Minutes to Seconds (min to s)

How to convert minutes to seconds

Multiply the minutes by 60:

s = min × 60

2.5 min × 60 = 150 s. The factor is exact. The result shows the same time as a clock reading — 2:30 — and in hours. To go the other way, divide seconds by 60. For minutes to hours, see minutes to hours.

Minutes to seconds chart

Decimal minutes and clock time

Decimal minutes and minutes-and-seconds are easy to mix up:

1.5 minutes is one minute and 30 seconds, not 1:50. To turn a clock reading such as 3:45 into seconds, multiply the minutes by 60 and add the seconds: 3 × 60 + 45 = 225 s. The time calculator adds and subtracts readings like 3:45 directly.

Workouts, cooking and phone timers

Interval workouts mix the two: 8 rounds of 45 seconds on and 15 off is 8 minutes in all, or 480 seconds. Microwave and oven timers take minutes and seconds, so a recipe that says 2.5 minutes means 2:30 on the keypad. Phone timers and stopwatches show the same format, and race results add tenths: a 5:12.4 mile is 312.4 seconds. For a whole day in seconds, see days to seconds; for milliseconds, milliseconds to seconds.

Pace and speed

Running pace is minutes per mile; turning it into seconds makes it easy to compare. An 8:30 pace is 510 seconds per mile, a 9:15 pace is 555 seconds, so the second is 45 seconds slower per mile — about 2 minutes 20 seconds over a 5K’s 3.1 miles. For speed rather than pace, 60 ÷ 8.5 minutes gives 7.06 mph; the mph to km/h converter turns it into 11.4 km/h.

Seconds in longer spans

An hour is 3,600 seconds and a day 86,400. A week is 604,800 seconds. Ten minutes is 600 seconds, the number often used for session timeouts and for parking meter blocks. To convert a list of lap times or durations at once, paste them into Convert a list of values below the converter.