One hour
- Hours
- 1
Result Minutes: 60
- 1 h × 60 = 60 min
By definition an hour holds 60 minutes, the anchor every other row of this conversion rests on.
Hours to Minutes Converter
To convert hours to minutes, multiply the number of hours by 60. For example, 2.5 hours × 60 = 150 minutes, and 0.75 hours is 45 minutes. The factor is exact because the hour is defined as 60 minutes of 60 seconds each, so no rounding enters the conversion.
Hours to Minutes conversion table
| h | min |
|---|---|
| 1 | 60 |
| 2 | 120 |
| 5 | 300 |
| 10 | 600 |
| 20 | 1,200 |
| 25 | 1,500 |
| 50 | 3,000 |
| 100 | 6,000 |
| 250 | 15,000 |
| 500 | 30,000 |
| 1,000 | 60,000 |
About this tool
Timesheets, payroll exports, course schedules and flight plans often give durations as decimal hours, while meeting invites, recipes and video editors count minutes. This converter takes a value in hours, including fractions like 1.2 or 0.15, and returns the equivalent number of minutes as you type, together with the multiplication it applied. It handles durations only: it does not read clock times such as 14:30 or account for time zones and daylight-saving shifts. Use the swap button to turn minutes back into hours when you need to fill in a decimal-hour field.
How to use it
Type the duration in hours
Enter whole or decimal hours in the Hours field, for example 3 or 1.35.
Read the minutes
The minute value appears immediately with the × 60 working beneath it.
Swap or share
Use Swap to convert minutes to hours, or Share to send a link holding the same value.
Examples
A 2.5-hour film
- Hours
- 2.5
Result Minutes: 150
- 2.5 h × 60 = 150 min
Half an hour is 30 minutes, so a feature that runs 2.5 hours lasts 150 minutes on the cinema listing.
A 7.75-hour shift on a timesheet
- Hours
- 7.75
Result Minutes: 465
- 7.75 h × 60 = 465 min
Payroll systems often log decimal hours; 7.75 hours is 465 minutes, or 7 hours 45 minutes.
How it is calculated
minutes = hours × 60
hours- duration in hours, decimals allowed
minutes- the same duration in minutes
The hour and the minute are non-SI units accepted for use with the SI, defined as 3600 seconds and 60 seconds. Dividing 3600 by 60 gives exactly 60 minutes per hour. A decimal fraction of an hour converts the same way: 0.1 hour is 6 minutes, 0.25 hour is 15 minutes.
When not to use it
- Do not use it to convert a clock reading like 2:45, which is already hours and minutes rather than decimal hours.
- For elapsed time between two dates that crosses a daylight-saving change, use a date difference tool instead.
Common mistakes
- Reading 1.30 hours as 1 hour 30 minutes; it is actually 1 hour 18 minutes, or 78 minutes.
- Multiplying by 100 instead of 60 when turning decimal hours from a timesheet into minutes.
Frequently asked questions
How many minutes are in 1.5 hours?
1.5 hours is 90 minutes. Multiply 1.5 by 60: one full hour gives 60 minutes and the half hour adds 30.
What is 0.2 hours in minutes?
0.2 hours equals 12 minutes, because 0.2 × 60 = 12. Each tenth of an hour is six minutes, a convention many legal and consulting firms use when billing time.
How do I split a result like 135 minutes into hours and minutes?
Divide by 60 and keep the remainder. 135 ÷ 60 is 2 with 15 left over, so 135 minutes is 2 hours 15 minutes.
How many minutes are in a day or a week?
A day of 24 hours holds 1,440 minutes, and a week of 168 hours holds 10,080 minutes. Enter 24 or 168 in the hours field to confirm.
Why do payroll systems show 8.25 hours instead of 8:15?
Decimal hours multiply cleanly by an hourly wage. 8.25 hours is the same as 8 hours 15 minutes, or 495 minutes in total.
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