Kilocalorie per hour to Kilojoule per hour Converter (and vice versa)

Created by: tinycalcs.com/en
Number of supported units: 2
Last update: 2026

This converter allows you to convert kilocalories per hour [kcal/h] to kilojoules per hour [kJ/h] or kilojoules per hour [kJ/h] to kilocalories per hour [kcal/h]. Calculations are performed in both directions. The calculation result and the entered value are displayed with up to 20 decimal places for maximum accuracy.

1 kilocalorie per hour [kcal/h] = 4.1868 kilojoules per hour [kJ/h]1 kilojoule per hour [kJ/h] ≈ 0.2388 kilocalories per hour [kcal/h]

Convert kilocalories per hour to kilojoules per hour

There are two simple ways to convert kilocalories per hour [kcal/h] to kilojoules per hour [kJ/h]. In the first calculation method, the value in kilocalories per hour [kcal/h] is divided by the rounded conversion factor of 0.2388. The second method multiplies the value in kilocalories per hour [kcal/h] by 4.1868.

  • Kilojoules per hour [kJ/h] ≈ kilocalories per hour [kcal/h] ÷ 0.2388
  • Kilojoules per hour [kJ/h] = kilocalories per hour [kcal/h] * 4.1868

The calculation method with a rounded conversion value is more suitable for rough conversions from kilocalories per hour [kcal/h] to kilojoules per hour [kJ/h], as the calculation result may contain rounding errors. Therefore, the variant with the exact conversion factor is more suitable.


Convert kilojoules per hour to kilocalories per hour

Converting kilojoules per hour [kJ/h] to kilocalories per hour [kcal/h] is easy and can be done in two ways. The first method involves multiplication, in which the value in kilojoules per hour [kJ/h] is multiplied by the rounded conversion factor of 0.2388. The second variant is a division. Here, the value in kilojoules per hour [kJ/h] is divided by 4.1868.

  • Kilocalories per hour [kcal/h] ≈ kilojoules per hour [kJ/h] * 0.2388
  • Kilocalories per hour [kcal/h] = kilojoules per hour [kJ/h] ÷ 4.1868

The rounded conversion value can cause rounding errors, resulting in inaccurate calculation results. To ensure that the conversion from kilojoules per hour [kJ/h] to kilocalories per hour [kcal/h] produces the most accurate calculation result possible, the conversion should be performed using the exact conversion factor.

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≈ 4.187
Kilojoules per hourKilocalories per hour*4.187
Kilocalories per hour
Kilojoules per hour4.187

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