Millimeters per hour to Miles per hour conversion

Millimeters per hour to Miles per hour conversion table

Millimeters per hour (mm/h)Miles per hour (mph)
00
16.2137119223733e-7
20.000001242742384475
30.000001864113576712
40.000002485484768949
50.000003106855961187
60.000003728227153424
70.000004349598345661
80.000004970969537899
90.000005592340730136
100.000006213711922373
200.00001242742384475
300.00001864113576712
400.00002485484768949
500.00003106855961187
600.00003728227153424
700.00004349598345661
800.00004970969537899
900.00005592340730136
1000.00006213711922373
10000.0006213711922373

How to convert millimeters per hour to miles per hour?

To convert millimeters per hour (mm/h) to miles per hour (mph), you'll need to understand the relationship between millimeters and miles, as well as the conversion factor between the two units.

Here are the conversion factors you'll need:

  • 1 mile = 1,609,344 millimeters
  • 1 hour = 1 hour (no conversion needed for time)

To convert 1 mm/h to mph, you divide the number of millimeters per hour by the number of millimeters in a mile:

1 mm1 hour×1 mile1,609,344 mm\frac{1 \text{ mm}}{1 \text{ hour}} \times \frac{1 \text{ mile}}{1,609,344 \text{ mm}}

This simplifies to:

11,609,344 miles per hour6.2137×107 mph\frac{1}{1,609,344} \text{ miles per hour} \approx 6.2137 \times 10^{-7} \text{ mph}

So, 1 mm/h is approximately 6.2137×1076.2137 \times 10^{-7} mph.

Real-World Examples with Other Quantities

  1. Rainfall:

    • 10 mm/h: Heavy rainfall. 10 mm1 hour×1 mile1,609,344 mm6.2137×106 mph\frac{10 \text{ mm}}{1 \text{ hour}} \times \frac{1 \text{ mile}}{1,609,344 \text{ mm}} \approx 6.2137 \times 10^{-6} \text{ mph}
  2. Snail Pace (extremely slow walking):

    • 50 mm/h: A very slow-moving snail. 50 mm1 hour×1 mile1,609,344 mm3.1069×105 mph\frac{50 \text{ mm}}{1 \text{ hour}} \times \frac{1 \text{ mile}}{1,609,344 \text{ mm}} \approx 3.1069 \times 10^{-5} \text{ mph}
  3. Sediment Transport in Rivers (a geological process):

    • 200 mm/h: Slow sediment transport. 200 mm1 hour×1 mile1,609,344 mm1.2427×104 mph\frac{200 \text{ mm}}{1 \text{ hour}} \times \frac{1 \text{ mile}}{1,609,344 \text{ mm}} \approx 1.2427 \times 10^{-4} \text{ mph}
  4. Lava Flow Speed:

    • 5,000 mm/h: Moderately slow lava flow. 5,000 mm1 hour×1 mile1,609,344 mm3.1069×103 mph\frac{5,000 \text{ mm}}{1 \text{ hour}} \times \frac{1 \text{ mile}}{1,609,344 \text{ mm}} \approx 3.1069 \times 10^{-3} \text{ mph}

In each of these examples, you can use the same conversion process to determine the speed in miles per hour: by multiplying the speed in mm/h by the conversion factor 1 mile1,609,344 mm\frac{1 \text{ mile}}{1,609,344 \text{ mm}}. These examples illustrate how you can take a variety of natural and real-world processes and convert their speeds from millimeters per hour to miles per hour for easier comprehension or comparison.

See below section for step by step unit conversion with formulas and explanations. Please refer to the table below for a list of all the Miles per hour to other unit conversions.

What is millimeters per hour?

A unit of measurement!

Millimeters per hour (mm/h) is a unit of speed or rate, typically used to measure the movement or flow of something.

In essence, it means that something is moving or changing at a rate of 1 millimeter every hour. To put it in perspective:

  • If you're walking at a pace of 5 mm/h, that's very slow (about 0.2 miles per hour).
  • If you're driving on the highway and doing 60 mph, that's equivalent to about 15,240 mm/h!

Millimeters per hour can be used to describe various physical phenomena, such as:

  • Water flow rates in pipes
  • Oil or fuel leak rates from a spill
  • Soil erosion rates due to wind or water
  • Movement of objects or particles in a fluid

Now you know what millimeters per hour means!

What is Miles per hour?

Miles per hour measures speed. This unit of speed measures how many miles traveled in one hour. Its is part of the British imperial and US customary unit. Commonly, express as mph, MPH or mi/h.

Miles per hour can be calculated using following formula. Please note that tt is in hours

mph=xtmph = \frac{x}{t}

mphmph - Miles per hour
xx - Number of miles
hh - Hour
tt - Time in hours

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Complete Millimeters per hour conversion table

Enter # of Millimeters per hour
Convert 1 mm/h to other unitsResult
Millimeters per hour to Metres per second (mm/h to m/s)2.7777777777778e-7
Millimeters per hour to Kilometres per hour (mm/h to km/h)0.000001
Millimeters per hour to Miles per hour (mm/h to mph)6.2137119223733e-7
Millimeters per hour to Knots (mm/h to knot)5.3995701367277e-7
Millimeters per hour to Feet per second (mm/h to ft/s)9.1134465830667e-7
Millimeters per hour to Feet per minute (mm/h to ft/min)0.00005468083989557
Millimeters per hour to Inches per hour (mm/h to in/h)0.03937713512277