Minutes to Hours Calculator

How to convert minutes to hours and minutes

Divide the number of minutes by 60. The whole part is the number of hours and the remainder is the minutes. For example, 150 minutes ÷ 60 = 2.5, which is 2 hours and 30 minutes. The converter does the division and the carry for you.

This is useful when a timesheet, invoice, payroll system or recipe lists time in minutes but you need to report it in h:mm.

Minutes to decimal hours

Decimal hours express the same duration as a single number. Divide minutes by 60 and keep the decimal instead of splitting it into h:mm. Payroll and billing systems often use decimals because they are easier to multiply by an hourly rate.

45 minutes is 0.75 hours; 30 minutes is 0.50 hours; 90 minutes is 1.50 hours. The chart below converts every value from 1 to 60 minutes.

Decimal hours to hours and minutes

To go the other way, multiply the decimal by 60 to get total minutes, then split into hours and minutes. For 7.75 hours: 7.75 × 60 = 465 minutes, which is 7 h 45 min. The converter accepts decimal values with up to two decimal places.

1–60 minute conversion chart

For values above 60 minutes, use the converter at the top; the table stops at one hour.

Add two durations

Choose “Add two durations”, enter the hours and minutes of both rows and convert. The minutes are summed and every 60 minutes becomes one hour. For example, 1 h 30 min + 2 h 45 min = 3 h 75 min = 4 h 15 min. The result also shows the total in minutes and decimal hours.

Duration, decimal hours and time of day

A duration is a length, such as 2 h 30 min. Decimal hours are the same length written as 2.50. A time of day is a point on the clock, such as 14:30. This page converts durations; to measure the interval between two clock times, use the hours calculator.