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Convert kilometer per hour to mile per hour

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  • 1 km/h = 0.621371 mph
  • 1 mph = 1.609344 km/h

Kilometer per hour to mile per hour conversion table

kilometer per hour mile per hour
1 0.621371
2 1.242742
5 3.106856
10 6.213712
20 12.427424
50 31.06856
100 62.137119

Kilometer per hour to mile per hour formula

To convert kilometer per hour to mile per hour, multiply by 0.621371.

1 km/h = 0.621371 mph
Example: 1 kilometer per hour = 0.621371 mile per hour

Common speed conversion mistakes

  • A knot is one nautical mile per hour, exactly 1.852 km/h, not 1 km/h. A boat doing 20 knots travels at about 37 km/h. Multiply knots by 1.852 to get km/h.
  • Between m/s and km/h the factor is 3.6, an hour has 3,600 seconds and a kilometer 1,000 meters. Multiply m/s by 3.6 to get km/h (10 m/s = 36 km/h) and divide going the other way. Flipping the factor produces a thirteen-fold error.
  • UK and US road signs show miles per hour, not km/h. 1 mph is about 1.609 km/h, so a '70' limit means about 113 km/h. Multiply mph by 1.6 to think in km/h.

Quick kilometer per hour and mile per hour conversion quiz

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6 mile per hour equals 8.21 kilometer per hour.

Correct answer: 6 mile per hour = 9.66 kilometer per hour.

15.2 kilometer per hour equals 9.44 mile per hour.

Correct answer: 15.2 kilometer per hour = 9.44 mile per hour.

4 kilometer per hour equals 2.49 mile per hour.

Correct answer: 4 kilometer per hour = 2.49 mile per hour.

122 kilometer per hour equals 75.8 mile per hour.

Correct answer: 122 kilometer per hour = 75.8 mile per hour.

218 kilometer per hour equals 156 mile per hour.

Correct answer: 218 kilometer per hour = 135 mile per hour.

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