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 236 knots into meters per second we have to multiply 236 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

236 kt → V_(m/s)

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

V_(m/s) = 236 kt × 0.514444444444 m/s

V_(m/s) = 121.40888888878 m/s

The final result is:

236 kt → 121.40888888878 m/s

We conclude that 236 knots is equivalent to 121.40888888878 meters per second:

236 knots = 121.40888888878 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 0.0082366292052639 × 236 knots.

Another way is saying that 236 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0082366292052639 meters per second.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that two hundred thirty-six knots is approximately one hundred twenty-one point four zero nine meters per second:

236 kt ≅ 121.409 m/s

An alternative is also that one meter per second is approximately zero point zero zero eight times two hundred thirty-six 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