Mile/Hour to Meter/Second Converter

Speed Converter

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0.44704

1 mph = 0.44704 m/s

Formula:

m/s = mph × 0.44704

With your value: 1 mph = 0.44704 m/s

How big is that?

Everyday references on a logarithmic scale, all expressed in mile/hour so you can sanity-check the result.

Your value1.00 mph

Walking pace (3.1× your value)3.13 mph

Cycling (12× your value)12.3 mph

Urban speed limit (50 km/h) (31× your value)31.1 mph

Cheetah sprint (65× your value)64.9 mph

Motorway (110 km/h) (68× your value)68.5 mph

Other Mile/Hour to Meter/Second conversions

2 mph to m/s 3 mph to m/s 4 mph to m/s 5 mph to m/s 6 mph to m/s 7 mph to m/s 8 mph to m/s

Mile/Hour to Meter/Second Conversion Table

Mile/Hour (mph)	Meter/Second (m/s)
0.5	0.22352
1	0.44704
2	0.89408
5	2.2352
10	4.4704
15	6.7056
20	8.9408
25	11.176
50	22.352
100	44.704
250	111.76
500	223.52
1000	447.04

Meter/Second to Mile/Hour Conversion Table

Meter/Second (m/s)	Mile/Hour (mph)
0.5	1.118468
1	2.236936
2	4.473873
5	11.184681
10	22.369363
15	33.554044
20	44.738726
25	55.923407
50	111.846815
100	223.693629
250	559.234073
500	1,118.468146
1000	2,236.936292

Where these values come from

Every factor on this page is traced to the document that defines it. See the full provenance dataset or our methodology.

Mile/Hour (mph)

Speed

Exact conversion

Derived quantity: a defined length divided by a defined time interval.

Source: BIPM, The International System of Units (SI), 9th edition, 2019 (updated 2024)

Bureau International des Poids et Mesures · Reviewed 2026-07-01

Meter/Second (m/s)

Speed

Exact conversion

Derived quantity: a defined length divided by a defined time interval.

Source: BIPM, The International System of Units (SI), 9th edition, 2019 (updated 2024)

Bureau International des Poids et Mesures · Reviewed 2026-07-01

How to Convert Mile/Hour to Meter/Second

To convert from Mile/Hour (mph) to Meter/Second (m/s), multiply the value by 0.44704.

Formula: m/s = mph × 0.44704

Reverse: mph = m/s × 2.2369362921

Step-by-Step Example

Start with your value in Mile/Hour. For example: 5 mph
Multiply by the conversion factor: 5 x 0.44704
The result is: 2.2352 m/s

About Mile/Hour

Miles per hour is the standard unit of speed in the US and UK for vehicles and weather reporting.

Common uses: speed limits (US/UK), vehicle speed, baseball.

About Meter/Second

The meter/second (m/s) is a unit of speed and velocity. One meter/second equals 1 metre per second. UnitConvertLab converts it against every other speed unit using this exact definition, so results are reproducible to full double precision rather than rounded lookup tables.

Common uses: speed calculations, engineering and science, education.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many Meter/Second are in 1 Mile/Hour?

There are exactly 0.44704 Meter/Second in 1 Mile/Hour. This means the conversion factor from Mile/Hour to Meter/Second is 0.44704.

What is the formula to convert Mile/Hour to Meter/Second?

The formula to convert Mile/Hour to Meter/Second is: m/s = mph × 0.44704. For example, to convert 10 Mile/Hour to Meter/Second, you would multiply 10 by 0.44704.

What is a Mile/Hour?