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Mph - km/h Converter

- By Dr. Minas E. Lemonis, PhD - Updated: February 28, 2024

Enter the speed in either of the next two fields and get it converted instantly!

Kilometers per hour [kmph]:
Miles per hour [mph]:
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Kilometers per hour

Kilometer per hour is a unit of speed that measures the number of kilometers an object travels within an hour. Kilometer is defined as one thousand meters, the base length unit in SI system of units. Typically, kilometer per hour is denoted as a ratio km/h. However, it also appears as an abbreviation (kmph, kph), particularly on labels or road signs.

Besides km/h, another widespread speed unit is the meters per second [m/s] and its fractions or multiples, defined through the decimal SI prefixes, as shown in the table:

UnitSymbol[km/h]
Nanometer per secondnm/s 3.6 \cdot 10^{-9}
Micrometer per secondμm/s 3.6\cdot 10^{-6}
Millimeter per secondmm/s 0.0036
Centimeter per secondcm/s 0.036
Meter per secondm/s 3.6
Kilometer per secondkm/s 3600
Megameter per secondMm/s 3.6\cdot10^6
Gigameter per secondGm/s 3.6\cdot10^9

Miles per hour

Mile per hour is a unit of speed defined in the Imperial and US customary system of units. It measures the number of miles an object travels within an hour. International mile [mi] is a unit of length for the US customary system of units, equal to 5280 feet and precisely defined as 1609.344 meters. The symbol most commonly used on signs and labels is the abbreviation mph, however in science and engineering contexts, mi/h may be more convenient for unit arithmetic.

Besides miles per second, other speed units native to the Imperial/US customary systems, are also in common use. Their relationship, relative to the mile per hour, is shown in the table:

UnitSymbol[mph]
Inch per secondips \frac{3600}{63,360}=\frac{5}{88}
Inch per minuteipm \frac{60}{63,360}=\frac{1}{1056}
Inch per houriph \frac{1}{63,360}
Feet per secondfps \frac{3600}{5280}=\frac{15}{22}=\approx 0.681818
Feet per minutefpm \frac{60}{5280}=\frac{1}{88}
Feet per hourfph \frac{1}{5280}
Miles per secondmps 3600
Miles per minutempm 60

How to convert miles per hour to kilometers per hour

  • Multiply speed in mph with 1.609344
  • The result is the speed in kilometers per hour

For example 60 mph is 60x1.609344≈ 96.6 km/h

How to convert kilometers per hour to miles per hour

  • Divide speed in km/h by 1.609344
  • The result is the speed in mph

For example 110 km/h is 110/1.609344≈ 68.4 mph

Conversion table from [km/h] to [mph]

In the following table some typical speeds in kilometers per hour are converted to miles per hour:

[km/h][mph]
10.6214
53.107
106.214
2012.43
3018.64
4024.85
5031.07
6037.28
7043.5
8049.71
9055.92
10062.14
11068.35
12074.56
13080.78
14086.99
15093.21
16099.42
180111.8
200124.3
300186.4

Conversion table from [mph] to [km/h]

In the following table some typical speeds in miles per hour are converted to kilometers per hour:

[mph][km/h]
11.609
23.219
58.047
1016.09
1524.14
2032.19
2540.23
3048.28
3556.33
4064.37
4572.42
5080.47
5588.51
6096.56
65104.6
70112.7
80128.7
90144.8
100160.9
120193.1
200321.9
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