9 units · base unit W/m² · M T⁻³

Heat flux density converter

Convert W/m², BTU/(h·ft²), kcal/(h·m²) and langleys.

0.001kW/m²
✓ Exact 1 W/m² = 0.001 kW/m²
As a fraction: 1/1000
1 W/m² = 0.001 kW/m²

Common heat flux density conversions

All heat flux density units

Each unit expressed in watt per square meters (W/m²), the unit everything in this category converts through.

Unit Symbol System Value in W/m²
Watt per square meter W/m² SI 1
Kilowatt per square meter kW/m² SI 1000
Watt per square centimeter W/cm² cgs 10000
BTU per hour square foot BTU/(h·ft²) imperial 3.15459074506
BTU per second square foot BTU/(s·ft²) imperial 11356.5266822
Kilocalorie per hour square meter kcal/(h·m²) metric 1.16222222222
Calorie per second square centimeter cal/(s·cm²) cgs 41840
Langley per minute Ly/min other 697.333333333
Solar constant S₀ other 1361

About heat flux density units

Convert W/m², BTU/(h·ft²), kcal/(h·m²) and langleys.

Dimensional formula: M T⁻³. Every conversion on this page goes through the watt per square meter, using exact fractions rather than decimal approximations. Read how that works →