About this calculator
The Minutes to Hours Converter converts a number of minutes into hours (and minutes), or hours back into minutes.
How do you convert minutes to hours?
Since one hour equals 60 minutes, divide the total number of minutes by 60 to get the number of hours. The whole number part of the result is the number of full hours, and the remainder (after multiplying the decimal part back by 60) gives you the leftover minutes. For example, 150 minutes is 2 hours and 30 minutes (150 ÷ 60 = 2.5, and 0.5 × 60 = 30).
Why convert between minutes and hours?
Many everyday durations — workouts, commutes, meeting lengths, cooking times — are recorded in minutes but are easier to plan around once expressed in hours and minutes, especially when adding up several durations or scheduling against a calendar.