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Miles per Hour to Kilometers per Hour Converter

1 mile per hour is exactly 1.609344 kilometers per hour. To convert miles per hour to kilometers per hour, multiply by 1.609344.

Sources: NIST SP 811 Updated

Result

60 mph = 96.5606 km/h

How to convert miles per hour to kilometers per hour

kilometers per hour = miles per hour × 1.609344

1 mph is exactly 1.609344 km/h (0.44704 m/s). 1 km/h is 1,000 meters per 3,600 seconds.

The factor 1.609344 is exact, not a rounded value. Nothing is rounded until you choose how many decimals to show.

Worked example: 70 mph

  1. Start with the value in miles per hour: 70 mph.
  2. Multiply by 1.609344, because 1 mile per hour = 1.609344 kilometers per hour: 70 × 1.609344 = 112.65408 km/h.
  3. Round to the precision you need: 112.65 km/h to two decimals.

Miles per Hour and kilometers per hour side by side

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Miles per Hour on top, kilometers per hour below, lined up with the exact factor. The line marks the value in the converter. Drawn to proportion, not to actual size.

Miles per Hour to kilometers per hour chart

Miles per hour from 5 to 200 converted to kilometers per hour with the exact factor, shown to five significant digits.

Miles per Hour to kilometers per hour, part 1 of 2
mphkm/h
58.0467
1016.093
1524.14
2032.187
2540.234
3048.28
3556.327
4064.374
4572.42
5080.467
5588.514
6096.561
65104.61
70112.65
75120.7
80128.75
85136.79
90144.84
95152.89
100160.93
Miles per Hour to kilometers per hour, part 2 of 2
mphkm/h
105168.98
110177.03
115185.07
120193.12
125201.17
130209.21
135217.26
140225.31
145233.35
150241.4
155249.45
160257.5
165265.54
170273.59
175281.64
180289.68
185297.73
190305.78
195313.82
200321.87

kilometers per hour = miles per hour × 1.609344. Factors: NIST SP 811. unitcheck.net/speed/miles-per-hour-to-kilometers-per-hour/

Going the other way? Use the Kilometers per Hour to Miles per Hour converter.

Frequently asked questions

How many kilometers per hour are in 1 mile per hour?

1 mile per hour is exactly 1.609344 kilometers per hour. 1 mph is exactly 1.609344 km/h (0.44704 m/s).

How do I convert miles per hour to kilometers per hour?

Multiply by 1.609344: kilometers per hour = miles per hour × 1.609344. For example, 70 mph = 112.65 km/h.

How many miles per hour are in 1 kilometer per hour?

1 kilometer per hour is about 0.621371 miles per hour. To go the other way, use the kilometers per hour to miles per hour converter.

Is the mph to km/h conversion exact?

Yes. 1 mph is exactly 1.609344 km/h (0.44704 m/s). The factor 1.609344 follows from the definitions, so the only rounding is in the number of decimals you display.

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