How to convert kilometers per hour to meters per second
Formula: m/s = km/h ÷ 3.6. Worked example: 10 km/h = 2.777778 m/s. Quick estimate: multiply by about 0.3 — the error is 8%, fine for everyday use but not for engineering or shopping by exact size.
About these units
The meter per second is the SI unit: 1 m/s = 3.6 km/h exactly (3,600 seconds per hour, 1,000 meters per kilometer). Weather services in many countries give wind speed in m/s — 10 m/s is already 36 km/h.
Category: speed. Results on this page are calculated in your browser and rounded to 7 significant digits; the table above uses 6. For other units of speed open the full unit converter, or use the reverse page — meters per second to kilometers per hour.