Watt-hour to Calorie (Wh to cal)
Result
860.4206501 Calorie
Formula
cal = Wh × 860.4206501
1 Wh = 860.4206501 cal, and 1 cal = 0.001162222222 Wh.
The joule is the SI unit of energy. The calorie used here is the thermochemical calorie, exactly 4.184 J; a kilowatt-hour is exactly 3.6 MJ; the BTU is the International Table BTU (1,055.05585262 J).
Worked examples
- 1 Wh × 860.4206501 = 860.42065 cal
- 10 Wh × 860.4206501 = 8,604.2065 cal
- 100 Wh × 860.4206501 = 86,042.065 cal
Common mistakes
- Food "Calories" (capital C) are kilocalories: a 250 Calorie snack contains 250 kcal, or 1,046 kJ.
- kW is power and kWh is energy: a 2 kW heater running for 3 hours uses 6 kWh.
- The International Table calorie (4.1868 J) is slightly larger than the thermochemical calorie (4.184 J); engineering steam tables use the former.
Watt-hour to Calorie table
| Watt-hour (Wh) | Calorie (cal) |
|---|---|
| 1 | 860.42065 |
| 2 | 1,720.8413 |
| 5 | 4,302.1033 |
| 10 | 8,604.2065 |
| 20 | 17,208.413 |
| 50 | 43,021.033 |
| 100 | 86,042.065 |
| 1,000 | 860,420.65 |
The units
- Watt-hour (Wh)
- 1 Watt-hour = 3,600 Joule.
- Calorie (cal)
- 1 Calorie = 4.184 Joule.
Sources for these factors
- Guide for the Use of the International System of Units (SP 811), Appendix B: conversion factors — NIST
- The International System of Units (SI Brochure), 9th edition — BIPM
Last reviewed against these sources. An automated check recomputes every factor from its definition on each build. How we check accuracy