Joule to Kilowatt-hour
1 J = 2.7777778 × 10⁻⁷ kWh
Precision & format
1 J equals
2.777777778 × 10⁻⁷kWh
All 21 units
- JouleJ1
- KilojoulekJ0.001
- MegajouleMJ0.000001
- GigajouleGJ1 × 10⁻⁹
- MillijoulemJ1,000
- Calorie (thermochemical)calexactly 4.184 J0.2390057361
- Kilocalorie (thermochemical)kcalfood Calorie0.0002390057361
- Calorie (IT)cal (IT)International Table0.2388458966
- Kilocalorie (IT)kcal (IT)0.0002388458966
- Watt-hourWh0.0002777777778
- Kilowatt-hourkWh2.777777778 × 10⁻⁷
- Megawatt-hourMWh2.777777778 × 10⁻¹⁰
- BTU (IT)BTUInternational Table0.0009478171203
- BTU (thermochemical)BTU (th)0.0009484514148
- Therm (US)thm100 000 BTU9.48043428 × 10⁻⁹
- Foot-poundft·lbf0.7375621493
- Ergerg10,000,000
- ElectronvolteV6.241509074 × 10¹⁸
- KiloelectronvoltkeV6.241509074 × 10¹⁵
- MegaelectronvoltMeV6,241,509,074,000
- Tonne of oil equivalenttoe2.388458966 × 10⁻¹¹
Joule to Kilowatt-hour table
| Joule (J) | Kilowatt-hour (kWh) |
|---|---|
| 1 | 2.7777778 × 10⁻⁷ |
| 2 | 5.5555556 × 10⁻⁷ |
| 5 | 0.0000013888889 |
| 10 | 0.0000027777778 |
| 20 | 0.0000055555556 |
| 50 | 0.000013888889 |
| 100 | 0.000027777778 |
| 250 | 0.000069444444 |
| 500 | 0.00013888889 |
| 1,000 | 0.00027777778 |
How the conversion works
Multiply the joule figure by 2.777777778 × 10⁻⁷ to get kilowatt-hour. Every factor on this site is anchored to the SI base unit for energy, so the same number is used everywhere it appears.
Going the other way, 1 kWh = 3,600,000 J — see kilowatt-hour to joule.