Decimal degrees to kilometers of latitude
Type a value in ° to get it in km instantly.
5,429.145km
That's about the same as the latitude of Paris. Written in degrees, minutes and seconds that is 48°51'30.24".
What it means
Where does that point?
Ground distances are for latitude, where a degree is about 111.1 km anywhere on Earth. A degree of longitude shrinks towards the poles, to nothing at all.
The math
How to convert ° to km
To convert decimal degrees to kilometers of latitude, multiply by 111.12.
Example: 48.8584 ° × 111.12 = 5,429.15 km.
In the other direction, 1 km = 0.00899928 °.
Every unit
Your angle in every unit
Tables
° to km conversion table
| ° | km |
|---|---|
| 0.001 ° | 0.11112 km |
| 0.01 ° | 1.1112 km |
| 0.1 ° | 11.112 km |
| 0.5 ° | 55.56 km |
| 1 ° | 111.12 km |
| 15 ° | 1,666.8 km |
| 30 ° | 3,333.6 km |
| 45 ° | 5,000.4 km |
| 51.5 ° | 5,722.68 km |
| 60 ° | 6,667.2 km |
| 90 ° | 10,000.8 km |
| 180 ° | 20,001.6 km |
km to ° conversion table
| km | ° |
|---|---|
| 0.001 km | 8.999×10⁻⁶ ° |
| 0.01 km | 8.999×10⁻⁵ ° |
| 0.1 km | 0.000899928 ° |
| 0.5 km | 0.00449964 ° |
| 1 km | 0.00899928 ° |
| 15 km | 0.134989 ° |
| 30 km | 0.269978 ° |
| 45 km | 0.404968 ° |
| 51.5 km | 0.463463 ° |
| 60 km | 0.539957 ° |
| 90 km | 0.809935 ° |
| 180 km | 1.61987 ° |
Quick answers
Quick answers
- How many km is 1 °?
- 1 ° is 111.12 km.
- How many km is 10 °?
- 10 ° is 1,111.2 km.
- How many km is 48.8584 °?
- 48.8584 ° is 5,429.15 km.
The units
About these units
Decimal degrees (°)
What GPS and mapping software use: one number with a decimal point.
Kilometers of latitude (km)
How far that angle is along the ground, north to south.
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