Kilometer per Hour (km/h)
Kilometers per hour express how many kilometers are covered in one hour — 1 km/h equals 1/3.6 m/s.
Kilometers per hour are the default on vehicle speedometers and road signs outside the United States.
Convert kilometer per hour to mile per hour instantly. Type in either field — results update live.
Selected km/h values converted to mph using the exact factor from this tool.
| km/h | mph |
|---|---|
| 0.01 | 0.0062137119 |
| 0.1 | 0.0621371192 |
| 1 | 0.6213711923 |
| 2 | 1.2427423846 |
| 3 | 1.8641135769 |
| 5 | 3.1068559614 |
| 10 | 6.2137119229 |
| 20 | 12.4274238457 |
| 50 | 31.0685596144 |
| 100 | 62.1371192287 |
| 1,000 | 621.371192287 |
Exact conversion factors in both directions, plus a worked example.
1 km/h = 0.6213711923 mph
1 mph = 1.6093439999 km/h
To convert kilometer per hour to mile per hour, multiply by 0.6213711923.
To convert mile per hour to kilometer per hour, multiply by 1.6093439999.
Example: convert 10 km/h to mph
10 × 0.6213711923 = 6.2137119229 mph
Short background on the units used in this conversion.
Kilometers per hour express how many kilometers are covered in one hour — 1 km/h equals 1/3.6 m/s.
Kilometers per hour are the default on vehicle speedometers and road signs outside the United States.
Miles per hour measure how many statute miles are traveled in one hour — 1 mph equals 0.44704 m/s.
Miles per hour dominate US and UK road speed limits, vehicle gauges, and aviation wind reports.
mph = km/h × 0.6213711923km/h = mph × 1.6093439999, using the same exact factors as this converter.Jump to any speed conversion starting from kilometer per hour — including the reverse direction and every other unit in our dataset.