How many minutes is 60 seconds?

Exactly 1 minute. 60 seconds ÷ 60 = 1 minute.

How many minutes is 3,600 seconds?

3,600 seconds ÷ 60 = 60 minutes, which is exactly 1 hour.

How do I convert seconds to minutes?

Divide the number of seconds by 60. For example, 150 seconds ÷ 60 = 2.5 minutes (2 minutes and 30 seconds).

Does this tool support decimal seconds?

Yes. You can enter values like 90.5 or 3661.25. The result will include a precise minutes value and a full breakdown.

How many seconds are in a minute?

There are exactly 60 seconds in one minute. The second is the SI base unit of time, while the minute is not an SI unit: the SI Brochure accepts it for use with the SI and defines it as exactly 60 s. The rare UTC minute that ends with a leap second lasts 61 seconds.

How do I convert seconds to minutes and seconds (mm:ss)?

Divide by 60. The whole number is the minutes, and the remainder, or seconds minus minutes × 60, is the seconds. 200 seconds is 3 minutes with 20 left over, so 3:20. 1,000 seconds is 16:40. The Exact Breakdown box on this page does this for you.

How do I convert seconds to minutes in Excel?

If A1 holds seconds, =A1/60 gives decimal minutes, so 200 becomes 3.333333. For a mm:ss display, use =A1/86400, because Excel stores time as a fraction of a day, then apply the custom format [m]:ss. 200 then shows as 3:20.

Seconds to Minutes Converter

Enter a number of seconds and instantly see the equivalent in minutes, hours, and a human-readable breakdown.

Divide seconds by 60 to get minutes: 90 seconds is 1.5 minutes and 3,600 seconds is 60 minutes.

Seconds Input

Number of Seconds

Decimals accepted (e.g. 90.5, 3661.25)

Quick Reference

60 sec1 min

90 sec1.5 min

3,600 sec60 min (1 hr)

86,400 sec1,440 min (1 day)

Enter a number of seconds to see the conversion

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Quick answer

Divide seconds by 60 to get minutes: 90 seconds is 1.5 minutes and 3,600 seconds is 60 minutes. For minutes and seconds, the whole number is the minutes and the remainder is the seconds, so 100 seconds is 1.666667 minutes, or 1 minute 40 seconds. Type the seconds and the page shows minutes, hours, milliseconds and that breakdown as you type.

Examples

Seconds	Minutes	Min and sec
30	0.5	30 s
90	1.5	1 min 30 s
100	1.666667	1 min 40 s
200	3.333333	3 min 20 s
1,000	16.666667	16 min 40 s
3,600	60	1 hour

Type the number of seconds.

Summary

This tool converts any number of seconds — including decimals like 90.5 and large values like 3661 — into minutes, hours, and a human-readable breakdown. The conversion is exact: 1 minute = 60 seconds, 1 hour = 3,600 seconds. Use it for video timestamps, run times or homework, and the result appears as you type.

How it works

Enter a number of seconds in the input field (decimals are supported).
The converter divides your input by 60 to get total minutes.
It also shows hours (divide by 3,600), milliseconds and an hours, minutes and seconds breakdown.
Click "Copy Minutes" or click the minutes value to copy it to your clipboard.
Press "Reset" to clear and start over.

Use cases

Convert a video clip length from seconds into minutes for a description.
Calculate how many minutes a workout or race took when timing was in seconds.
Solve physics or math homework that requires converting seconds to minutes.
Translate API response times or log durations from seconds to readable minutes.
Convert audio track lengths for playlists or podcasts.
Check how many minutes a countdown timer represents.

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Last updated: 2026-06-19 · Reviewed by Nham Vu