Meter per Second (m/s)
Meters per second is the SI unit of speed — how many meters an object travels in one second.
Meters per second appear in physics labs, wind-speed science data, and some European road signage.
Meter per Second to Knot
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Speed Meter per Second Knot
1 meter per second = 1.9438444926 knots
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Conversion table
Selected m/s values converted to kn using the exact factor from this tool.
| m/s | kn |
|---|---|
| 0.01 | 0.0194384449 |
| 0.1 | 0.1943844493 |
| 1 | 1.9438444926 |
| 2 | 3.8876889852 |
| 3 | 5.8315334778 |
| 5 | 9.719222463 |
| 10 | 19.4384449261 |
| 20 | 38.8768898522 |
| 50 | 97.1922246304 |
| 100 | 194.3844492609 |
| 1,000 | 1,943.8444926085 |
How to convert
Exact conversion factors in both directions, plus a worked example.
1 m/s = 1.9438444926 kn
1 kn = 0.5144444444 m/s
To convert meter per second to knot, multiply by 1.9438444926.
To convert knot to meter per second, multiply by 0.5144444444.
Example: convert 10 m/s to kn
10 × 1.9438444926 = 19.4384449261 kn
About these units
Short background on the units used in this conversion.
Knot (kn)
One knot is one nautical mile per hour, defined as exactly 1,852 meters per hour (0.514444 m/s).
Knots are standard for ships, aircraft airspeed, and marine weather forecasts worldwide.
Frequently asked questions
How many knots are in one meter per second?
One meter per second equals 1.9438444926 knots. Multiply your meters per second value by 1.9438444926 to convert to knots.
What is the conversion formula?
kn = m/s × 1.9438444926The reverse is
m/s = kn × 0.5144444444, using the same exact factors as this converter.Is this Meter per Second to Knot converter private?
Yes. All calculations run locally in your browser. Nothing you type is sent to a server.
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knot (kn) → meter per second (m/s)
meter per second (m/s) → kilometer per hour (km/h)meter per second (m/s) → mile per hour (mph)meter per second (m/s) → meter per hour (m/h)meter per second (m/s) → meter per minute (m/min)meter per second (m/s) → kilometer per minute (km/min)meter per second (m/s) → kilometer per second (km/s)meter per second (m/s) → centimeter per hour (cm/h)meter per second (m/s) → centimeter per minute (cm/min)meter per second (m/s) → centimeter per second (cm/s)meter per second (m/s) → millimeter per hour (mm/h)meter per second (m/s) → millimeter per minute (mm/min)meter per second (m/s) → millimeter per second (mm/s)meter per second (m/s) → foot per hour (ft/h)meter per second (m/s) → foot per minute (ft/min)meter per second (m/s) → foot per second (ft/s)meter per second (m/s) → yard per hour (yd/h)meter per second (m/s) → yard per minute (yd/min)meter per second (m/s) → yard per second (yd/s)meter per second (m/s) → mile per minute (mi/min)meter per second (m/s) → mile per second (mi/s)meter per second (m/s) → inch per second (in/s)meter per second (m/s) → knot (uk) (kn (UK))meter per second (m/s) → mach (sea level, ~stp)meter per second (m/s) → mach (20°c, 1 atm)meter per second (m/s) → mach (si standard)meter per second (m/s) → velocity of light in vacuum (c)meter per second (m/s) → cosmic velocity — first (v₁)meter per second (m/s) → cosmic velocity — second (v₂)meter per second (m/s) → cosmic velocity — third (v₃)meter per second (m/s) → earth's velocity (v⊕)meter per second (m/s) → velocity of sound in pure water (c_water)meter per second (m/s) → velocity of sound in sea water (20°c, 10 m) (c_sea)