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Convert standard atmospheres to bar

1 atm = 1.01325 bar

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Questions

How many bar are in a standard atmosphere?

One standard atmosphere is 1.01325 bar. To convert any amount, multiply by 1.01325. Going the other way, one bar is 0.986923267 standard atmospheres.

What is the formula to convert atm to bar?

Multiply the standard atmosphere figure by 1.01325. So bar = atm × 1.01325. For a quick mental estimate, the two units are close enough that the numbers barely change — useful when you only need a rough sense of scale.

What does a standard atmosphere actually look like?

One standard atmosphere is sea-level air pressure by definition. One standard atmosphere is defined as exactly 101,325 pascals. It is a reference value rather than a measurement of the actual air pressure today.

And what is a bar?

One bar is roughly atmospheric pressure at sea level. One bar is exactly 100,000 pascals, chosen to be close to average atmospheric pressure at sea level. It is the common unit for tyre and diving pressures in Europe.

Is this conversion exact?

Yes. Since the 1959 international yard and pound agreement, the imperial and metric systems are related by exact definitions rather than measurements — the inch is exactly 25.4 mm and the pound exactly 0.45359237 kg. Everything derived from those, including this conversion, is therefore exact. Round at the end rather than partway through, since rounding atm before converting introduces an error the conversion then multiplies.

About atm to bar

How to convert standard atmospheres to bar

Multiply by 1.01325. One standard atmosphere is 1.01325 bar, and one bar is 0.986923267 standard atmospheres.

bar = atm × 1.01325

Worked example

10 atm = 10.1325 bar. For a sense of scale, one standard atmosphere is sea-level air pressure by definition, and one bar is roughly atmospheric pressure at sea level.

About the standard atmosphere

One standard atmosphere is defined as exactly 101,325 pascals. It is a reference value rather than a measurement of the actual air pressure today.

About the bar

One bar is exactly 100,000 pascals, chosen to be close to average atmospheric pressure at sea level. It is the common unit for tyre and diving pressures in Europe.

Quick reference

standard atmospheresbar
1 atm1.01325 bar
2 atm2.0265 bar
5 atm5.06625 bar
10 atm10.1325 bar
25 atm25.3313 bar
50 atm50.6625 bar
100 atm101.325 bar
1000 atm1013.25 bar

Getting it right

This conversion is exact by definition, so the only limit on accuracy is how many digits you keep. Round at the end rather than partway through — rounding atm to a whole number before converting introduces an error that the conversion then multiplies.

Other pressure conversions

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