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What is kilometers per hour (km/h)?

Kilometers per hour is a unit of Speed or Velocity in the Metric System. It measures the number of kilometers traveled in an hour. The symbol for kilometers per hour is km/h and the International spelling for this unit is kilometres per hour. There are 3.6 km/h in m/s.

What is meters per second (m/s)?

Meters per second is a unit of Speed or Velocity in the Metric System. It measures the number of meters traveled in a second. The symbol for meters per second is m/s and the International spelling for this unit is metres per second. There are 0.2777777778 m/s in km/h.

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The formula to convert from km/h to m/s is:

m/s = km/h ÷ 3.6

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Kilometers per hour to Meters per second Conversion Example

Task: Convert 75 kilometers per hour to meters per second (show work)

Formula:
km/h ÷ 3.6 = m/s

Calculations:
75 km/h ÷ 3.6 = 20.8333333333 m/s

Result:
75 km/h is equal to 20.8333333333 m/s

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Kilometers per hour to Meters per second Conversion Chart

kilometers per hour (km/h) meters per second (m/s)
1 km/h0.2777777778 m/s
2 km/h0.5555555556 m/s
3 km/h0.8333333333 m/s
4 km/h1.1111111111 m/s
5 km/h1.3888888889 m/s
6 km/h1.6666666667 m/s
7 km/h1.9444444444 m/s
8 km/h2.2222222222 m/s
9 km/h2.5 m/s
10 km/h2.7777777778 m/s
20 km/h5.5555555556 m/s
30 km/h8.3333333333 m/s
40 km/h11.1111111111 m/s
50 km/h13.8888888889 m/s
75 km/h20.8333333333 m/s
100 km/h27.7777777778 m/s
250 km/h69.4444444444 m/s
500 km/h138.8888888889 m/s
750 km/h208.3333333333 m/s
1,000 km/h277.7777777778 m/s
2,500 km/h694.4444444444 m/s
5,000 km/h1,388.8888888889 m/s
7,500 km/h2,083.3333333333 m/s
10,000 km/h2,777.7777777778 m/s
25,000 km/h6,944.4444444444 m/s
50,000 km/h13,888.8888888889 m/s
75,000 km/h20,833.3333333333 m/s
100,000 km/h27,777.7777777778 m/s
250,000 km/h69,444.4444444444 m/s

caretRelated Units

The following tables provide a summary of the Speed or Velocity units (Per Hour, Per Minute, Per Second and Per Millisecond) within their respective measurement systems.

Per Hour

Unit Symbol
inches per hour in/h
feet per hour ft/h
yards per hour yd/h
miles per hour mph
millimeters per hour mm/h
centimeters per hour cm/h
decimeters per hour dm/h
meters per hour m/h
kilometers per hour km/h
knot kn

Per Minute

Unit Symbol
inches per minute in/m
feet per minute ft/m
yards per minute yd/m
miles per minute mi/m
millimeters per minute mm/m
centimeters per minute cm/m
decimeters per minute dm/m
meters per minute m/m
kilometers per minute km/m

Per Second

Unit Symbol
inches per second in/s
feet per second ft/s
yards per second yd/s
miles per second mi/s
millimeters per second mm/s
centimeters per second cm/s
decimeters per second dm/s
meters per second m/s
kilometers per second km/s

Per Millisecond

Unit Symbol
millimeters per millisecond mm/ms
centimeters per millisecond cm/ms
decimeters per millisecond dm/ms
meters per millisecond m/ms
kilometers per millisecond km/ms

Note: For Speed or Velocity conversions, US Customary Units and the Imperial System are equivalent.

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