Conversion formula

The conversion factor from kilometers per hour to knots is 0.53995680345662, which means that 1 kilometer per hour is equal to 0.53995680345662 knots:

1 km/h = 0.53995680345662 kt

To convert 255 kilometers per hour into knots we have to multiply 255 by the conversion factor in order to get the velocity amount from kilometers per hour to knots. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 km/h → 0.53995680345662 kt

255 km/h → V_(kt)

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

V_(kt) = 255 km/h × 0.53995680345662 kt

V_(kt) = 137.68898488144 kt

The final result is:

255 km/h → 137.68898488144 kt

We conclude that 255 kilometers per hour is equivalent to 137.68898488144 knots:

255 kilometers per hour = 137.68898488144 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.0072627450980271 × 255 kilometers per hour.

Another way is saying that 255 kilometers per hour is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0072627450980271 knots.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that two hundred fifty-five kilometers per hour is approximately one hundred thirty-seven point six eight nine knots:

255 km/h ≅ 137.689 kt

An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero zero seven times two hundred fifty-five kilometers per hour.

Conversion table

kilometers per hour to knots chart

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