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Hours to Decimal Converter
Turn hours and minutes into decimal hours for payroll, or turn decimal hours back into HH:MM. The math is simple: divide the minutes by 60 and add them to the hours, so 8:30 becomes 8.5. Pick a direction below and type your time.
Enter a time above and the decimal hours appear here.
All 60 minutes as decimal hours
The minutes part is the only bit that changes. Find yours and read across for the exact decimal and the figure rounded to two places for a timesheet.
0 to 14 minutes0 to 14 minutes as a decimal of an hour, to three places and rounded to two.
| Minutes | Exact | Rounded | Clock |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 min | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0:00 |
| 1 min | 0.017 | 0.02 | 0:01 |
| 2 min | 0.033 | 0.03 | 0:02 |
| 3 min | 0.050 | 0.05 | 0:03 |
| 4 min | 0.067 | 0.07 | 0:04 |
| 5 min | 0.083 | 0.08 | 0:05 |
| 6 min | 0.100 | 0.10 | 0:06 |
| 7 min | 0.117 | 0.12 | 0:07 |
| 8 min | 0.133 | 0.13 | 0:08 |
| 9 min | 0.150 | 0.15 | 0:09 |
| 10 min | 0.167 | 0.17 | 0:10 |
| 11 min | 0.183 | 0.18 | 0:11 |
| 12 min | 0.200 | 0.20 | 0:12 |
| 13 min | 0.217 | 0.22 | 0:13 |
| 14 min | 0.233 | 0.23 | 0:14 |
15 to 29 minutes15 to 29 minutes as a decimal of an hour, to three places and rounded to two.
| Minutes | Exact | Rounded | Clock |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 min | 0.250 | 0.25 | 0:15 |
| 16 min | 0.267 | 0.27 | 0:16 |
| 17 min | 0.283 | 0.28 | 0:17 |
| 18 min | 0.300 | 0.30 | 0:18 |
| 19 min | 0.317 | 0.32 | 0:19 |
| 20 min | 0.333 | 0.33 | 0:20 |
| 21 min | 0.350 | 0.35 | 0:21 |
| 22 min | 0.367 | 0.37 | 0:22 |
| 23 min | 0.383 | 0.38 | 0:23 |
| 24 min | 0.400 | 0.40 | 0:24 |
| 25 min | 0.417 | 0.42 | 0:25 |
| 26 min | 0.433 | 0.43 | 0:26 |
| 27 min | 0.450 | 0.45 | 0:27 |
| 28 min | 0.467 | 0.47 | 0:28 |
| 29 min | 0.483 | 0.48 | 0:29 |
30 to 44 minutes30 to 44 minutes as a decimal of an hour, to three places and rounded to two.
| Minutes | Exact | Rounded | Clock |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 min | 0.500 | 0.50 | 0:30 |
| 31 min | 0.517 | 0.52 | 0:31 |
| 32 min | 0.533 | 0.53 | 0:32 |
| 33 min | 0.550 | 0.55 | 0:33 |
| 34 min | 0.567 | 0.57 | 0:34 |
| 35 min | 0.583 | 0.58 | 0:35 |
| 36 min | 0.600 | 0.60 | 0:36 |
| 37 min | 0.617 | 0.62 | 0:37 |
| 38 min | 0.633 | 0.63 | 0:38 |
| 39 min | 0.650 | 0.65 | 0:39 |
| 40 min | 0.667 | 0.67 | 0:40 |
| 41 min | 0.683 | 0.68 | 0:41 |
| 42 min | 0.700 | 0.70 | 0:42 |
| 43 min | 0.717 | 0.72 | 0:43 |
| 44 min | 0.733 | 0.73 | 0:44 |
45 to 59 minutes45 to 59 minutes as a decimal of an hour, to three places and rounded to two.
| Minutes | Exact | Rounded | Clock |
|---|---|---|---|
| 45 min | 0.750 | 0.75 | 0:45 |
| 46 min | 0.767 | 0.77 | 0:46 |
| 47 min | 0.783 | 0.78 | 0:47 |
| 48 min | 0.800 | 0.80 | 0:48 |
| 49 min | 0.817 | 0.82 | 0:49 |
| 50 min | 0.833 | 0.83 | 0:50 |
| 51 min | 0.850 | 0.85 | 0:51 |
| 52 min | 0.867 | 0.87 | 0:52 |
| 53 min | 0.883 | 0.88 | 0:53 |
| 54 min | 0.900 | 0.90 | 0:54 |
| 55 min | 0.917 | 0.92 | 0:55 |
| 56 min | 0.933 | 0.93 | 0:56 |
| 57 min | 0.950 | 0.95 | 0:57 |
| 58 min | 0.967 | 0.97 | 0:58 |
| 59 min | 0.983 | 0.98 | 0:59 |
Answers
Frequently asked questions
Common queries and answers about the hours to decimal converter.
- How do I convert HH:MM to decimal hours?
- Divide the minutes by 60 and add them to the hours. 8 hours 30 minutes is 8 + 30/60 = 8.5 decimal hours.
- Why does payroll use decimal hours?
- Pay is hours multiplied by rate, so payroll needs hours as a decimal. 7 hours 45 minutes is 7.75 hours, which multiplied by the rate gives the correct pay.
- How do I convert decimal hours back to minutes?
- Multiply the decimal part by 60. 0.25 hours is 0.25 × 60 = 15 minutes, so 8.25 hours is 8 hours 15 minutes.
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