What this calculator does
Minutes to hours is a simple division, but it comes up constantly when adding up work hours, screen time, exercise time or any duration that gets logged in minutes but needs reporting in hours, or the other way round.
This calculator converts minutes to hours by dividing by 60, or hours to minutes by multiplying by 60, and shows the result both as a decimal and as a combined hours-and-minutes figure, since "1.5 hours" and "1 hour 30 minutes" describe the same duration but are useful in different contexts.
The formula
To convert minutes to hours, divide by 60. To convert hours to minutes, multiply by 60. There are 60 minutes in an hour, a division inherited from the ancient Babylonian base-60 counting system that still underlies how time is measured today.
| Term | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Minute | A unit of time equal to 1/60 of an hour, or 60 seconds. |
| Hour | A unit of time equal to 60 minutes. |
| Decimal hours | A duration expressed as a single number, such as 1.5 hours, rather than split into hours and minutes. |
The inputs explained
| Field | What to enter |
|---|---|
| Value | The value to convert. |
| Convert | Choose whether to convert minutes to hours, or hours to minutes. |
When to use it
Adding up logged work time
Time-tracking tools often report totals in minutes; converting minutes to hours turns that total into a figure that matches an hourly rate or a timesheet.
Converting hours to minutes for a schedule
A meeting or task duration given in hours converts to minutes when it needs to be entered into a calendar or scheduling tool that only accepts minutes.
Reading a decimal-hours figure as hours and minutes
A duration like 2.75 hours is not immediately obvious as a clock time; converting it shows it is exactly 2 hours 45 minutes.
Worked examples
Every figure in the tables below is produced by this page’s own calculator at build time, so the numbers and the tool always agree. Select any row to load that scenario.
Minutes to hours, at common durations
A range of minute values, each converted to hours.
| Minutes | Hours | As hours and minutes |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | 0.2500 | 0 h 15 min |
| 30 | 0.5000 | 0 h 30 min |
| 45 | 0.7500 | 0 h 45 min |
| 60 | 1.000 | 1 h 0 min |
| 90 | 1.500 | 1 h 30 min |
| 120 | 2.000 | 2 h 0 min |
Hours to minutes, at common durations
A range of hour values, each converted to minutes.
| Hours | Minutes | As hours and minutes |
|---|---|---|
| 0.5 | 30.000 | 0 h 30 min |
| 1 | 60.000 | 1 h 0 min |
| 1.5 | 90.000 | 1 h 30 min |
| 2 | 120.000 | 2 h 0 min |
| 3 | 180.000 | 3 h 0 min |
| 8 | 480.000 | 8 h 0 min |
Questions
How do I convert minutes to hours?
Divide the number of minutes by 60. For example, 90 minutes ÷ 60 = 1.5 hours.
How do I convert hours to minutes?
Multiply the number of hours by 60. For example, 2.5 hours × 60 = 150 minutes.
How many minutes are in an hour?
60 minutes, a division that goes back to the ancient Babylonian base-60 (sexagesimal) number system, which also gives 60 seconds in a minute and 360 degrees in a circle.
What is 1.5 hours in hours and minutes?
1 hour and 30 minutes. The whole-number part, 1, is the hours; the remaining 0.5 hours converts to minutes by multiplying by 60, giving 30.
For the full time unit ladder, seconds up to decades, see the time converter. To count down to a specific date and time instead of converting a duration, see the countdown calculator.