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Convert kilometres per hour to miles per hour

1 km/h = 0.621371 mph

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How many miles per hour are in a kilometre per hour?

One kilometre per hour is 0.621371192 miles per hour. To convert any amount, multiply by 0.621371192. Going the other way, one mile per hour is 1.609344 kilometres per hour.

What is the formula to convert km/h to mph?

Multiply the kilometre per hour figure by 0.621371192. So mph = km/h × 0.621371192. For a quick mental estimate, dividing by about 1.61 gets you close enough for most everyday purposes.

What does a kilometre per hour actually look like?

One kilometre per hour is 100 km/h is a typical highway limit. Kilometres per hour is the speed-limit unit in every country except the US, the UK and a few small territories.

And what is a mile per hour?

One mile per hour is 60 mph is a typical highway speed. Miles per hour is the road-speed unit in the United States and the United Kingdom, and in both it is what appears on the speedometer regardless of what the road signs say elsewhere.

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 km/h before converting introduces an error the conversion then multiplies.

About km/h to mph

How to convert kilometres per hour to miles per hour

Multiply by 0.621371192. One kilometre per hour is 0.621371192 miles per hour, and one mile per hour is 1.609344 kilometres per hour.

mph = km/h × 0.621371192

Worked example

60 km/h = 37.28227 mph. For a sense of scale, one kilometre per hour is 100 km/h is a typical highway limit, and one mile per hour is 60 mph is a typical highway speed.

About the kilometre per hour

Kilometres per hour is the speed-limit unit in every country except the US, the UK and a few small territories.

About the mile per hour

Miles per hour is the road-speed unit in the United States and the United Kingdom, and in both it is what appears on the speedometer regardless of what the road signs say elsewhere.

Quick reference

kilometres per hourmiles per hour
1 km/h0.621371 mph
2 km/h1.24274 mph
5 km/h3.10686 mph
10 km/h6.21371 mph
25 km/h15.5343 mph
50 km/h31.0686 mph
100 km/h62.1371 mph
1000 km/h621.371 mph

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 km/h to a whole number before converting introduces an error that the conversion then multiplies.

Other speed conversions

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