Meters per second to speeds of sound Converter

Enter the meters per second, then press Calculate. The speeds of sound stay hidden while you type.

Press Calculate after the entries are in.

What this speed conversion is for

Use this page when a measurement is written in meters per second and the next step needs speeds of sound. The number stays blank until you press Calculate, so a half-typed entry is never mistaken for the answer.

The factor

1 meter per second = 0.00293867 speeds of sound. Mach and the speed of sound on this page both use 340.29 meters per second, the sea-level value near 15°C. Real sound speed changes with air temperature.

A worked example

10 meters per second are 0.0293867 speeds of sound. Multiply the result by the reverse factor if you want the original number back.

How to check it

Write the factor down, do the multiply on paper, and compare it with the result card. If you change a sentence on this page, edit the HTML file and reload. The form and this note live in the same file.

The reverse conversion is speeds of sound to meters per second. A nearby pair in the same units is meters per second to feet per second. When the converted number is the input to a job, continue with the speed calculator.