Kilowatts to BTU per Hour Converter
1 kilowatt ≈ 3,412.14163 BTU per hour
1 kilowatt equals 3,412.14 BTU per hour
How to convert kilowatts to BTU per hour
Power is energy transferred per time: 1 W = 1 J/s. Mechanical, metric and electrical horsepower have different definitions; select the version stated on the equipment rating.
BTU/h = kW × 3412.141633One kilowatt is 3412.141633 BTU per hour, so a single multiplication converts any value.
34,121.4 BTU/h ≈ 10 × 3412.141633Kilowatts to BTU per hour conversion table
Common values in kilowatts, converted to BTU per hour.
| Kilowatts (kW) | BTU per hour (BTU/h) |
|---|---|
| 1 | 3,412.1416 |
| 2 | 6,824.2833 |
| 3 | 10,236.425 |
| 4 | 13,648.567 |
| 5 | 17,060.708 |
| 10 | 34,121.416 |
| 20 | 68,242.833 |
| 25 | 85,303.541 |
| 50 | 170,607.08 |
| 100 | 341,214.16 |
| 250 | 853,035.41 |
| 500 | 1,706,070.8 |
| 1,000 | 3,412,141.6 |
About these units
kilowattkW
One thousand watts. The usual rating unit for motors and appliances.
BTU per hourBTU/h
The US rating unit for heating and air-conditioning capacity.
Sources and precision
Table results are rounded to 8 significant digits; formula constants may be rounded to 10. Worked example answers use 6 significant digits. The converter starts at 6 significant digits and lets you change display precision. Calculations use the stored factors without intermediate rounding. Exact unit definitions do not make an input measurement more precise; conventional and measured factors follow the assumptions stated here.