Cubic meters per hour to Liters per second Calculator

Direct answer

Multiply the entered cubic meters per hour value by 0.277777777778333 to express it in liters per second (L/s). This converts cubic meter per hour (m³/h) to liter per second (L/s) within the documented flow rate family.

Variables and formula

• Cubic meters per hour (m³/h): the source value measured in cubic meter per hour.
• Liters per second (L/s): the same quantity expressed in liter per second.
• Conversion factor: 0.277777777778333 liters per second per cubic meter per hour.

Liters per second = Cubic meters per hour × 0.277777777778333

The generator emits numeric factors with at most 15 significant digits. Calculator results keep up to 10 significant digits for display; this formatting does not increase the precision of the measurement.

Unit definitions and named variants

Source unit: cubic meter per hour (m³/h). One cubic metre is exactly 1000 litres and one hour is exactly 60 minutes, so 1 m³/h = 1000/60 L/min. Named variant used: Volumetric flow; no standard-condition normalization. Reference: Bureau International des Poids et Mesures: The International System of Units (SI), 9th edition, version 4.01.

Target unit: liter per second (L/s). Because one minute is exactly 60 seconds, 1 L/s = 60 L/min exactly. Named variant used: Volumetric flow; no standard-condition normalization. Reference: Bureau International des Poids et Mesures: The International System of Units (SI), 9th edition, version 4.01.

The m³/h-to-L/s direction remains inside the flow rate quantity; it changes the unit label and numerical scale, not the kind of quantity being measured.

Relationship and precision

This route uses at least one deliberately preserved rounded factor. Treat the displayed factor as an approximation at the precision documented below.

• m³/h relationship: The preserved base factor is a rounded decimal representation of the exact ratio 50/3 L/min.
• L/s relationship: The time relationship is exact.

To audit the factor through the family base unit, divide the raw dataset factors 16.6666666667 by 60. The generator emits that quotient once at 15 significant digits as the canonical direct factor 0.277777777778333; runtime calculations do not divide the already-emitted base factors again.

Reproducible example

For 10 cubic meters per hour, 10 × 0.277777777778333 = 2.77777777778333 liters per second. Repeating the same multiplication with the stated factor reproduces the displayed conversion before interface rounding.

Directional scale check

Because one cubic meter per hour contains 0.277777777778333 liters per second, the target number is smaller than the source number for every positive input. Zero maps to zero, while negative inputs are rejected because this family models non-negative magnitudes.

Interpretation

Read the result as liters per second, not cubic meters per hour. A value entered as m³/h leaves the calculator labelled L/s; this directional distinction matters even when the two units describe the same flow rate quantity.

Assumptions and limitations

• Only non-negative flow magnitudes are accepted; direction is outside this family.
• A conversion does not add significant figures to the source measurement.
• This family converts non-negative volumetric flow only; it does not convert mass flow, velocity, or total delivered volume without a duration.

Common mistakes

• The cubic exponent applies to metre, not hour.
• This is volumetric flow, not mass flow in kg/s.

Continue within the Flow Rate family

See the Flow Rate conversion hub for its five-unit reference table and all 20 directed routes.

• Reverse the direction: Liters per second to Cubic meters per hour
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• Compare another flow rate route: Liters per second to Liters per minute

Assumptions

• The entered value uses cubic meters per hour exactly as labelled.
• Only non-negative flow magnitudes are accepted; direction is outside this family.
• Rounding and measurement uncertainty remain the user's responsibility.

Sources and methodology

CalcMotive publishes the formula and assumptions so you can decide whether the estimate fits your use case. See our methodology standards.

• The International System of Units (SI), 9th edition, version 4.01; Bureau International des Poids et Mesures; accessed Aug 7, 2026