Convert 1 Kilometer per Hour to Meters per Second

How fast is 1 kilometer per hour? What is 1 kilometer per hour in meters per second? 1 km/h to m/s conversion.
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1 Kilometer per Hour ≈
0.27777778 Meters per Second
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Result in Plain English
1 kilometer per hour is equal to about 0.278 meters per second.
To a Percentage
1 kilometer per hour ≈ 27.8% of a meter per second.
Result as a Fraction
1 kilometer per hour
= 518 meters per second
= five eighteenths of a meter per second
In Scientific Notation
1 kilometer per hour
= 1 x 100 kilometers per hour
≈ 2.77778 x 10-1 meters per second
Kilometers per Hour
A kilometer per hour is a unit of speed. Something traveling at one kilometer per hour is traveling about 0.278 meters per second, or about 0.621 miles per hour.
Common abbreviations: km/h, kmph, km/hr, km/hour
Meters per Second
A meter per second is a unit of speed. One meter per second is exactly 3.6 kilometers per hour, or about 2.237 miles per hour.
Common abbreviations: m/s, mps
Kilometers per Hour to Meters per Second Conversions
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km/h m/s
1.00 0.27778
1.01 0.28056
1.02 0.28333
1.03 0.28611
1.04 0.28889
1.05 0.29167
1.06 0.29444
1.07 0.29722
1.08 0.3
1.09 0.30278
1.10 0.30556
1.11 0.30833
1.12 0.31111
1.13 0.31389
1.14 0.31667
1.15 0.31944
1.16 0.32222
1.17 0.325
1.18 0.32778
1.19 0.33056
1.20 0.33333
1.21 0.33611
1.22 0.33889
1.23 0.34167
1.24 0.34444
1.25 0.34722
1.26 0.35
1.27 0.35278
1.28 0.35556
1.29 0.35833
1.30 0.36111
1.31 0.36389
1.32 0.36667
1.33 0.36944
km/h m/s
1.34 0.37222
1.35 0.375
1.36 0.37778
1.37 0.38056
1.38 0.38333
1.39 0.38611
1.40 0.38889
1.41 0.39167
1.42 0.39444
1.43 0.39722
1.44 0.4
1.45 0.40278
1.46 0.40556
1.47 0.40833
1.48 0.41111
1.49 0.41389
1.50 0.41667
1.51 0.41944
1.52 0.42222
1.53 0.425
1.54 0.42778
1.55 0.43056
1.56 0.43333
1.57 0.43611
1.58 0.43889
1.59 0.44167
1.60 0.44444
1.61 0.44722
1.62 0.45
1.63 0.45278
1.64 0.45556
1.65 0.45833
1.66 0.46111
1.67 0.46389
km/h m/s
1.68 0.46667
1.69 0.46944
1.70 0.47222
1.71 0.475
1.72 0.47778
1.73 0.48056
1.74 0.48333
1.75 0.48611
1.76 0.48889
1.77 0.49167
1.78 0.49444
1.79 0.49722
1.80 0.5
1.81 0.50278
1.82 0.50556
1.83 0.50833
1.84 0.51111
1.85 0.51389
1.86 0.51667
1.87 0.51944
1.88 0.52222
1.89 0.525
1.90 0.52778
1.91 0.53056
1.92 0.53333
1.93 0.53611
1.94 0.53889
1.95 0.54167
1.96 0.54444
1.97 0.54722
1.98 0.55
1.99 0.55278