from km/h to m/s, multiply it by the conversion factor 0.277778. For example: 1.38889 m/s equals 5 × 0.277778, and 13.8889 m/s equals 50 × 0.277778.
Going the other way, use the Meters/second to Kilometers/hour converter.
Kilometers/hour to Meters/second conversion table
| Kilometers/hour (km/h) | Meters/second (m/s) |
|---|---|
| 1 | 0.277778 |
| 5 | 1.38889 |
| 10 | 2.77778 |
| 30 | 8.33334 |
| 60 | 16.66668 |
| 100 | 27.7778 |
| 130 | 36.11114 |
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