Kilowatts to horsepower Converter

Enter the kilowatts, then press Calculate. The horsepower stay hidden while you type.

Press Calculate after the entries are in.

What this power conversion is for

Use this page when a measurement is written in kilowatts and the next step needs horsepower. The number stays blank until you press Calculate, so a half-typed entry is never mistaken for the answer.

The factor

Multiply by the factor: 1 kilowatt = 1.34102209 horsepower.

A worked example

10 kilowatts are 13.4102209 horsepower. Multiply the result by the reverse factor if you want the original number back.

How to check it

Write the factor down, do the multiply on paper, and compare it with the result card. If you change a sentence on this page, edit the HTML file and reload. The form and this note live in the same file.

The reverse conversion is horsepower to kilowatts. A nearby pair in the same units is watts to horsepower. When the converted number is the input to a job, continue with the engine horsepower.