What is knot?

A knot is a unit of speed equal to one nautical mile per hour, approximately 1.852 km/h. It is the international standard for maritime navigation, aviation, and meteorological wind speed reporting.

What is kilometre per hour?

Kilometre per hour is a unit of speed equal to one kilometre travelled in one hour. It is the most widely used unit for road speed limits, vehicle speedometers, and wind speeds in metric countries.

Worked examples

1 knot = 1.852 kilometre per hour

1 kilometre per hour = 0.27777778 metre per second

More Speed conversions

• Convert knot to metre per second
• Convert knot to kilometre per hour
• Convert knot to mile per hour
• Convert knot to foot per second
• Convert knot to metre per minute
• Convert knot to kilometre per second
• Convert knot to mach (approx at sea level)
• Convert knot to centimetre per second
• Convert knot to mile per minute

Assumption: Mach uses an approximate sea-level reference (about 340.29 m/s).