Kilowatt (kW)
A kilowatt is one thousand watts — a practical scale for motors, heaters, and grid-scale equipment.
Kilowatts describe EV charging rates, home HVAC capacity, and small generator output.
Kilowatt to Horsepower (Metric)
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Power Kilowatt Horsepower (Metric)
1 kilowatt = 1.3596216173 metric horsepower
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Conversion table
Selected kW values converted to metric hp using the exact factor from this tool.
| kW | metric hp |
|---|---|
| 0.01 | 0.0135962162 |
| 0.1 | 0.1359621617 |
| 1 | 1.3596216173 |
| 2 | 2.7192432346 |
| 3 | 4.0788648519 |
| 5 | 6.7981080865 |
| 10 | 13.596216173 |
| 20 | 27.1924323461 |
| 50 | 67.9810808652 |
| 100 | 135.9621617304 |
| 1,000 | 1,359.6216173039 |
How to convert
Exact conversion factors in both directions, plus a worked example.
1 kW = 1.3596216173 metric hp
1 metric hp = 0.73549875 kW
To convert kilowatt to horsepower (metric), multiply by 1.3596216173.
To convert horsepower (metric) to kilowatt, multiply by 0.73549875.
Example: convert 10 kW to metric hp
10 × 1.3596216173 = 13.596216173 metric hp
About these units
Short background on the units used in this conversion.
Horsepower (Metric) (metric hp)
Metric horsepower (PS, Pferdestärke) equals 735.49875 watts — about 1.4% less than mechanical hp.
Metric hp labels European and Japanese vehicle engines, motorcycles, and industrial equipment.
Frequently asked questions
How many metric horsepower are in one kilowatt?
One kilowatt equals 1.3596216173 metric horsepower. Multiply your kilowatts value by 1.3596216173 to convert to metric horsepower.
What is the conversion formula?
metric hp = kW × 1.3596216173The reverse is
kW = metric hp × 0.73549875, using the same exact factors as this converter.Is this Kilowatt to Horsepower (Metric) converter private?
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All kilowatt conversions
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horsepower (metric) (metric hp) → kilowatt (kW)
kilowatt (kW) → watt (W)kilowatt (kW) → megawatt (MW)kilowatt (kW) → gigawatt (GW)kilowatt (kW) → horsepower (mechanical / uk) (hp)kilowatt (kW) → horsepower (electric) (hp (electric))kilowatt (kW) → british thermal unit (it) per hour (Btu/h)kilowatt (kW) → ton (refrigeration) (TR)kilowatt (kW) → exawatt (EW)kilowatt (kW) → petawatt (PW)kilowatt (kW) → terawatt (TW)kilowatt (kW) → hectowatt (hW)kilowatt (kW) → dekawatt (daW)kilowatt (kW) → deciwatt (dW)kilowatt (kW) → centiwatt (cW)kilowatt (kW) → milliwatt (mW)kilowatt (kW) → microwatt (µW)kilowatt (kW) → nanowatt (nW)kilowatt (kW) → picowatt (pW)kilowatt (kW) → femtowatt (fW)kilowatt (kW) → attowatt (aW)kilowatt (kW) → horsepower (550 ft·lbf/s) (hp)kilowatt (kW) → horsepower (boiler) (hp (boiler))kilowatt (kW) → horsepower (water) (hp (water))kilowatt (kW) → pferdestärke (ps) (PS)kilowatt (kW) → british thermal unit (it) per minute (Btu/min)kilowatt (kW) → british thermal unit (it) per second (Btu/s)kilowatt (kW) → british thermal unit (thermochemical) per hour (Btu (th)/h)kilowatt (kW) → british thermal unit (thermochemical) per minute (Btu (th)/min)kilowatt (kW) → british thermal unit (thermochemical) per second (Btu (th)/s)kilowatt (kW) → mega british thermal unit (it) per hour (MBtu/h)kilowatt (kW) → mbh (thousand btu per hour)kilowatt (kW) → kilocalorie (it) per hour (kcal/h)kilowatt (kW) → kilocalorie (it) per minute (kcal/min)kilowatt (kW) → kilocalorie (it) per second (kcal/s)kilowatt (kW) → kilocalorie (thermochemical) per hour (kcal (th)/h)kilowatt (kW) → kilocalorie (thermochemical) per minute (kcal (th)/min)kilowatt (kW) → kilocalorie (thermochemical) per second (kcal (th)/s)kilowatt (kW) → calorie (it) per hour (cal/h)kilowatt (kW) → calorie (it) per minute (cal/min)kilowatt (kW) → calorie (it) per second (cal/s)kilowatt (kW) → calorie (thermochemical) per hour (cal (th)/h)kilowatt (kW) → calorie (thermochemical) per minute (cal (th)/min)kilowatt (kW) → calorie (thermochemical) per second (cal (th)/s)kilowatt (kW) → foot pound-force per hour (ft·lbf/h)kilowatt (kW) → foot pound-force per minute (ft·lbf/min)kilowatt (kW) → foot pound-force per second (ft·lbf/s)kilowatt (kW) → pound-foot per hour (lbf·ft/h)kilowatt (kW) → pound-foot per minute (lbf·ft/min)kilowatt (kW) → pound-foot per second (lbf·ft/s)kilowatt (kW) → erg per second (erg/s)kilowatt (kW) → kilovolt ampere (kV·A)kilowatt (kW) → volt ampere (V·A)kilowatt (kW) → newton meter per second (N·m/s)kilowatt (kW) → joule per second (J/s)kilowatt (kW) → exajoule per second (EJ/s)kilowatt (kW) → petajoule per second (PJ/s)kilowatt (kW) → terajoule per second (TJ/s)kilowatt (kW) → gigajoule per second (GJ/s)kilowatt (kW) → megajoule per second (MJ/s)kilowatt (kW) → kilojoule per second (kJ/s)kilowatt (kW) → hectojoule per second (hJ/s)kilowatt (kW) → dekajoule per second (daJ/s)kilowatt (kW) → decijoule per second (dJ/s)kilowatt (kW) → centijoule per second (cJ/s)kilowatt (kW) → millijoule per second (mJ/s)kilowatt (kW) → microjoule per second (µJ/s)kilowatt (kW) → nanojoule per second (nJ/s)kilowatt (kW) → picojoule per second (pJ/s)kilowatt (kW) → femtojoule per second (fJ/s)kilowatt (kW) → attojoule per second (aJ/s)kilowatt (kW) → joule per hour (J/h)kilowatt (kW) → joule per minute (J/min)kilowatt (kW) → kilojoule per hour (kJ/h)kilowatt (kW) → kilojoule per minute (kJ/min)