Microsieverts per hour to millisieverts per year
Type a value in µSv/h to get it in mSv/yr instantly.
0.8766mSv/yr
That's about the same as natural background. A whole year in it would be about 0.8766 mSv, against a world average of 2.4.
Convert the other way: mSv/yr to µSv/h
What it means
How much radiation is that?
Yearly figures assume constant exposure for all 8,766 hours of a year, which is how limits are written but rarely how life works.
The math
How to convert µSv/h to mSv/yr
To convert microsieverts per hour to millisieverts per year, multiply by 8.766.
Example: 0.1 µSv/h × 8.766 = 0.8766 mSv/yr.
In the other direction, 1 mSv/yr = 0.114077 µSv/h.
Every unit
Your dose rate in every unit
Tables
µSv/h to mSv/yr conversion table
| µSv/h | mSv/yr |
|---|---|
| 0.01 µSv/h | 0.08766 mSv/yr |
| 0.05 µSv/h | 0.4383 mSv/yr |
| 0.1 µSv/h | 0.8766 mSv/yr |
| 0.5 µSv/h | 4.383 mSv/yr |
| 1 µSv/h | 8.766 mSv/yr |
| 5 µSv/h | 43.83 mSv/yr |
| 10 µSv/h | 87.66 mSv/yr |
| 50 µSv/h | 438.3 mSv/yr |
| 100 µSv/h | 876.6 mSv/yr |
| 500 µSv/h | 4,383 mSv/yr |
| 1,000 µSv/h | 8,766 mSv/yr |
mSv/yr to µSv/h conversion table
| mSv/yr | µSv/h |
|---|---|
| 0.01 mSv/yr | 0.00114077 µSv/h |
| 0.05 mSv/yr | 0.00570386 µSv/h |
| 0.1 mSv/yr | 0.0114077 µSv/h |
| 0.5 mSv/yr | 0.0570386 µSv/h |
| 1 mSv/yr | 0.114077 µSv/h |
| 5 mSv/yr | 0.570386 µSv/h |
| 10 mSv/yr | 1.14077 µSv/h |
| 50 mSv/yr | 5.70386 µSv/h |
| 100 mSv/yr | 11.4077 µSv/h |
| 500 mSv/yr | 57.0386 µSv/h |
| 1,000 mSv/yr | 114.077 µSv/h |
Quick answers
Quick answers
- How many mSv/yr is 1 µSv/h?
- 1 µSv/h is 8.766 mSv/yr.
- How many mSv/yr is 10 µSv/h?
- 10 µSv/h is 87.66 mSv/yr.
- How many mSv/yr is 0.1 µSv/h?
- 0.1 µSv/h is 0.8766 mSv/yr.
The units
About these units
Microsieverts per hour (µSv/h)
The working unit of survey meters and background readings.
Millisieverts per year (mSv/yr)
How exposure limits are written. The public limit is 1 mSv a year above background.
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