Kilometers per hour to meters per second (kph to mps)

Speed (kilometers per hour - kph):
Speed (meters per second - mps):

The calculator allows you to convert kilometers per hour to meters per second (kph to mps).

Perform the reverse calculation: mps to kph

1 kph = 1 / 3.6 mps or approximately 0.277778 mps
1 mps = 3.6 kph

To convert kilometers per hour to meters per second, divide by 3.6.

Examples

To convert kilometers per hour (kph) to meters per second (mps), you can use the following formula:
1 kph = 1 / 3.6 mps

You can find below 5 examples of converting kph to mps:

Convert 60 kph to mps:
60 kph = 60 / 3.6 = 16.67 mps Convert 80 kph to mps:
80 kph = 80 / 3.6 = 22.22 mps

Convert 100 kph to mps:
100 kph = 100 / 3.6 = 27.78 mps

Convert 120 kph to mps:
120 kph = 120 / 3.6 = 33.33 mps

Convert 150 kph to mps:
150 kph = 150 / 3.6 = 41.67 mps

Conversion table kilometers per hour to meters per second (kph to mps)

Kilometers per hour (kph) to meters per second (mps)
1 kph = 0.28 mps
2 kph = 0.56 mps
3 kph = 0.83 mps
4 kph = 1.11 mps
5 kph = 1.39 mps
6 kph = 1.67 mps
7 kph = 1.94 mps
8 kph = 2.22 mps
9 kph = 2.50 mps
10 kph = 2.78 mps
11 kph = 3.06 mps
12 kph = 3.33 mps
13 kph = 3.61 mps
14 kph = 3.89 mps
15 kph = 4.17 mps
16 kph = 4.44 mps
17 kph = 4.72 mps
18 kph = 5.00 mps
19 kph = 5.28 mps
20 kph = 5.56 mps
21 kph = 5.83 mps
22 kph = 6.11 mps
23 kph = 6.39 mps
24 kph = 6.67 mps
25 kph = 6.94 mps
26 kph = 7.22 mps
27 kph = 7.50 mps
28 kph = 7.78 mps
29 kph = 8.06 mps
30 kph = 8.33 mps
31 kph = 8.61 mps
32 kph = 8.89 mps
33 kph = 9.17 mps
34 kph = 9.44 mps
35 kph = 9.72 mps
36 kph = 10.00 mps
37 kph = 10.28 mps
38 kph = 10.56 mps
39 kph = 10.83 mps
40 kph = 11.11 mps
41 kph = 11.39 mps
42 kph = 11.67 mps
43 kph = 11.94 mps
44 kph = 12.22 mps
45 kph = 12.50 mps
46 kph = 12.78 mps
47 kph = 13.06 mps
48 kph = 13.33 mps
49 kph = 13.61 mps
50 kph = 13.89 mps
51 kph = 14.17 mps
52 kph = 14.44 mps
53 kph = 14.72 mps
54 kph = 15.00 mps

Kilometers per hour

Kilometer per hour (kph) is a unit of measurement used to express speed. It is defined as the distance traveled in kilometers (km) per hour. The kilometer per hour is part of the International System of Units (SI), which is the modern form of the metric system. It is commonly abbreviated as "km/h" or "kph". Indeed, the symbol for kilometer per hour is "km/h" or "kph". The "km" stands for kilometers, which is the distance unit, and the "h" stands for hours, which is the time unit. So, kilometer per hour can be thought of as the distance traveled in kilometers per unit of time, which is one hour in this case.

Meters per second

Meter per second (mps) is also a unit of measurement that is used to express speed. It is defined as the distance traveled in meters per second. One meter per second is equivalent to 3.6 kilometers per hour (kph).

Why one meter per second is equivalent to 3.6 kilometers per hour (kph) ? One meter per second is equivalent to 3.6 kilometers per hour (kph) because they are both units of speed, but they are based on different units of distance and time. Specifically, one meter is equivalent to 0.001 kilometers (since there are 1 000 meters in a kilometer), and one hour is equivalent to 3 600 seconds (since there are 60 minutes in an hour and 60 seconds in a minute). So, if we convert one meter per second to kilometers per hour, we can use the following equation:
1 m/s x (60 seconds per minute) x (60 minutes per hour) / (1000 meters per kilometer) = 3.6 km/h