What is metre per second?

Metre per second is the SI unit of speed. It is used in physics, engineering, and scientific contexts to express velocity, and serves as the reference unit for all speed calculations in this converter.

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 metre per second = 3.6 kilometre per hour

1 kilometre per hour = 0.27777778 metre per second

More Speed conversions

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• Convert metre per second to mach (approx at sea level)
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• Convert metre per second to mile per minute

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