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Miles per hour to Beaufort force

Type a value in mph to get it in Bft instantly.

6.002Bft

That's about the same as a strong breeze. That pushes with about 92.57 pascals against a flat wall.

What it means

How strong is that wind?

Beaufort numbers describe a band of speeds, not one value. The formula used here gives the middle of each band.

The math

How to convert mph to Bft

The Beaufort scale is not linear: v = 0.836 × B^1.5 m/s, so each force covers a wider band of speed than the one below.

Example: 27.5 mph = 6.00227 Bft.

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Tables

mph to Bft conversion table

mph to Bft conversion table
mphBft
1.87 mph0.999972 Bft
5.29 mph2.00016 Bft
9.72 mph3.00057 Bft
15 mph4.00701 Bft
20.9 mph4.99871 Bft
27.5 mph6.00227 Bft
34.6 mph6.99537 Bft
42.3 mph7.9981 Bft
50.5 mph9.00094 Bft
59.1 mph9.99582 Bft
68.2 mph10.9972 Bft
77.7 mph11.9961 Bft
Bft to mph conversion table
Bft to mph conversion table
Bftmph
1 Bft1.87008 mph
2 Bft5.28938 mph
3 Bft9.71721 mph
4 Bft14.9606 mph
5 Bft20.9081 mph
6 Bft27.4844 mph
7 Bft34.6343 mph
8 Bft42.3151 mph
9 Bft50.4921 mph
10 Bft59.1371 mph
11 Bft68.2258 mph
12 Bft77.7377 mph

Quick answers

Quick answers

How many Bft is 1 mph?
1 mph is 0.65881 Bft.
How many Bft is 10 mph?
10 mph is 3.05792 Bft.
How many Bft is 27.5 mph?
27.5 mph is 6.00227 Bft.

The units

About these units

Miles per hour (mph)

The US and UK public form of wind speed.

Beaufort force (Bft)

A number from 0 to 12 describing what the wind does, not how fast it moves.

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