One milliliter per minute is exactly 1.666666667e-05 liters per second, so converting milliliters per minute to liters per second is a single multiplication. Enter any figure and the result appears as you type — the arithmetic runs in your browser, so nothing is sent anywhere.
Used for plumbing design and compressed air. Laboratory and infusion flow: HPLC pumps and syringe drivers are set in mL/min.
Standard versus actual volume. Gas flow in CFM depends on pressure and temperature, which is why compressor ratings say SCFM and specify the reference conditions. Converting the number is exact; comparing two ratings measured at different conditions is not. Below the calculator there is a step table for the values people look up most, and a second table putting real volumetric flow figures into liters per second so the number you get has something to be compared against.
The formula
milliliters per minute- The amount you are converting, in milliliters per minute
1.66666666667e-05- The exact number of liters per second in one milliliter per minute
liters per second- The converted result
How it works, step by step
- Enter the value in milliliters per minute.
- It is multiplied by 1.66666666667e-05, the exact factor between the two units.
- The answer is shown in liters per second, with the reverse conversion beneath it.
- Check the reference table if you want a figure of comparable size.
Worked examples
A garden hose: 1.8e+04 mL/min in liters per second
Take a garden hose, roughly 1.8e+04 mL/min. The conversion is a single multiplication — 1.8e+04 × 1.66667e-05 — giving 0.3 L/s. Because the relationship is proportional, doubling the input doubles the answer to 0.6 L/s.
A fire hydrant: 3.6e+06 mL/min in liters per second
A fire hydrant comes to about 3.6e+06 mL/min. Multiplying by the factor: 3.6e+06 × 1.66667e-05 = 60 L/s. Dividing the answer back by 1.66667e-05 returns the figure you started with, which is the quickest way to check you have the factor the right way up.
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Frequently asked questions
How many liters per second are in one milliliter per minute?
Exactly 1.66666666667e-05. Every figure on this page is that one number multiplied by your input, so the only rounding is at the display step.
What is the formula to convert milliliters per minute to liters per second?
liters per second = milliliters per minute × 1.66666666667e-05. Reversed, milliliters per minute = liters per second ÷ 1.66666666667e-05, which is the same as multiplying by 60,000.
Which is the bigger unit, the milliliter per minute or the liter per second?
The liter per second. One milliliter per minute is only 1.66667e-05 of a liter per second, so it takes 60,000 milliliters per minute to make one liter per second.
What does this quantity actually measure?
Both units measure volumetric flow. That is why a single factor is enough: there is no temperature offset and no material property involved, unlike conversions that cross between different quantities.
What is a milliliter per minute?
Laboratory and infusion flow: HPLC pumps and syringe drivers are set in mL/min.
What is a liter per second?
Used for plumbing design and compressed air.
Why does my answer differ from another converter?
Almost always because the other tool rounded the factor before multiplying. This page keeps full double precision through the calculation and rounds only for display, and it prints the factor it used so you can see where any difference came from.
Milliliters Per Minute to liters per second reference tables
| Milliliters Per Minute | Liters Per Second |
|---|---|
| 0.5 mL/min | 8.33333e-06 L/s |
| 1 mL/min | 1.66667e-05 L/s |
| 2 mL/min | 3.33333e-05 L/s |
| 3 mL/min | 5e-05 L/s |
| 5 mL/min | 8.33333e-05 L/s |
| 10 mL/min | 0.000166667 L/s |
| 20 mL/min | 0.000333333 L/s |
| 25 mL/min | 0.000416667 L/s |
| 50 mL/min | 0.000833333 L/s |
| 75 mL/min | 0.00125 L/s |
| 100 mL/min | 0.00166667 L/s |
| 250 mL/min | 0.00416667 L/s |
| 500 mL/min | 0.00833333 L/s |
| 1000 mL/min | 0.0166667 L/s |
| 5000 mL/min | 0.0833333 L/s |
Exact factor: 1 milliliter per minute = 1.66666666667e-05 liters per second.
| Quantity | mL/min | L/s |
|---|---|---|
| A dripping tap | 6 mL/min | 0.0001 L/s |
| A bathroom tap | 6000 mL/min | 0.1 L/s |
| A shower head | 9600 mL/min | 0.16 L/s |
| A garden hose | 1.8e+04 mL/min | 0.3 L/s |
| A fire hydrant | 3.6e+06 mL/min | 60 L/s |
| The Thames at London | 3.9e+09 mL/min | 6.5e+04 L/s |
Published reference values, converted with the same factor this page uses.