Quickly convert any combination of hours and minutes into exact decimal hours. View step-by-step mathematical breakdowns, visual conversion graphs, and comprehensive reference tables.
Direct Answer
What is the Formula for Hours and Minutes to Decimal Hours?
To convert hours and minutes into decimal format, keep the whole hours and divide the minutes by 60. For example, 3 hours and 36 minutes converts to 3 + (36 ÷ 60) = 3.60 decimal hours.
Decimal Hours = Hours + (Minutes ÷ 60)
1 hr 15 min = 1.25 decimal hours
2 hr 30 min = 2.50 decimal hours
4 hr 45 min = 4.75 decimal hours
8 hr 20 min = 8.333 decimal hours
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Common Presets:
Input Time
1 hour & 10 minutes
Decimal Hours Equivalent
1.1667 hrs
Payroll 2-Decimals: 1.17 hrsMinute Share: 16.67% of 1 hr
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Time (Hours & Minutes)
Conversion Formula
Decimal Hours (4 Decimals)
Payroll Decimal (2 Decimals)
Action
1 hour, 5 minutes
1 + (5 ÷ 60)
1.0833 hr
1.08 hr
1 hour, 10 minutes
1 + (10 ÷ 60)
1.1667 hr
1.17 hr
1 hour, 15 minutes Quarter
1 + (15 ÷ 60)
1.2500 hr
1.25 hr
1 hour, 20 minutes
1 + (20 ÷ 60)
1.3333 hr
1.33 hr
1 hour, 25 minutes
1 + (25 ÷ 60)
1.4167 hr
1.42 hr
1 hour, 30 minutes Quarter
1 + (30 ÷ 60)
1.5000 hr
1.50 hr
1 hour, 35 minutes
1 + (35 ÷ 60)
1.5833 hr
1.58 hr
1 hour, 40 minutes
1 + (40 ÷ 60)
1.6667 hr
1.67 hr
1 hour, 45 minutes Quarter
1 + (45 ÷ 60)
1.7500 hr
1.75 hr
1 hour, 50 minutes
1 + (50 ÷ 60)
1.8333 hr
1.83 hr
1 hour, 55 minutes
1 + (55 ÷ 60)
1.9167 hr
1.92 hr
1 hour, 60 minutes Quarter
1 + (60 ÷ 60)
2.0000 hr
2.00 hr
2 hours, 5 minutes
2 + (5 ÷ 60)
2.0833 hr
2.08 hr
2 hours, 10 minutes
2 + (10 ÷ 60)
2.1667 hr
2.17 hr
2 hours, 15 minutes Quarter
2 + (15 ÷ 60)
2.2500 hr
2.25 hr
2 hours, 20 minutes
2 + (20 ÷ 60)
2.3333 hr
2.33 hr
2 hours, 25 minutes
2 + (25 ÷ 60)
2.4167 hr
2.42 hr
2 hours, 30 minutes Quarter
2 + (30 ÷ 60)
2.5000 hr
2.50 hr
2 hours, 35 minutes
2 + (35 ÷ 60)
2.5833 hr
2.58 hr
2 hours, 40 minutes
2 + (40 ÷ 60)
2.6667 hr
2.67 hr
2 hours, 45 minutes Quarter
2 + (45 ÷ 60)
2.7500 hr
2.75 hr
2 hours, 50 minutes
2 + (50 ÷ 60)
2.8333 hr
2.83 hr
2 hours, 55 minutes
2 + (55 ÷ 60)
2.9167 hr
2.92 hr
2 hours, 60 minutes Quarter
2 + (60 ÷ 60)
3.0000 hr
3.00 hr
3 hours, 5 minutes
3 + (5 ÷ 60)
3.0833 hr
3.08 hr
3 hours, 10 minutes
3 + (10 ÷ 60)
3.1667 hr
3.17 hr
3 hours, 15 minutes Quarter
3 + (15 ÷ 60)
3.2500 hr
3.25 hr
3 hours, 20 minutes
3 + (20 ÷ 60)
3.3333 hr
3.33 hr
3 hours, 25 minutes
3 + (25 ÷ 60)
3.4167 hr
3.42 hr
3 hours, 30 minutes Quarter
3 + (30 ÷ 60)
3.5000 hr
3.50 hr
3 hours, 35 minutes
3 + (35 ÷ 60)
3.5833 hr
3.58 hr
3 hours, 40 minutes
3 + (40 ÷ 60)
3.6667 hr
3.67 hr
3 hours, 45 minutes Quarter
3 + (45 ÷ 60)
3.7500 hr
3.75 hr
3 hours, 50 minutes
3 + (50 ÷ 60)
3.8333 hr
3.83 hr
3 hours, 55 minutes
3 + (55 ÷ 60)
3.9167 hr
3.92 hr
3 hours, 60 minutes Quarter
3 + (60 ÷ 60)
4.0000 hr
4.00 hr
4 hours, 5 minutes
4 + (5 ÷ 60)
4.0833 hr
4.08 hr
4 hours, 10 minutes
4 + (10 ÷ 60)
4.1667 hr
4.17 hr
4 hours, 15 minutes Quarter
4 + (15 ÷ 60)
4.2500 hr
4.25 hr
4 hours, 20 minutes
4 + (20 ÷ 60)
4.3333 hr
4.33 hr
4 hours, 25 minutes
4 + (25 ÷ 60)
4.4167 hr
4.42 hr
4 hours, 30 minutes Quarter
4 + (30 ÷ 60)
4.5000 hr
4.50 hr
4 hours, 35 minutes
4 + (35 ÷ 60)
4.5833 hr
4.58 hr
4 hours, 40 minutes
4 + (40 ÷ 60)
4.6667 hr
4.67 hr
4 hours, 45 minutes Quarter
4 + (45 ÷ 60)
4.7500 hr
4.75 hr
4 hours, 50 minutes
4 + (50 ÷ 60)
4.8333 hr
4.83 hr
4 hours, 55 minutes
4 + (55 ÷ 60)
4.9167 hr
4.92 hr
4 hours, 60 minutes Quarter
4 + (60 ÷ 60)
5.0000 hr
5.00 hr
5 hours, 5 minutes
5 + (5 ÷ 60)
5.0833 hr
5.08 hr
5 hours, 10 minutes
5 + (10 ÷ 60)
5.1667 hr
5.17 hr
5 hours, 15 minutes Quarter
5 + (15 ÷ 60)
5.2500 hr
5.25 hr
5 hours, 20 minutes
5 + (20 ÷ 60)
5.3333 hr
5.33 hr
5 hours, 25 minutes
5 + (25 ÷ 60)
5.4167 hr
5.42 hr
5 hours, 30 minutes Quarter
5 + (30 ÷ 60)
5.5000 hr
5.50 hr
5 hours, 35 minutes
5 + (35 ÷ 60)
5.5833 hr
5.58 hr
5 hours, 40 minutes
5 + (40 ÷ 60)
5.6667 hr
5.67 hr
5 hours, 45 minutes Quarter
5 + (45 ÷ 60)
5.7500 hr
5.75 hr
5 hours, 50 minutes
5 + (50 ÷ 60)
5.8333 hr
5.83 hr
5 hours, 55 minutes
5 + (55 ÷ 60)
5.9167 hr
5.92 hr
5 hours, 60 minutes Quarter
5 + (60 ÷ 60)
6.0000 hr
6.00 hr
6 hours, 5 minutes
6 + (5 ÷ 60)
6.0833 hr
6.08 hr
6 hours, 10 minutes
6 + (10 ÷ 60)
6.1667 hr
6.17 hr
6 hours, 15 minutes Quarter
6 + (15 ÷ 60)
6.2500 hr
6.25 hr
6 hours, 20 minutes
6 + (20 ÷ 60)
6.3333 hr
6.33 hr
6 hours, 25 minutes
6 + (25 ÷ 60)
6.4167 hr
6.42 hr
6 hours, 30 minutes Quarter
6 + (30 ÷ 60)
6.5000 hr
6.50 hr
6 hours, 35 minutes
6 + (35 ÷ 60)
6.5833 hr
6.58 hr
6 hours, 40 minutes
6 + (40 ÷ 60)
6.6667 hr
6.67 hr
6 hours, 45 minutes Quarter
6 + (45 ÷ 60)
6.7500 hr
6.75 hr
6 hours, 50 minutes
6 + (50 ÷ 60)
6.8333 hr
6.83 hr
6 hours, 55 minutes
6 + (55 ÷ 60)
6.9167 hr
6.92 hr
6 hours, 60 minutes Quarter
6 + (60 ÷ 60)
7.0000 hr
7.00 hr
7 hours, 5 minutes
7 + (5 ÷ 60)
7.0833 hr
7.08 hr
7 hours, 10 minutes
7 + (10 ÷ 60)
7.1667 hr
7.17 hr
7 hours, 15 minutes Quarter
7 + (15 ÷ 60)
7.2500 hr
7.25 hr
7 hours, 20 minutes
7 + (20 ÷ 60)
7.3333 hr
7.33 hr
7 hours, 25 minutes
7 + (25 ÷ 60)
7.4167 hr
7.42 hr
7 hours, 30 minutes Quarter
7 + (30 ÷ 60)
7.5000 hr
7.50 hr
7 hours, 35 minutes
7 + (35 ÷ 60)
7.5833 hr
7.58 hr
7 hours, 40 minutes
7 + (40 ÷ 60)
7.6667 hr
7.67 hr
7 hours, 45 minutes Quarter
7 + (45 ÷ 60)
7.7500 hr
7.75 hr
7 hours, 50 minutes
7 + (50 ÷ 60)
7.8333 hr
7.83 hr
7 hours, 55 minutes
7 + (55 ÷ 60)
7.9167 hr
7.92 hr
7 hours, 60 minutes Quarter
7 + (60 ÷ 60)
8.0000 hr
8.00 hr
8 hours, 5 minutes
8 + (5 ÷ 60)
8.0833 hr
8.08 hr
8 hours, 10 minutes
8 + (10 ÷ 60)
8.1667 hr
8.17 hr
8 hours, 15 minutes Quarter
8 + (15 ÷ 60)
8.2500 hr
8.25 hr
8 hours, 20 minutes
8 + (20 ÷ 60)
8.3333 hr
8.33 hr
8 hours, 25 minutes
8 + (25 ÷ 60)
8.4167 hr
8.42 hr
8 hours, 30 minutes Quarter
8 + (30 ÷ 60)
8.5000 hr
8.50 hr
8 hours, 35 minutes
8 + (35 ÷ 60)
8.5833 hr
8.58 hr
8 hours, 40 minutes
8 + (40 ÷ 60)
8.6667 hr
8.67 hr
8 hours, 45 minutes Quarter
8 + (45 ÷ 60)
8.7500 hr
8.75 hr
8 hours, 50 minutes
8 + (50 ÷ 60)
8.8333 hr
8.83 hr
8 hours, 55 minutes
8 + (55 ÷ 60)
8.9167 hr
8.92 hr
8 hours, 60 minutes Quarter
8 + (60 ÷ 60)
9.0000 hr
9.00 hr
9 hours, 5 minutes
9 + (5 ÷ 60)
9.0833 hr
9.08 hr
9 hours, 10 minutes
9 + (10 ÷ 60)
9.1667 hr
9.17 hr
9 hours, 15 minutes Quarter
9 + (15 ÷ 60)
9.2500 hr
9.25 hr
9 hours, 20 minutes
9 + (20 ÷ 60)
9.3333 hr
9.33 hr
9 hours, 25 minutes
9 + (25 ÷ 60)
9.4167 hr
9.42 hr
9 hours, 30 minutes Quarter
9 + (30 ÷ 60)
9.5000 hr
9.50 hr
9 hours, 35 minutes
9 + (35 ÷ 60)
9.5833 hr
9.58 hr
9 hours, 40 minutes
9 + (40 ÷ 60)
9.6667 hr
9.67 hr
9 hours, 45 minutes Quarter
9 + (45 ÷ 60)
9.7500 hr
9.75 hr
9 hours, 50 minutes
9 + (50 ÷ 60)
9.8333 hr
9.83 hr
9 hours, 55 minutes
9 + (55 ÷ 60)
9.9167 hr
9.92 hr
9 hours, 60 minutes Quarter
9 + (60 ÷ 60)
10.0000 hr
10.00 hr
10 hours, 5 minutes
10 + (5 ÷ 60)
10.0833 hr
10.08 hr
10 hours, 10 minutes
10 + (10 ÷ 60)
10.1667 hr
10.17 hr
10 hours, 15 minutes Quarter
10 + (15 ÷ 60)
10.2500 hr
10.25 hr
10 hours, 20 minutes
10 + (20 ÷ 60)
10.3333 hr
10.33 hr
10 hours, 25 minutes
10 + (25 ÷ 60)
10.4167 hr
10.42 hr
10 hours, 30 minutes Quarter
10 + (30 ÷ 60)
10.5000 hr
10.50 hr
10 hours, 35 minutes
10 + (35 ÷ 60)
10.5833 hr
10.58 hr
10 hours, 40 minutes
10 + (40 ÷ 60)
10.6667 hr
10.67 hr
10 hours, 45 minutes Quarter
10 + (45 ÷ 60)
10.7500 hr
10.75 hr
10 hours, 50 minutes
10 + (50 ÷ 60)
10.8333 hr
10.83 hr
10 hours, 55 minutes
10 + (55 ÷ 60)
10.9167 hr
10.92 hr
10 hours, 60 minutes Quarter
10 + (60 ÷ 60)
11.0000 hr
11.00 hr
Understanding How to Convert Hours and Minutes to Decimal
Because clocks run in base-60 (60 minutes per hour) and financial systems operate in base-10 (decimals), converting time entries is necessary for accurate payroll, consulting invoices, and project tracking.
Method 1: Division Method
Divide the minutes by 60 and add to the whole hours. For 1 hr 10 min: 10 ÷ 60 = 0.1667. Total = 1 + 0.1667 = 1.1667 decimal hours.
Method 2: Percentage Method
Think of minutes as a percentage of an hour. 10 minutes is (10 ÷ 60) × 100 = 16.67% of an hour, producing 1.1667 decimal hours.
Payroll 2-Decimal Rounding
Standard payroll software rounds to two decimal places (hundredths of an hour). 1.1667 rounds to 1.17 hours.
To convert 1 hour and 10 minutes, divide 10 by 60 which equals 0.1667. Then add 1 to get 1.1667 decimal hours (or 1.17 rounded to 2 decimal places).
The formula is: Decimal Hours = Hours + (Minutes ÷ 60).
Payroll software needs decimal numbers because regular hours and minutes use base-60. Multiplying 8 hours 30 minutes by an hourly rate requires converting to 8.50 decimal hours first.
This converter calculates values to 4 decimal places of mathematical precision and also provides standard 2-decimal rounded values for payroll timesheets.