Conversion formula

The conversion factor from seconds to hours is 0.00027777777777778, which means that 1 second is equal to 0.00027777777777778 hours:

1 s = 0.00027777777777778 hr

To convert 3600 seconds into hours we have to multiply 3600 by the conversion factor in order to get the time amount from seconds to hours. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 s → 0.00027777777777778 hr

3600 s → T_(hr)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the time T in hours:

T_(hr) = 3600 s × 0.00027777777777778 hr

T_(hr) = 1 hr

The final result is:

3600 s → 1 hr

We conclude that 3600 seconds is equivalent to 1 hours:

3600 seconds = 1 hours

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 hour is equal to 1 × 3600 seconds.

Another way is saying that 3600 seconds is equal to 1 ÷ 1 hours.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that three thousand six hundred seconds is approximately one hours:

3600 s ≅ 1 hr

An alternative is also that one hour is approximately one times three thousand six hundred seconds.

Conversion table

seconds to hours chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from seconds to hours