Minutes to Seconds Converter
Convert minutes to seconds — sixty to the minute. Results update as you type; exact factors shown.
One minute is 60 seconds — see the exact factor, not a rounded rule of thumb.
How the minutes to seconds converter works
Time converts through the second. Minutes, hours, days and weeks are exact multiples. A month is taken as the Gregorian average (30.436875 days) and a year as the Gregorian average (365.2425 days = 31,556,952 s); calendar months and leap years vary from these averages.
The US uses customary units (US gallon, short ton, °F) in daily life; NIST SP 811 gives the exact SI factors.
Common time conversions
| From | To | Units |
|---|---|---|
| 0.5 min | 30 s | minutes to seconds |
| 1 min | 60 s | minute to seconds |
| 2 min | 120 s | minutes to seconds |
| 3 min | 180 s | minutes to seconds |
| 5 min | 300 s | minutes to seconds |
| 10 min | 600 s | minutes to seconds |
| 15 min | 900 s | minutes to seconds |
| 20 min | 1,200 s | minutes to seconds |
| 30 min | 1,800 s | minutes to seconds |
| 45 min | 2,700 s | minutes to seconds |
| 60 min | 3,600 s | minutes to seconds |
| 90 min | 5,400 s | minutes to seconds |
Units in this converter and their exact factors
| Unit | Symbol | One unit in seconds |
|---|---|---|
| millisecond | ms | 0.001 second |
| second | s | 1 second |
| minute | min | 60 second |
| hour | h | 3,600 second |
| day | d | 86,400 second |
| week | wk | 604,800 second |
| month (average, 30.4369 days) | mo | 2,629,746 second |
| year (365.2425 days) | yr | 31,556,952 second |
FAQFrequently asked questions about time conversion
How many seconds in a minute?
Sixty, always — leap seconds are added to the day, never to a minute you would time.
How many seconds in an hour?
3,600.
How many seconds in a day?
86,400.
Why does my stopwatch show hundredths?
Because human reaction time is around a fifth of a second, so hundredths are only meaningful with electronic timing.
What is 90 seconds as a decimal minute?
1.5 minutes.
Where these figures come from
- BIPM — The International System of Units (SI Brochure, 9th edition) — definitions of the base and derived units.
- NIST Special Publication 811 — Guide for the Use of the International System of Units — the exact conversion factors used here.
- National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) — United States's national measurement authority.
Last checked: September 2026. Conversion factors are fixed by definition and do not change with tax years or regulations.