Kilometers per hour (km/h) to Meters per second (m/s)
Category: Speed
0.277778
ms
1 kmh = 0.277778 ms
High-precision rounding: 6 decimals
How to convert Kilometers per hour (km/h) to Meters per second (m/s)
We convert by pivoting through the SI base unit for Speed and applying exact factors where applicable.
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About Speed
Speed is distance over time; knots and mph coexist with SI.
About Kilometers per hour (km/h)
Kilometers per hour (km/h)
Common for road speeds.
History: Adopted with metrication of traffic signage.
About Meters per second (m/s)
Meters per second (m/s)
SI speed unit.
History: Directly linked to the meter and second.
Related conversions from kmh
- kmh → knot Knot (kn)
- kmh → mach Mach (sea-level approx.)
- kmh → mph Miles per hour (mph)