KPH to MPH | Convert KPH to MPH

How to Convert Kilometers per Hour (KPH) to Miles per Hour (MPH)

When working with vehicle speeds or analyzing transportation data, there is often a need to switch between metric kilometers per hour (KPH) and standard miles per hour (MPH). While MPH is commonly used in the US, most of the world uses the metric KPH system. This guide provides the basics for converting speeds between these units.

Understanding The Units

KPH measures linear speed traveling one-kilometer distance every hour. MPH quantifies miles traveled every hour instead, with a mile equaling 1.609 kilometers.

Some key reference speeds:

Unit	Conversion Factor	Highway Speed
KPH	0.62 MPH per KPH	105 KPH
MPH	1.61 KPH per MPH	65 MPH

So the units cover distance differently over time.

Performing the Speed Conversion

To transition between KPH and MPH measurements, you multiply or divide based on the metric conversion ratio:

MPH = KPH x 0.62
KPH = MPH x 1.61

Some example converted speeds:

| 130 KPH | = | 81 MPH | | 55 MPH | = | 89 KPH |

As shown, higher KPH equals lower MPH, while higher MPH gives higher KPH.

Key Takeaways

To summarize converting metric and US speed units:

• KPH measures km distance traveled per hour
• MPH quantifies miles traveled per hour instead
• Use the conversions: MPH = KPH x 0.62 and KPH = MPH x 1.61
• Adjustments match kilometer/mile differences
• For mental math, multiply MPH by 1.5 to get KPH

So by applying the right conversion factor, KPH can easily convert to MPH or vice versa.

Type a value in the KPH field to convert the value to MPH:

KPH

MPH:

KPH to MPH Formula

MPH=KPH/1.609344

kph to mph conversion Example-

80 Kilometers per hour to Miles per hour
MPH=80/1.609344= 49.709695378986716mph

120 Kilometers per hour to Miles per hour
MPH=120/1.609344= 74.56454306848008mph

Other Value

300 kph to mph
186.41

90 kph to mph
55.92

100 kph to mph
62.13

160 kph to mph
99.41

40 kph to mph
24.85

70 kph to mph
43.49

58 kph to mph
36.03

130 kph to mph
80.77

30 kph to mph
18.64

140 kph to mph
86.99

417 kph to mph
259.11

320 kph to mph
198.83

110 kph to mph
68.35

170 kph to mph
105.63

155 kph to mph
96.31

260 kph to mph
161.55

273 kph to mph
169.63

245 kph to mph
152.23

158 kph to mph
98.17

310 kph to mph
192.62

350 kph to mph
217.47

60 kph to mph
37.28

240 kph to mph
149.12

340 kph to mph
211.26

414 kph to mph
257.24

154 kph to mph
95.69

290 kph to mph
180.19

230 kph to mph
142.91

312 kph to mph
193.86

117 kph to mph
72.70

255 kph to mph
158.44

44 kph to mph
27.34

156 kph to mph
96.93

355 kph to mph
220.58

301 kph to mph
187.03

52 kph to mph
32.31

299 kph to mph
185.78

65 kph to mph
40.38

28 kph to mph
17.39

46 kph to mph
28.58

330 kph to mph
205.05

75 kph to mph
46.60

190 kph to mph
118.06

212 kph to mph
131.73

36 kph to mph
22.36

102 kph to mph
63.37

185 kph to mph
114.95

145 kph to mph
90.09

305 kph to mph
189.51

KPH to MPH Conversion Table

KPH	MPH	KPH	MPH
1	0.62	51	31.69
2	1.24	52	32.31
3	1.86	53	32.93
4	2.49	54	33.55
5	3.11	55	34.18
6	3.73	56	34.8
7	4.35	57	35.42
8	4.97	58	36.04
9	5.59	59	36.66
10	6.21	60	37.28
11	6.84	61	37.9
12	7.46	62	38.53
13	8.08	63	39.15
14	8.7	64	39.77
15	9.32	65	40.39
16	9.94	66	41.01
17	10.56	67	41.63
18	11.18	68	42.25
19	11.81	69	42.87
20	12.43	70	43.5
21	13.05	71	44.12
22	13.67	72	44.74
23	14.29	73	45.36
24	14.91	74	45.98
25	15.53	75	46.6
26	16.16	76	47.22
27	16.78	77	47.85
28	17.4	78	48.47
29	18.02	79	49.09
30	18.64	80	49.71
31	19.26	81	50.33
32	19.88	82	50.95
33	20.51	83	51.57
34	21.13	84	52.2
35	21.75	85	52.82
36	22.37	86	53.44
37	22.99	87	54.06
38	23.61	88	54.68
39	24.23	89	55.3
40	24.85	90	55.92
41	25.48	91	56.54
42	26.1	92	57.17
43	26.72	93	57.79
44	27.34	94	58.41
45	27.96	95	59.03
46	28.58	96	59.65
47	29.2	97	60.27
48	29.83	98	60.89
49	30.45	99	61.52
50	31.07	100	62.14

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