Liter Per Second to Cubic Meter Per Hour Converter

Convert liter per second to cubic meter per hour instantly.

Standard flow rate units

cubic meter per second 0.1
cubic meter per hour 360
liter per minute 5999.988
gallon per minute 1585.032
cubic foot per minute 211.888
cubic foot per second 3.531

Fun comparisons

shower heads 🚿~ 632.91
kitchen faucets 🚰~ 793.65
garden hoses 🪴~ 158.48
fire hydrants 🧯~ 1.59
Niagara Falls flows 🌊~ Less than 0.01

How to convert liter per second to cubic meter per hour

Enter your flow rate in liter per second and get the equivalent in cubic meter per hour 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.

Liters per second (LPS, also written l/s or litres per second) is common in water engineering; cubic meters per hour (m3/h or m3/hr) is used in industrial process specifications, cooling tower ratings and wastewater treatment plant design. The conversion factor is simply 3.6 - multiply LPS by 3.6 to get m3/h.

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

Common liter per second to cubic meter per hour conversions

Liter Per Second (L/s)Cubic Meter Per Hour (m³/h)
13.6
518
1036
2590
50180
100360
5001800
10003600

Frequently asked questions

1 liter per second equals 3.6 cubic meter per hour.

Multiply by 3.6. For example, 5 L/s = 18 m³/h.

Multiply LPS by 3.6. For example, 10 l/s × 3.6 = 36 m3/h. The factor comes from 3600 seconds per hour ÷ 1000 liters per cubic meter.

1 cubic meter per hour equals 0.277778 liter per second.

100 liter per second equals 360 cubic meter per hour.

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