5 lbs to kg

How to convert 5 lbs to kg

A pound is defined as exactly 0.45359237 kilogram, so multiply:

5 lb × 0.45359237 = 2.27 kg

Dividing by 2.20462 gives the same answer. The converter above starts at 5 lb and has a second field for ounces; type a different number and the kilograms follow, or use the full lbs to kg converter. To go the other way, see kg to lbs.

5 lbs in kilograms and grams, and in stone

The 0.27 after the whole kilograms is a fraction of a kilogram: 0.2680 × 1,000 = 268.0 grams. So 5 pounds is:

• 2 kg 268 g — the way a metric scale or a parcel form reads;
• 2,268 g — in grams;
• 0.36 st — the British way of stating weight (5 ÷ 14).

The result block shows all of these for whatever you enter. U.S. bags of flour and sugar are often 5 lb, while metric bags hold 2 kg or 2.5 kg, so a 5 lb bag sits between them.

Nearby values

From 1 to 15 lb:

Rounded for display, 5 lb is 2.3 kg on a scale with one decimal and 2 kg on one that shows whole kilograms. Going the other way, 2 kg is 4.4 lb, so a reading of 2 kg on a metric scale is 0.6 lb less than 5 lb.

5 pounds and some ounces

Scales in the U.S. often read pounds and ounces. Each ounce is 28.35 grams, so the ounces matter at this weight only in the first decimal:

5.25 lb is 5 lb 4 oz, 5.5 lb is 5 lb 8 oz and 5.75 lb is 5 lb 12 oz. Type the ounces into the second field to convert an exact reading.

A quick rule for your head

Halve the pounds, then take away 10% of that: 5 ÷ 2 = 2.5, and 2.5 − 0.25 = 2.25 kg. The rule is about 0.8% low — here 0.02 kg. Halving alone (2.5 kg) is 0.23 kg too high. On a kitchen scale that reads grams, 5 lb shows as 2,268 g. For smaller weights, use ounces to grams.