Conversion formula

The conversion factor from kilometers per hour to meters per second is 0.277777777778, which means that 1 kilometer per hour is equal to 0.277777777778 meters per second:

1 km/h = 0.277777777778 m/s

To convert 1230 kilometers per hour into meters per second we have to multiply 1230 by the conversion factor in order to get the velocity amount from kilometers per hour to meters per second. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 km/h → 0.277777777778 m/s

1230 km/h → V_(m/s)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in meters per second:

V_(m/s) = 1230 km/h × 0.277777777778 m/s

V_(m/s) = 341.66666666694 m/s

The final result is:

1230 km/h → 341.66666666694 m/s

We conclude that 1230 kilometers per hour is equivalent to 341.66666666694 meters per second:

1230 kilometers per hour = 341.66666666694 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 0.0029268292682903 × 1230 kilometers per hour.

Another way is saying that 1230 kilometers per hour is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0029268292682903 meters per second.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one thousand two hundred thirty kilometers per hour is approximately three hundred forty-one point six six seven meters per second:

1230 km/h ≅ 341.667 m/s

An alternative is also that one meter per second is approximately zero point zero zero three times one thousand two hundred thirty kilometers per hour.

Conversion table

kilometers per hour to meters per second chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from kilometers per hour to meters per second