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 hour | miles per hour |
|---|---|
| 1 km/h | 0.621371 mph |
| 2 km/h | 1.24274 mph |
| 5 km/h | 3.10686 mph |
| 10 km/h | 6.21371 mph |
| 25 km/h | 15.5343 mph |
| 50 km/h | 31.0686 mph |
| 100 km/h | 62.1371 mph |
| 1000 km/h | 621.371 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.
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