Formula
Liters per minute = Liters per second × 60Direct answer
Multiply the entered liters per second value by 60 to express it in liters per minute (L/min). This converts liter per second (L/s) to liter per minute (L/min) within the documented flow rate family.
Variables and formula
- Liters per second (L/s): the source value measured in liter per second.
- Liters per minute (L/min): the same quantity expressed in liter per minute.
- Conversion factor: 60 liters per minute per liter per second.
Liters per minute = Liters per second × 60
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 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.
Target 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.
The L/s-to-L/min 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/s relationship: The time relationship is exact.
- L/min relationship: The base factor is exactly 1 by the family base-unit choice.
To audit the factor through the family base unit, divide the raw dataset factors 60 by 1. The generator emits that quotient once at 15 significant digits as the canonical direct factor 60; runtime calculations do not divide the already-emitted base factors again.
Reproducible example
For 10 liters per second, 10 × 60 = 600 liters per minute. Repeating the same multiplication with the stated factor reproduces the displayed conversion before interface rounding.
Directional scale check
Because one liter per second contains 60 liters per minute, the target number is larger than the source number for every positive input. Zero maps to zero, while negative inputs are rejected because this family models non-negative magnitudes.
| Source amount | Calculation | Target amount |
|---|---|---|
| 1 L/s | 1 × 60 |
60 L/min |
| 10 L/s | 10 × 60 |
600 L/min |
| 100 L/s | 100 × 60 |
6000 L/min |
| 1000 L/s | 1000 × 60 |
60000 L/min |
Interpretation
Read the result as liters per minute, not liters per second. A value entered as L/s leaves the calculator labelled L/min; 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
- L/s is 60 times L/min, not 1/60 of it.
- Use uppercase L to avoid confusion with the numeral 1.
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 minute to Liters per second
- Compare another flow rate route: Liters per second to Cubic meters per hour
- Compare another flow rate route: Liters per second to US gallons per minute
- Compare another flow rate route: Liters per second to Cubic feet per minute
- Compare another flow rate route: Liters per minute to Cubic meters per hour
Assumptions
- The entered value uses liters per second 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