Meters per second squared to miles per hour per second

Type a value in meters per second squared to see it in miles per hour per second straight away, or type in the second box to convert back.

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How to use it

  1. Type the value in the meters per second squared box.
  2. Read the result in miles per hour per second as you type, and pick the precision you need.
  3. Swap the direction to convert back, or copy the result.

How it is calculated

mph/s = m/s² × 2.236936292

Multiply the value in meters per second squared by 2.236936292 to get miles per hour per second.

Example

To convert 25 m/s² to miles per hour per second: 25 × 2.236936292 = 55.9234 mph/s.

Conversion table

Meters per second squared (m/s²)Miles per hour per second (mph/s)
12.23694
24.47387
36.71081
511.1847
1022.3694
2044.7387
2555.9234
50111.847
100223.694
250559.234
5001,118.47
1,0002,236.94

About the units

Meter per second squared
The SI unit of acceleration: a gain in speed of one meter per second during each second.
Mile per hour per second
A gain of 1 mph in speed each second, exactly 0.44704 m/s². It is used for car 0 to 60 mph times.

Limits and caveats

  • Results are rounded for display and computed with the browser's floating point precision (about 15 significant digits).
  • Both unit factors are exact by their official definitions.

Questions about this tool

How many miles per hour per second are in one meter per second squared?

1 m/s² = 2.23694 mph/s exactly.

How do I convert meters per second squared to miles per hour per second?

Use mph/s = m/s² × 2.236936292. For example, 25 m/s² = 55.9234 mph/s.

How many meters per second squared are in one mile per hour per second?

1 mph/s = 0.44704 m/s².

How many m/s² is 1 g?

1 g is exactly 9.80665 m/s², a fixed standard value. Real gravity varies slightly with latitude and altitude, from about 9.78 at the equator to 9.83 at the poles.

How do I get a car's acceleration from its 0 to 100 km/h time?

Divide 100 by the seconds to get km/h per second, then convert to m/s². For example 10 seconds means 10 km/h per second, about 2.78 m/s² or 0.283 g on average.