How many hours are in a minute?

1 min = 0.016667 h. To convert any amount, multiply by 0.016667.

How do you convert minutes to hours?

Multiply the number of minutes by 0.016667 to get hours. The formula is shown in the "How it's calculated" section above.

Where does the conversion factor come from?

It's a published international standard. Most are defined exactly by international agreement (e.g. 1 inch = 25.4 mm exactly, 1 lb = 0.45359237 kg exactly). Source citations are listed under the formula above.

Unit converter — Time

Minutes to hours converter

Convert minutes (min) to hours (h). Source-cited conversion factor, exact to the displayed precision.

Results are mathematically exact for the displayed precision. How we calculate.

How it's calculated

Convert minutes to hours— the formula

Minutes convert to hours by multiplying by the published conversion factor. The factor below is exact to the precision shown, sourced from the citation under the formula.

h = min × 0.016667

min = h × 60

Second: SI base unit (BIPM). Days, weeks: exact. Month = 30.4375 days (year/12). Year = 365.25 days (Julian year, used in astronomy).

Questions

Frequently asked questions

How many hours are in a minute?
1 min = 0.016667 h. To convert any amount, multiply by 0.016667.
How do you convert minutes to hours?
Multiply the number of minutes by 0.016667 to get hours. The formula is shown in the "How it's calculated" section above.
Where does the conversion factor come from?
It's a published international standard. Most are defined exactly by international agreement (e.g. 1 inch = 25.4 mm exactly, 1 lb = 0.45359237 kg exactly). Source citations are listed under the formula above.