Meters per second (m/s)
The meter per second is the SI unit of speed.
Convert meters per second to any speed unit
1 meter per second = 3.6 kilometers per hour
Quick facts
- Unit
- Meter per second (plural: meters per second)
- Symbol
- m/s
- Measures
- Velocity / Speed
- System
- Common
- Definition
- The SI unit of speed.
- Also written
- metre per second, mps
1 meter per second in other units
| Kilometers per hour | 3.6 km/h |
| Miles per hour | 2.236936292 mph |
| Knots | 1.943844492 kn |
| Feet per second | 3.280839895 ft/s |
| Mach (sea level) | 0.002938669958 Ma |
| Speed of light | 3.335641 × 10-9 c |
| Beaufort force | 1.126840588 Bft |
| Feet per minute | 196.8503937 ft/min |
What is a meter per second?
The meter per second is the SI unit of speed. It is used in science and engineering, for wind speeds in many countries, and for running speeds: 1 m/s is exactly 3.6 km/h.
Where the meter per second sits among speed units
The meter per second is number 25 of 41 on our scale of speed units, ordered from smallest to largest.
What meters per second are used for
- Physics and engineering
- Wind speed in scientific forecasts
- Running and sprinting speeds
Meters per second in real life
- Walking pace is about 1.4 m/s
- Usain Bolt reached about 12.4 m/s
- Sound travels at about 343 m/s in air at 20 °C
Top meter per second conversions
- Meters per second to kilometers per hour
- Meters per second to miles per hour
- Meters per second to knots
- Meters per second to feet per second
- Meters per second to Mach (sea level)
- Meters per second to speed of light
- Meters per second to Beaufort force
- Meters per second to feet per minute
- Meters per second to kilometers per second
Common amounts of meters per second
- 0.1 m/s
- 0.2 m/s
- 0.3 m/s
- 0.4 m/s
- 0.5 m/s
- 0.6 m/s
- 0.7 m/s
- 0.8 m/s
- 0.9 m/s
- 1 m/s
- 1.5 m/s
- 2 m/s
- 2.5 m/s
- 3 m/s
- 3.5 m/s
- 4 m/s
- 4.5 m/s
- 5 m/s
- 6 m/s
- 7 m/s
- 7.5 m/s
- 8 m/s
- 9 m/s
- 10 m/s
- 11 m/s
- 12 m/s
- 13 m/s
- 14 m/s
- 15 m/s
- 16 m/s
- 17 m/s
- 18 m/s
- 19 m/s
- 20 m/s
- 21 m/s
- 22 m/s
- 23 m/s
- 24 m/s
- 25 m/s
- 26 m/s
- 27 m/s
- 28 m/s
- 29 m/s
- 30 m/s
- 31 m/s
- 32 m/s
- 33 m/s
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- 39 m/s
- 40 m/s
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- 100 m/s
- 110 m/s
- 120 m/s
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- 180 m/s
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- 800 m/s
- 900 m/s
- 1,000 m/s
- 1,200 m/s
- 1,500 m/s
- 2,000 m/s
- 2,500 m/s
- 3,000 m/s
- 4,000 m/s
- 5,000 m/s
- 10,000 m/s
Convert meters per second to all 43 other units
Common
Metric
US & imperial
- m/s to in/s
- m/s to mi/min
- m/s to mi/s
- m/s to furlong per fortnight
- m/s to in/h
- m/s to in/min
- m/s to yd/s
- m/s to Admiralty knot
- m/s to ft/d
- m/s to ft/h
- m/s to in/d
- m/s to yd/min
- m/s to ftm/min
- m/s to yd/h
Physics & astronomy
- m/s to c
- m/s to escape velocity (Earth)
- m/s to Earth orbital speed
- m/s to au/d
- m/s to a₀Eh/ħ
- m/s to pc/Myr
Wind scales
Everyday comparisons
Convert to meters per second
- Kilometers per hour to meters per second
- Miles per hour to meters per second
- Knots to meters per second
- Feet per second to meters per second
- Mach (sea level) to meters per second
- Speed of light to meters per second
- Beaufort force to meters per second
- Feet per minute to meters per second
- Kilometers per second to meters per second
Frequently asked questions
What is a meter per second?
The meter per second is the SI unit of speed.
How is the meter per second defined?
The SI unit of speed.
How many kilometers per hour are in a meter per second?
One meter per second equals 3.6 kilometers per hour.
How many miles per hour are in a meter per second?
One meter per second equals 2.236936292 miles per hour.
How many knots are in a meter per second?
One meter per second equals 1.943844492 knots.