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Conversion formula

The conversion factor from meters per second to knots is 1.9438444924423, which means that 1 meter per second is equal to 1.9438444924423 knots:

1 m/s = 1.9438444924423 kt

To convert 20 meters per second into knots we have to multiply 20 by the conversion factor in order to get the velocity amount from meters per second to knots. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 m/s → 1.9438444924423 kt

20 m/s → V(kt)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in knots:

V(kt) = 20 m/s × 1.9438444924423 kt

V(kt) = 38.876889848846 kt

The final result is:

20 m/s → 38.876889848846 kt

We conclude that 20 meters per second is equivalent to 38.876889848846 knots:

20 meters per second = 38.876889848846 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.0257222222222 × 20 meters per second.

Another way is saying that 20 meters per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0257222222222 knots.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that twenty meters per second is approximately thirty-eight point eight seven seven knots:

20 m/s ≅ 38.877 kt

An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero two six times twenty meters per second.

Conversion table

meters per second to knots chart

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

meters per second (m/s) knots (kt)
21 meters per second 40.821 knots
22 meters per second 42.765 knots
23 meters per second 44.708 knots
24 meters per second 46.652 knots
25 meters per second 48.596 knots
26 meters per second 50.54 knots
27 meters per second 52.484 knots
28 meters per second 54.428 knots
29 meters per second 56.371 knots
30 meters per second 58.315 knots