How to convert minutes to decimal hours
Divide the minutes by 60, then add the whole hours.
Example: 7 hours 30 minutes is 7 + (30 ÷ 60), or 7.50 hours.
Convert hours and minutes into decimal hours for timesheets and payroll—or turn a decimal back into hours and minutes.
Enter a duration to convert it to decimal hours.
Enter a decimal to convert it back to hours and minutes.
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Divide the minutes by 60, then add the whole hours.
Example: 7 hours 30 minutes is 7 + (30 ÷ 60), or 7.50 hours.
Keep the whole number as hours. Multiply the digits after the decimal by 60 to get minutes.
Example: 7.75 hours is 7 hours plus 0.75 × 60, or 7 hours 45 minutes.
These common timesheet conversions are rounded to two decimal places.
No. Thirty minutes is half of 60 minutes, so it equals 0.50 decimal hours. A decimal is a fraction of an hour, not a display of minutes.
Fifteen minutes is 0.25 hours. Divide 15 by 60 to get 0.25.
Payroll systems can use different rounding rules. This calculator shows two decimal places for decimal hours and rounds converted time to the nearest whole minute.
Yes. The calculator handles long durations such as weekly totals, not just times within one day.