Cubic Foot Per Minute to Cubic Foot Per Second Converter

Convert cubic foot per minute to cubic foot per second instantly.

Standard flow rate units

cubic meter per second 0.0472
cubic meter per hour 169.901
liter per minute 2831.676
liter per second 47.195
gallon per minute 748.051
cubic foot per second 1.667

Fun comparisons

shower heads 🚿~ 298.7
kitchen faucets 🚰~ 374.56
garden hoses 🪴~ 74.79
fire hydrants 🧯~ 0.75
Niagara Falls flows 🌊~ Less than 0.01

How to convert cubic foot per minute to cubic foot per second

Enter your flow rate in cubic foot per minute and get the equivalent in cubic foot per second instantly. Key reference points: a typical shower head flows at about 9.5 liters per minute (2.5 GPM), a garden hose at about 37.8 L/min (10 GPM), and residential water supply pipes deliver 7-12 GPM.

Both units measure volumetric flow in cubic feet but at different time scales; CFM is standard for HVAC while CFS is used for hydrology, dam spillway capacity and stormwater engineering.

Need the opposite direction? Convert cubic foot per second to cubic foot per minute just as easily, or explore all our flow rate conversions.

Common cubic foot per minute to cubic foot per second conversions

Cubic Foot Per Minute (CFM)Cubic Foot Per Second (ft³/s)
10.0166667
50.0833334
100.166667
250.416667
500.833334
1001.66667
5008.33334
100016.6667

Frequently asked questions

1 cubic foot per minute equals 0.0166667 cubic foot per second.

Multiply by 0.0166667. For example, 5 CFM = 0.0833334 ft³/s.

600 CFM equals exactly 10 cubic feet per second.

1 cubic foot per second equals 60 cubic foot per minute.

100 cubic foot per minute equals 1.66667 cubic foot per second.

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