Hours to Seconds Converter

Multiply hours by 3,600 (60 × 60) to get seconds.

1 h = 3,600 s

Convert seconds to hours instead

Formula

1 h = 3,600 s

seconds = hours × 3,600

Worked example

Convert 2.5 hours to seconds

  1. Multiply by 3,600
  2. 2.5 × 3,600 = 9,000

2.5 h = 9,000 s

Good to know

One hour is 3,600 seconds, one day 86,400 seconds, and one week 604,800 seconds. Computer systems commonly store durations and timestamps in seconds, so these factors come up in configuration files and cache settings.

Conversion table

Hours to seconds conversion table
Hours (h)Seconds (s)
0.25900
0.51,800
13,600
1.55,400
27,200
2.59,000
310,800
621,600
1243,200
2486,400
48172,800
168604,800

About these units

Hour (h)
60 minutes, or 3,600 seconds.
Second (s)
The SI base unit of time.