Convert Centimetres per Second to Metres per Second
Convert Centimetres per Second (cm/s) to Metres per Second (m/s) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
m/s = cm/s × 0.01
About Centimetres per Second
A centimetre per second (cm/s) is 10⁻² m/s - the speed of slow animals, gentle breezes, and lab syringe pumps. Tortoises travel 0.5-1.5 cm/s; the fastest garden snail record is ~1.3 cm/s. A gentle breeze that barely moves leaves is Beaufort 1 ≈ 50-100 cm/s. Drug-delivery syringe pumps run 0.01-10 cm/s. Coarse silt settles in still water at ~0.2 cm/s (Stokes' law). Capacitive touch sensors detect finger motion at 1-10 cm/s. 1 cm/s = 0.01 m/s.
About Metres per Second
The metre per second (m/s) is the SI unit of speed. Brisk walking ~1.4 m/s; Usain Bolt's peak sprint ~12.4 m/s; speed of sound in air at 20°C 343.2 m/s; in water 1,481 m/s. Rifle muzzle velocities 370-1,200 m/s. Speed of light = exactly 299,792,458 m/s (the defined constant from which the metre is derived since 1983). 1 m/s = 3.6 km/h = 2.23694 mph = 1.94384 kn.
Quick Reference Table
| Centimetres per Second (cm/s) | Metres per Second (m/s) |
|---|---|
| 1 cm/s | 0.01 m/s |
| 2 cm/s | 0.02 m/s |
| 5 cm/s | 0.05 m/s |
| 10 cm/s | 0.1 m/s |
| 25 cm/s | 0.25 m/s |
| 50 cm/s | 0.5 m/s |
| 100 cm/s | 1 m/s |