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Convert m to km

1 meter equals 0.001 kilometers. Enter a value below to convert instantly.

1 m
0.001 km

Multiply the number of meters by 0.001 to get kilometers. How this is calculated

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Formula

Multiply the number of meters by 0.001 to get kilometers.

Step by step

  1. Start with 1 m.
  2. Multiply by the conversion factor 0.001.
  3. 1 × 0.001 = 0.001 km.

Meters to Kilometers conversion table

Meters (m) Kilometers (km)
1 0.001
2 0.002
3 0.003
5 0.005
10 0.01
20 0.02
50 0.05
100 0.1
500 0.5
1,000 1

Convert Meter to other length units

1 m expressed in every other length unit on this site.

  • Kilometer km 0.001
  • Hectometer hm 0.01
  • Dekameter dam 0.1
  • Decimeter dm 10
  • Centimeter cm 100
  • Millimeter mm 1,000
  • Micrometer µm 1,000,000
  • Nanometer nm 1,000,000,000
  • Picometer pm 1,000,000,000,000
  • Femtometer fm 1,000,000,000,000,000
  • Attometer am 1e+18
  • Megameter Mm 0.000001
  • Gigameter Gm 1e-9
  • Terameter Tm 1e-12
  • Petameter Pm 1e-15
  • Exameter Em 1e-18
  • Angstrom Å 10,000,000,000
  • Mile mi 0.00062137119
  • Yard yd 1.0936133
  • Foot ft 3.2808399
  • Inch in 39.370079
  • Kiloyard kyd 0.0010936133
  • League lea 0.00020712373
  • Furlong fur 0.0049709695
  • Chain ch 0.049709695
  • Rod rd 0.19883878
  • Perch perch 0.19883878
  • Pole pole 0.19883878
  • Rope rope 0.16404199
  • Fathom fath 0.54680665
  • Link li 4.9709695
  • Hand hand 9.8425197
  • Ell ell 0.87489064
  • Barleycorn barleycorn 118.11024
  • Mil mil 39,370.079
  • Microinch µin 39,370,079
  • Caliber cl 3,937.0079
  • Centiinch cin 3,937.0079
  • Nautical Mile nmi 0.0005399568
  • Nautical Mile (UK) NM (UK) 0.00053961182
  • Nautical League nl 0.0001799856
  • Nautical League (UK) nl (UK) 0.00017987061
  • Mile (US survey) mi (US) 0.00062136995
  • Furlong (US survey) fur (US) 0.0049709596
  • Chain (US survey) ch (US) 0.049709596
  • Rod (US survey) rd (US) 0.19883838
  • Fathom (US survey) fath (US) 0.54680556
  • Foot (US survey) ft (US) 3.2808333
  • Link (US survey) li (US) 4.9709596
  • Inch (US survey) in (US) 39.37
  • League (statute) st.league 0.00020712332
  • Pica pica 236.22047
  • Point pt 2,834.6457
  • Twip twip 56,692.913
  • Light Year ly 1.0570008e-16
  • Astronomical Unit AU 6.6845871e-12
  • Parsec pc 3.2407793e-17
  • Kiloparsec kpc 3.2407793e-20
  • Megaparsec Mpc 3.2407793e-23
  • Earth's Equatorial Radius R⊕(eq) 1.5678559e-7
  • Earth's Polar Radius R⊕(pol) 1.5731304e-7
  • Earth's Distance from Sun d⊕☉ 6.684492e-12
  • Sun's Radius R☉ 1.4374012e-9
  • Bohr Radius a₀ 18,897,261,000
  • Electron Radius (classical) rₑ 354,869,120,000,000
  • Fermi F 1,000,000,000,000,000
  • X-unit X 9,979,243,200,000
  • Planck Length ℓP 6.1871425e+34
  • Mile (Roman) mi (Rom) 0.00067576517
  • Roman Actus actus 0.02818591
  • Arpent arpent 0.017087708
  • Cubit (UK) cubit 2.1872266
  • Cubit (Greek) cubit (Gk) 2.1608166
  • Long Cubit long cubit 1.8747657
  • Reed reed 0.36453777
  • Long Reed long reed 0.31246094
  • Span (cloth) span 4.3744532
  • Finger (cloth) finger 8.7489064
  • Nail (cloth) nail 17.497813
  • Handbreadth handbreadth 13.12336
  • Fingerbreadth fingerbreadth 52.493438
  • Aln aln 1.6841317
  • Famn famn 0.56137725
  • Ken ken 0.47206329
  • Russian Archin archin 1.4060742
  • Vara Castellana vara (cast) 1.1973868
  • Vara Conuquera vara (con) 0.39912894
  • Vara de Tarea vara (tarea) 0.39912894
  • Ja (Korean foot) 자 3.3
  • Chi 치 33
  • Pun 푼 330
  • Gan 간 0.55
  • Jang 장 0.33
  • Ri (Korean) 리 0.0025462963

About the meter

The meter (m) is a SI unit of length. The SI base unit of length, defined by fixing the speed of light at 299,792,458 m/s.

About the kilometer

The kilometer (km) is a SI unit of length.

Where this conversion is used

Converting meters to kilometers comes up when measuring height, screen sizes, travel distances, fabric, and construction dimensions. Metric and Imperial length units are both in daily use, so quick conversion is often needed when following instructions from another country.

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Frequently asked questions

How many kilometers are in a meter?

One meter equals 0.001 kilometers.

How do you convert meters to kilometers?

Multiply the number of meters by 0.001 to get kilometers.

What is 1 kilometer in meters?

One kilometer equals 1,000 meters.

When would I convert meters to kilometers?

This conversion is common when measuring height, screen sizes, travel distances, fabric, and construction dimensions.

Conversion factors are based on internationally agreed unit definitions. See our methodology and sources for details on how these values are verified.