Conversion formula

The conversion factor from miles per hour to kilometers per hour is 1.6093439999987, which means that 1 mile per hour is equal to 1.6093439999987 kilometers per hour:

1 mph = 1.6093439999987 km/h

To convert 5.9 miles per hour into kilometers per hour we have to multiply 5.9 by the conversion factor in order to get the velocity amount from miles per hour to kilometers per hour. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 mph → 1.6093439999987 km/h

5.9 mph → V_(km/h)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in kilometers per hour:

V_(km/h) = 5.9 mph × 1.6093439999987 km/h

V_(km/h) = 9.4951295999924 km/h

The final result is:

5.9 mph → 9.4951295999924 km/h

We conclude that 5.9 miles per hour is equivalent to 9.4951295999924 kilometers per hour:

5.9 miles per hour = 9.4951295999924 kilometers per hour

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 kilometer per hour is equal to 0.10531715122675 × 5.9 miles per hour.

Another way is saying that 5.9 miles per hour is equal to 1 ÷ 0.10531715122675 kilometers per hour.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that five point nine miles per hour is approximately nine point four nine five kilometers per hour:

5.9 mph ≅ 9.495 km/h

An alternative is also that one kilometer per hour is approximately zero point one zero five times five point nine miles per hour.

Conversion table

miles per hour to kilometers per hour chart

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