Liters per minute to Liters per second Calculator

Direct answer

Multiply the entered liters per minute value by 0.0166666666666667 to express it in liters per second (L/s). This converts liter per minute (L/min) to liter per second (L/s) within the documented flow rate family.

Variables and formula

• Liters per minute (L/min): the source value measured in liter per minute.
• Liters per second (L/s): the same quantity expressed in liter per second.
• Conversion factor: 0.0166666666666667 liters per second per liter per minute.

Liters per second = Liters per minute × 0.0166666666666667

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: liter per minute (L/min). A litre per minute is a volumetric flow of one litre during one minute. 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 L/min-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

The named unit relationships are defined or exact, so the conversion is exact before display rounding and source-measurement uncertainty.

• L/min relationship: The base factor is exactly 1 by the family base-unit choice.
• L/s relationship: The time relationship is exact.

To audit the factor through the family base unit, divide the raw dataset factors 1 by 60. The generator emits that quotient once at 15 significant digits as the canonical direct factor 0.0166666666666667; runtime calculations do not divide the already-emitted base factors again.

Reproducible example

For 10 liters per minute, 10 × 0.0166666666666667 = 0.166666666666667 liters per second. Repeating the same multiplication with the stated factor reproduces the displayed conversion before interface rounding.

Directional scale check

Because one liter per minute contains 0.0166666666666667 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 liters per minute. A value entered as L/min 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.
• Gas flows quoted at standard or actual conditions require temperature and pressure normalization that this unit-only converter does not perform.
• A conversion does not add significant figures to the source measurement.

Common mistakes

• L/min is volume per time, not litres of total volume.
• 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 Liters per minute
• Compare another flow rate route: Liters per minute to Cubic meters per hour
• Compare another flow rate route: Liters per minute to US gallons per minute
• Compare another flow rate route: Liters per minute to Cubic feet per minute
• Compare another flow rate route: Liters per second to Cubic meters per hour

Assumptions

• The entered value uses liters per minute 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