Watt (W)
The watt is the SI unit of power — one joule of energy transferred per second.
Watts rate light bulbs, appliance nameplates, solar panels, and electrical device consumption.
Convert watt to horsepower (mechanical / uk) instantly. Type in either field — results update live.
Selected W values converted to hp using the exact factor from this tool.
| W | hp |
|---|---|
| 0.01 | 0.0000134102 |
| 0.1 | 0.0001341022 |
| 1 | 0.0013410221 |
| 2 | 0.0026820442 |
| 3 | 0.0040230663 |
| 5 | 0.0067051104 |
| 10 | 0.0134102209 |
| 20 | 0.0268204418 |
| 50 | 0.0670511045 |
| 100 | 0.134102209 |
| 1,000 | 1.3410220896 |
Exact conversion factors in both directions, plus a worked example.
1 W = 0.0013410221 hp
1 hp = 745.6998715823 W
To convert watt to horsepower (mechanical / uk), multiply by 0.0013410221.
To convert horsepower (mechanical / uk) to watt, multiply by 745.6998715823.
Example: convert 10 W to hp
10 × 0.0013410221 = 0.0134102209 hp
Short background on the units used in this conversion.
The watt is the SI unit of power — one joule of energy transferred per second.
Watts rate light bulbs, appliance nameplates, solar panels, and electrical device consumption.
Mechanical (imperial) horsepower equals 745.6998715823 watts — James Watt’s comparison to draft horses.
This hp rating appears on US car engines, lawn mowers, and industrial motors unless labeled metric PS.
hp = W × 0.0013410221W = hp × 745.6998715823, using the same exact factors as this converter.Jump to any power conversion starting from watt — including the reverse direction and every other unit in our dataset.