Minutes to Seconds Converter
Convert minutes to seconds and back. Enter minutes to get seconds (60 per minute) plus an hours equivalent, or flip the direction to turn seconds into minutes and seconds.
Example: with Amount 5 · Direction Minutes → seconds → Converted amount: 300 seconds.
- In whole units5 min = 300 s
- Also equals0.08 hours
Computed by the calculator below using its default values. Change any input to see your own numbers.
1 minute = 60 seconds exactly. 5 minutes is 300 seconds.
Minutes and seconds
This is the cleanest time conversion there is: one minute is exactly 60 seconds, so you multiply to go down to seconds and divide to go up to minutes. A 5-minute egg timer is 300 seconds; a 90-second ad is 1.5 minutes.
The breakdown is handy when a raw second count is awkward. 200 seconds reads better as 3 minutes and 20 seconds, which is exactly how the reverse direction reports it.
How it’s calculated
Seconds = minutes x 60 (1 minute = 60 seconds, exact). Minutes = seconds / 60. The whole minutes are the floor and leftover seconds are the remainder. Hours divide seconds by 3600.
Standard SI-style seconds; leap seconds are not modeled.
Minutes to seconds quick reference
| Minutes | Seconds |
|---|---|
| 0.5 min | 30 s |
| 1 min | 60 s |
| 2 min | 120 s |
| 5 min | 300 s |
| 10 min | 600 s |
| 30 min | 1,800 s |
| 60 min | 3,600 s |
Computed with 1 minute = 60 seconds.
Common mistakes
- Multiplying by 100 instead of 60 — minutes are not decimal, so 1.5 minutes is 90 seconds, not 150.
- Reading 90 seconds as 1.9 minutes; it is 1.5 minutes (1 minute 30 seconds).
- Forgetting the remainder — 200 seconds is 3 minutes and 20 seconds, not 3.2 minutes read as 3 min 2 s.
Frequently asked questions
How do I convert minutes to seconds?
Multiply the minutes by 60, since one minute is exactly 60 seconds. For example, 5 minutes x 60 = 300 seconds.
How many seconds are in a minute?
Exactly 60. That constant is the whole basis of this converter in both directions.
How do I turn seconds back into minutes?
Divide by 60. Switch to Seconds → minutes; 300 seconds / 60 = 5 minutes, and 200 seconds is 3 minutes 20 seconds.
Why is 1.5 minutes 90 seconds and not 150?
Because a minute has 60 seconds, not 100. Half a minute is 30 seconds, so 1.5 minutes is 60 + 30 = 90 seconds.