Hours to minutes
Multiply hours by 60 to get minutes.
2 h = 120 min
How to convert hours to minutes
The minute is exactly 60 seconds. The hour is exactly 60 minutes (3600 seconds).
Worked example — 2 h: 2 × 60 = 120 min.
Hours to minutes table
| Hours | Minutes |
|---|---|
| 0.25 h | 15 min |
| 0.5 h | 30 min |
| 1 h | 60 min |
| 1.5 h | 90 min |
| 2 h | 120 min |
| 3 h | 180 min |
| 5 h | 300 min |
| 8 h | 480 min |
| 24 h | 1,440 min |
Reverse and related
About hours and minutes
Hour (h)
1 h = 60 minDefinition. Exactly 60 minutes (3600 seconds)
History and origin
The hour divides the day into 24 parts, a scheme inherited from ancient Egypt, and equals exactly 60 minutes or 3600 seconds. Fixed-length hours replaced older seasonal hours as mechanical clocks spread.
Current use
Hours structure the working day, schedules and pay, and are read off every clock.
Source: BIPM SI Brochure (2019); the second is defined by the caesium-133 transition
Minute (min)
1 min = 0.0166667 hDefinition. Exactly 60 seconds
History and origin
The minute, exactly 60 seconds, comes from the Babylonian base-60 system passed down through astronomy, the same system that gives 60 minutes to the hour. Its name means a small part.
Current use
Minutes are an everyday unit for timing, scheduling and cooking.
Source: BIPM SI Brochure (2019); the second is defined by the caesium-133 transition
Where people use this
Hours: schedules, work and pay. Minutes: everyday timing, cooking. 1.5 hours is 90 minutes.
Every value is carried to full double precision; the display is rounded.
Both units are defined in BIPM SI Brochure (2019); the second is defined by the caesium-133 transition.
Questions people ask
How many minutes in an hour?
One hour is exactly 60 minutes.
How many minutes is 1.5 hours?
1.5 hours is 90 minutes.
How many minutes is 8 hours?
8 hours is 480 minutes.