Why use Pressure Converter
One psi is 51.7149 mmHg, and one mmHg is 0.019337 psi. To convert, set From to pound per square inch and To to millimetre of mercury, then type the reading: 14 psi comes out as 724.008953 mmHg. The same three fields handle any pair among pascals, kilopascals, bar, psi, standard atmospheres, torr and mmHg, so mmHg to kPa (1 mmHg = 0.133322 kPa) and mmHg to bar work the same way. Below the result, a table lists your pressure in all seven units at once, which saves running the conversion again for each one.
psi to mmHg conversion chart
Common gauge figures from a few psi up to 100 psi, with kilopascals and bar alongside. Values are from the converter, rounded.
| psi | mmHg | kPa | bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 51.71 | 6.895 | 0.0689 |
| 3 | 155.14 | 20.68 | 0.2068 |
| 5 | 258.57 | 34.47 | 0.3447 |
| 10 | 517.15 | 68.95 | 0.6895 |
| 14 | 724.01 | 96.53 | 0.9653 |
| 14.7 | 760.21 | 101.35 | 1.0135 |
| 15 | 775.72 | 103.42 | 1.0342 |
| 20 | 1,034.30 | 137.90 | 1.3790 |
| 30 | 1,551.45 | 206.84 | 2.0684 |
| 32 | 1,654.88 | 220.63 | 2.2063 |
| 35 | 1,810.02 | 241.32 | 2.4132 |
| 50 | 2,585.75 | 344.74 | 3.4474 |
| 60 | 3,102.90 | 413.69 | 4.1369 |
| 100 | 5,171.49 | 689.48 | 6.8948 |
14.7 psi is the usual rounded figure for one atmosphere. The exact value is 14.6959 psi, which is 760 mmHg.
mmHg to psi, kPa and bar chart
The range that covers blood pressure cuffs, vacuum gauges and barometer readings.
| mmHg | psi | kPa | bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0.0193 | 0.133 | 0.0013 |
| 20 | 0.3867 | 2.666 | 0.0267 |
| 40 | 0.7735 | 5.333 | 0.0533 |
| 60 | 1.1602 | 7.999 | 0.0800 |
| 80 | 1.5469 | 10.666 | 0.1067 |
| 100 | 1.9337 | 13.332 | 0.1333 |
| 120 | 2.3204 | 15.999 | 0.1600 |
| 140 | 2.7071 | 18.665 | 0.1867 |
| 160 | 3.0939 | 21.332 | 0.2133 |
| 200 | 3.8674 | 26.664 | 0.2666 |
| 300 | 5.8010 | 39.997 | 0.4000 |
| 500 | 9.6684 | 66.661 | 0.6666 |
| 750 | 14.5026 | 99.992 | 0.9999 |
| 760 | 14.6960 | 101.325 | 1.0133 |
| 1,000 | 19.3368 | 133.322 | 1.3332 |
Formula for psi, mmHg and kPa
mmHg = psi × 51.7149 psi = mmHg × 0.019337 kPa = mmHg × 0.133322 mmHg = kPa × 7.5006 bar = mmHg × 0.001333
The converter turns the input into pascals, then divides by the pascal value of the target unit. It uses 1 psi = 6,894.757293168361 Pa and 1 mmHg = 133.322387415 Pa, so 1 psi ÷ 1 mmHg = 51.714925. Worked through for 50 psi: 50 × 6,894.757 = 344,737.86 Pa, and 344,737.86 ÷ 133.322387 = 2,585.746 mmHg. The exact factor for your chosen pair is shown as Formula under Conversion details.
Blood pressure readings in kPa and psi
Blood pressure is written as systolic over diastolic in mmHg. These are the same readings expressed in kilopascals and psi; convert each number separately.
| Reading in mmHg | In kPa | In psi |
|---|---|---|
| 90/60 | 12.0/8.0 | 1.74/1.16 |
| 120/80 | 16.0/10.7 | 2.32/1.55 |
| 140/90 | 18.7/12.0 | 2.71/1.74 |
| 160/100 | 21.3/13.3 | 3.09/1.93 |
| 180/120 | 24.0/16.0 | 3.48/2.32 |
This table only changes units. It is not a guide to what a reading means for your health.
What one of each pressure unit equals
Each row is one unit expressed in the four units people convert between most.
| 1 unit of | kPa | psi | mmHg | bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kilopascal (kPa) | 1 | 0.145038 | 7.500616 | 0.01 |
| Bar | 100 | 14.503774 | 750.061576 | 1 |
| Pound per square inch (psi) | 6.894757 | 1 | 51.714925 | 0.068948 |
| Standard atmosphere (atm) | 101.325 | 14.695949 | 759.999892 | 1.01325 |
| Torr | 0.133322 | 0.019337 | 1 | 0.001333 |
| Millimetre of mercury (mmHg) | 0.133322 | 0.019337 | 1 | 0.001333 |
One kilopascal is exactly 1,000 pascals. Torr and mmHg agree to six decimal places at this scale.
Gauge or absolute: check before you convert
A unit conversion does not change what the pressure is measured against. Tyre gauges, compressor gauges and blood pressure cuffs read gauge pressure, meaning pressure above the surrounding air. Barometers and vacuum specifications usually give absolute pressure, measured from a perfect vacuum.
The two differ by one atmosphere, about 14.7 psi or 760 mmHg at sea level. A tyre at 32 psi on the gauge holds roughly 46.7 psi absolute. This converter changes units only, so 32 psi in gives 1,654.88 mmHg out whichever kind it was. If you need absolute pressure for a gas law calculation, add atmospheric pressure in the same unit after converting.
Using Pressure Converter
- 1
Type the pressure reading into Value.
- 2
Set From to the unit you have, for example Pound per square inch (psi).
- 3
Set To to the unit you need, for example Millimetre of mercury (mmHg).
- 4
Read Result for the answer to six decimal places, and Rounded under Conversion details for two decimal places.
- 5
Check the Same value in every unit table for the reading in Pa, kPa, bar, psi, atm, Torr and mmHg together.