Online Speed Units Converter
How to Convert from Millimeter/hour [mm/h] to Meter/second [m/s]?

How to Convert from Millimeter/hour [mm/h] to Meter/second [m/s]?

Learn how to convert speed measurements from millimeter per hour (mm/h) to meter per second (m/s) using this easy-to-use online converter. Understand the applications and perform accurate conversions for various engineering and scientific purposes.

Please check your input. It must be a valid numeric value.

Millimeter/hour [mm/h] to Meter/second [m/s] Conversion Table

Millimeter/hour [mm/h] Meter/second [m/s]

Custom Unit Conversion Table Generator – Instant Printable Conversion Tables

Enter the starting number (positive decimal or integer ≥ 0). Example: 0.1, 1, 5.
Enter the ending number (positive decimal or integer > Start Value). Example: 10, 50, 100.
Enter the step size (positive decimal > 0 and < End Value – Start Value). Example: 1.0, 2.5.
Millimeter/hour [mm/h] to Meter/second [m/s] Conversion Table
Millimeter/hour [mm/h] Meter/second [m/s]

Explore More Speed Units Converter

  1. How to convert from meter/second [m/s] to millimeter/hour [mm/h]?
  2. How to convert from millimeter/hour [mm/h] to meter/second [m/s]?
  3. How to convert from kilometer/hour [km/h] to millimeter/hour [mm/h]?
  4. How to convert from millimeter/hour [mm/h] to kilometer/hour [km/h]?
  5. How to convert from mile/hour [mi/h] to millimeter/hour [mm/h]?
  6. How to convert from millimeter/hour [mm/h] to mile/hour [mi/h]?
  7. How to convert from meter/hour [m/h] to millimeter/hour [mm/h]?
  8. How to convert from millimeter/hour [mm/h] to meter/hour [m/h]?
  9. How to convert from meter/minute [m/min] to millimeter/hour [mm/h]?
  10. How to convert from millimeter/hour [mm/h] to meter/minute [m/min]?
  11. How to convert from kilometer/minute [km/min] to millimeter/hour [mm/h]?
  12. How to convert from millimeter/hour [mm/h] to kilometer/minute [km/min]?
  13. How to convert from kilometer/second [km/s] to millimeter/hour [mm/h]?
  14. How to convert from millimeter/hour [mm/h] to kilometer/second [km/s]?
  15. How to convert from centimeter/hour [cm/h] to millimeter/hour [mm/h]?
  16. How to convert from millimeter/hour [mm/h] to centimeter/hour [cm/h]?
  17. How to convert from centimeter/minute [cm/min] to millimeter/hour [mm/h]?
  18. How to convert from millimeter/hour [mm/h] to centimeter/minute [cm/min]?
  19. How to convert from centimeter/second [cm/s] to millimeter/hour [mm/h]?
  20. How to convert from millimeter/hour [mm/h] to centimeter/second [cm/s]?
  21. How to convert from millimeter/minute [mm/min] to millimeter/hour [mm/h]?
  22. How to convert from millimeter/hour [mm/h] to millimeter/minute [mm/min]?
  23. How to convert from millimeter/second [mm/s] to millimeter/hour [mm/h]?
  24. How to convert from millimeter/hour [mm/h] to millimeter/second [mm/s]?
  25. How to convert from foot/hour [ft/h] to millimeter/hour [mm/h]?
  26. How to convert from millimeter/hour [mm/h] to foot/hour [ft/h]?
  27. How to convert from foot/minute [ft/min] to millimeter/hour [mm/h]?
  28. How to convert from millimeter/hour [mm/h] to foot/minute [ft/min]?
  29. How to convert from foot/second [ft/s] to millimeter/hour [mm/h]?
  30. How to convert from millimeter/hour [mm/h] to foot/second [ft/s]?
  31. How to convert from yard/hour [yd/h] to millimeter/hour [mm/h]?
  32. How to convert from millimeter/hour [mm/h] to yard/hour [yd/h]?
  33. How to convert from yard/minute [yd/min] to millimeter/hour [mm/h]?
  34. How to convert from millimeter/hour [mm/h] to yard/minute [yd/min]?
  35. How to convert from yard/second [yd/s] to millimeter/hour [mm/h]?
  36. How to convert from millimeter/hour [mm/h] to yard/second [yd/s]?
  37. How to convert from mile/minute [mi/min] to millimeter/hour [mm/h]?
  38. How to convert from millimeter/hour [mm/h] to mile/minute [mi/min]?
  39. How to convert from mile/second [mi/s] to millimeter/hour [mm/h]?
  40. How to convert from millimeter/hour [mm/h] to mile/second [mi/s]?
  41. How to convert from knot [kt, kn] to millimeter/hour [mm/h]?
  42. How to convert from millimeter/hour [mm/h] to knot [kt, kn]?
  43. How to convert from knot (UK) [kt (UK)] to millimeter/hour [mm/h]?
  44. How to convert from millimeter/hour [mm/h] to knot (UK) [kt (UK)]?
  45. How to convert from Velocity of light in vacuum to millimeter/hour [mm/h]?
  46. How to convert from millimeter/hour [mm/h] to Velocity of light in vacuum?
  47. How to convert from Cosmic velocity - first to millimeter/hour [mm/h]?
  48. How to convert from millimeter/hour [mm/h] to Cosmic velocity - first?
  49. How to convert from Cosmic velocity - second to millimeter/hour [mm/h]?
  50. How to convert from millimeter/hour [mm/h] to Cosmic velocity - second?
  51. How to convert from Cosmic velocity - third to millimeter/hour [mm/h]?
  52. How to convert from millimeter/hour [mm/h] to Cosmic velocity - third?
  53. How to convert from Earth's velocity to millimeter/hour [mm/h]?
  54. How to convert from millimeter/hour [mm/h] to Earth's velocity?
  55. How to convert from Velocity of sound in pure water to millimeter/hour [mm/h]?
  56. How to convert from millimeter/hour [mm/h] to Velocity of sound in pure water?
  57. How to convert from Velocity of sound in sea water (20°C, 10 meter deep) to millimeter/hour [mm/h]?
  58. How to convert from millimeter/hour [mm/h] to Velocity of sound in sea water (20°C, 10 meter deep)?
  59. How to convert from Mach (20°C, 1 atm) to millimeter/hour [mm/h]?
  60. How to convert from millimeter/hour [mm/h] to Mach (20°C, 1 atm)?
  61. How to convert from Mach (SI standard) to millimeter/hour [mm/h]?
  62. How to convert from millimeter/hour [mm/h] to Mach (SI standard)?

What Is This Tool?

This online unit converter allows you to transform speed values from millimeter per hour (mm/h), a unit often used for very slow speeds, into meter per second (m/s), the SI derived unit for speed and velocity. It is designed to assist in converting small-scale speed measurements into a standard unit compatible with scientific and engineering calculations.

How to Use This Tool?

  • Enter the speed value you want to convert in millimeter per hour (mm/h).
  • Select millimeter/hour as the input unit and meter/second as the output unit.
  • Click the convert button to get the equivalent speed in meter/second (m/s).
  • Review the result and use it for your physics, engineering, or scientific analysis.

Key Features

  • Converts millimeter per hour to meter per second accurately using a defined conversion rate.
  • Supports applications across environmental science, engineering, physics, and meteorology.
  • Browser-based and easy to operate without any installation.
  • Provides clear examples to help users understand the conversion process.
  • Useful for translating slow rates like precipitation intensity and material wear into standard SI units.

Examples

  • 1000 mm/h equals 0.00027778 m/s.
  • 5000 mm/h equals 0.00138889 m/s.

Common Use Cases

  • Measuring precipitation intensity reported in millimeters per hour for meteorology and environmental studies.
  • Assessing material deposition or corrosion rates in manufacturing and surface engineering.
  • Monitoring extremely slow movements such as creep and subsidence in geotechnical and structural engineering.
  • Performing physics and kinematics calculations requiring speed in standard SI units.
  • Expressing fluid flow velocity and airspeed in fluid mechanics and aerodynamics.

Tips & Best Practices

  • Ensure you input the speed value in millimeter/hour for accurate conversion results.
  • Be aware that converted values in meter/second are very small decimal numbers due to the slow rates involved.
  • Handle the converted results carefully to maintain precision and avoid rounding errors.
  • Use appropriate unit context when interpreting very small speeds in meter/second.
  • Leverage conversion examples to verify your calculations whenever possible.

Limitations

  • Millimeter/hour measures extremely slow rates, so the resulting meter/second value is a very small decimal that may be less intuitive.
  • Precision management is necessary to avoid rounding errors when dealing with such small values.
  • Meter/second may not be the most practical unit for describing slow processes without proper unit context.

Frequently Asked Questions

What does millimeter per hour measure?
Millimeter per hour expresses a slow linear speed or change in length of one millimeter occurring over an hour, often used for slow rates like precipitation intensity or material wear.

Why convert millimeter/hour to meter/second?
Converting to meter/second standardizes slow speed measurements into the SI unit of speed, facilitating use in physics, engineering, scientific reporting, and calculations.

Are there any challenges with converting these units?
Yes, since millimeter/hour represents very slow speeds, converting yields very small decimal values in meter/second that require careful handling to avoid precision loss.

Key Terminology

Millimeter per hour (mm/h)
A unit of speed representing a linear change of one millimeter per hour, often used to quantify very slow motion or depth change over time.
Meter per second (m/s)
The SI derived unit of speed indicating the distance in meters traveled in one second; also used as velocity in vector contexts.
Precipitation intensity
Depth of rainfall or snowfall expressed in millimeters per hour.

Quick Knowledge Check

What does the unit millimeter/hour quantify?
In which context is meter/second commonly used?
Why must precision be handled carefully when converting mm/h to m/s?