metre per minute (m/min)
1 metre per minute = 0.01666667 metres per second
What is metre per minute?
Metre per minute is a unit of speed expressing the distance in metres covered in one minute. It is used in industrial machinery, conveyor belt speeds, and slow-motion technical processes.
Notes: Derived speed
Real-world uses
Metres per minute is used in manufacturing for conveyor belt speeds, CNC machine feed rates, and surface cutting speeds. Treadmill speeds at low settings may be displayed in m/min. It is also used for walking speed in pedestrian traffic studies.
History
Metres per minute became a practical unit in industrial settings where processes operate too slowly for m/s to give convenient numbers but too fast for m/h. It is particularly entrenched in machining and metalworking standards.
Common mistakes
Confusing metres per minute with metres per second—they differ by a factor of 60. An average walking speed of about 80 m/min equates to roughly 1.33 m/s or 4.8 km/h.
When is this conversion used?
Converting metre per minute to metre per second is useful in the speed domain when comparing values across different measurement standards or applying formulas that require a specific unit.
How to convert metre per minute to metre per second
To convert metre per minute to metre per second, multiply the value by 0.01666667.
Conversion formula (from base unit)
x * (1.0/60.0)
Measurement standards
The SI unit of speed is metres per second (m/s), a derived unit requiring no independent definition. The knot is defined as exactly one nautical mile (1,852 metres) per hour and is sanctioned for maritime and aeronautical navigation by the International Civil Aviation Organization.
Did you know?
The fastest human-made object is the Parker Solar Probe, which reached 635,266 km/h (about 176 km/s) in 2024 during a close pass of the Sun — fast enough to travel from New York to Tokyo in under a minute.
| metres per minute | metres per second |
|---|---|
| 0.1 | 0.00166667 |
| 0.5 | 0.00833333 |
| 1 | 0.01666667 |
| 2 | 0.03333333 |
| 5 | 0.08333333 |
| 10 | 0.16666667 |
| 25 | 0.41666667 |
| 50 | 0.83333333 |
| 100 | 1.66666667 |
| 250 | 4.16666667 |
| 500 | 8.33333333 |
| 1,000 | 16.66666667 |
Common values
| metres per minute | metres per second | |
|---|---|---|
| Walking speed | 84 metres per minute | 1.4 metres per second |
| City speed limit | 834 metres per minute | 13.9 metres per second |
| Highway driving | 1,878 metres per minute | 31.3 metres per second |
| Commercial aircraft | 15,000 metres per minute | 250 metres per second |
| Speed of sound (sea level) | 20,417.4 metres per minute | 340.29 metres per second |
Full metre per minute conversion table
| Unit | Value | Factor |
|---|---|---|
| metre per second | 1 m/min = 0.01666667 m/s | × 0.01666667 |
| kilometre per hour | 1 m/min = 0.06 km/h | × 0.06 |
| mile per hour | 1 m/min = 0.03728227 mph | × 0.03728227 |
| knot | 1 m/min = 0.03239741 kn | × 0.03239741 |
| foot per second | 1 m/min = 0.05468066 ft/s | × 0.05468066 |
| kilometre per second | 1 m/min = 0.00001667 km/s | × 0.00001667 |
| mach (approx at sea level) | 1 m/min = 0.00004898 Ma | × 0.00004898 |
| centimetre per second | 1 m/min = 1.66666667 cm/s | × 1.66666667 |
| mile per minute | 1 m/min = 0.00062137 mi/min | × 0.00062137 |