Convert Kilometers per hour to Centimeters per second

Kilometers per hour → Centimeters per second
km/h × 27.77778 = cm/s cm/s × 0.036 = km/h

To convert kilometers per hour (km/h) to centimeters per second (cm/s), multiply the kilometers per hour value by 27.77778. 1 km/h = 27.77778 cm/s, and 1 cm/s = 0.036 km/h. The conversion is a linear scaling with no offset, so the same factor applies to any value.

Going the other way? Convert cm/s to km/h.

km/h to cm/s table
Kilometers per hour (km/h) Centimeters per second (cm/s)
0.1 km/h 2.777778 cm/s
0.5 km/h 13.88889 cm/s
1 km/h 27.77778 cm/s
2 km/h 55.55556 cm/s
5 km/h 138.8889 cm/s
10 km/h 277.7778 cm/s
20 km/h 555.5556 cm/s
50 km/h 1388.889 cm/s
100 km/h 2777.778 cm/s
500 km/h 13888.89 cm/s
1000 km/h 27777.78 cm/s
Common linear speed ranges
Typical real-world values (m/s)
Application Typical range
Slow positioning axis 0.01 – 0.5 m/s
Conveyor / transport 0.1 – 2 m/s
Fast handling axis 1 – 5 m/s
High-speed pick & place 3 – 10 m/s