Unit Converter
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) |
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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 |