Unit Converter
Conversion formula
The conversion factor from knots to meters per second is 0.514444444444, which means that 1 knot is equal to 0.514444444444 meters per second:
1 kt = 0.514444444444 m/s
To convert 12.5 knots into meters per second we have to multiply 12.5 by the conversion factor in order to get the velocity amount from knots to meters per second. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:
1 kt → 0.514444444444 m/s
12.5 kt → V(m/s)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in meters per second:
V(m/s) = 12.5 kt × 0.514444444444 m/s
V(m/s) = 6.43055555555 m/s
The final result is:
12.5 kt → 6.43055555555 m/s
We conclude that 12.5 knots is equivalent to 6.43055555555 meters per second:
12.5 knots = 6.43055555555 meters per second
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 meter per second is equal to 0.15550755939538 × 12.5 knots.
Another way is saying that 12.5 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.15550755939538 meters per second.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that twelve point five knots is approximately six point four three one meters per second:
12.5 kt ≅ 6.431 m/s
An alternative is also that one meter per second is approximately zero point one five six times twelve point five knots.
Conversion table
knots to meters per second chart
For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from knots to meters per second
knots (kt) | meters per second (m/s) |
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13.5 knots | 6.945 meters per second |
14.5 knots | 7.459 meters per second |
15.5 knots | 7.974 meters per second |
16.5 knots | 8.488 meters per second |
17.5 knots | 9.003 meters per second |
18.5 knots | 9.517 meters per second |
19.5 knots | 10.032 meters per second |
20.5 knots | 10.546 meters per second |
21.5 knots | 11.061 meters per second |
22.5 knots | 11.575 meters per second |