Convert kilowatt (kW) to horsepower (mechanical) (hp), or swap the units to reverse the calculation.
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Kilowatt → Horsepower (mechanical)
1.341022 hp
1 kilowatt = 1.341022 horsepower
1 kilowatt = 1.3410220896 horsepower
Watt (W)1000
Kilowatt (kW)1
Megawatt (MW)0.001
Horsepower (mechanical) (hp)1.341022
Metric horsepower (PS)1.359622
BTU per hour (BTU/h)3412.141633
Foot-pound per second (ft·lbf/s)737.562149
Kilocalorie per hour (kcal/h)860.42065
How to convert kilowatts to horsepower
Multiply kW by 1.3410220896 to get hp. The displayed factor is rounded; the calculator uses the full stored conversion factor.
This uses mechanical horsepower, approximately 745.699872 W. Metric horsepower (PS) has a different definition.
Worked example
100 kW = 134.1022089595 hp. To reverse it, enter the unrounded output and select Swap units. Round only the final result; converting an already-rounded result back may not reproduce the original exactly.
Conversion table in both directions
kW and hp reference values
Input
kW → hp
hp → kW
1
1.3410220896
0.7456998716
2
2.6820441792
1.4913997432
5
6.705110448
3.7284993579
10
13.410220896
7.4569987158
20
26.8204417919
14.9139974316
25
33.5255522399
18.6424967896
50
67.0511044798
37.2849935791
100
134.1022089595
74.5699871582
500
670.5110447975
372.8499357911
1000
1,341.022089595
745.6998715823
Last updated . Results are estimates for informational purposes only.