Convert miles per hour to meters per second

Explanation

From this page you can convert miles per hour to meters per second (or mph to m/s) simply, by using the application above.

In case you are wondering, to convert from miles per hour to meters per second you need to multiply by 0.447. This factor is calculated using the respective definitions of the two units you can find below.

Formula

1 mph≈0.447 m/s

miles per hourmph

dimension	speed
symbol	mph, mi/h

The mile per hour (mph, mi/h) is a unit of speed.

Definition of the mile per hour

One mile per hour is equal to the speed of an object traveling one mile in a time of one hour.

Value in terms of the SI

One mile per hour is equivalent to ¹³⁹⁷⁄₃₁₂₅ meters per second.

Equivalences

One mile per hour is also equivalent to:

Some Facts

The fastest fish, the sailfish, can swim to up to 65 mph (105 kmh).

Other speeds

	second	minute	hour
inch	ips	ipmin	iph
foot	fps	fpmin	fph
yard	yps	ypmin	yph
mile	mps	mpmin	mph

Related Conversions

meters per secondm/s

dimension	speed
symbol	m/s, mps

The meter per second (m/s, mps) is a unit of speed.

Definition of the meter per second

One meter per second is equal to the speed of an object traveling one meter in a time of one second.

Equivalences

One meter per second is equivalent to:

Some Facts

The walking speed of a human is approximately 2 meters per second.
The earth revolves around the Sun at around 30000 meters per second.

Other speeds

	second	minute	hour
millimeter	mm/s	mm/min	mm/h
meter	m/s	m/min	m/h
kilometer	km/s	km/min	km/h