Free Pressure Converter Online

Convert between PSI, bar, Pascal, and more pressure units. Free, fast, and works entirely in your browser with no sign-up required.

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Pressure Converter

Convert between 25 pressure units — metric, imperial, atmospheric, scientific & engineering. Includes real-time table, visual comparison, altitude calculator, favorites and history.

Common Presets

Pressure Converter

1 Atmosphere

= 14.6959 Pounds per sq inch

1 atm = 14.6959494 psi

Weather: NormalChangeable conditions

Favorites

1

Atmosphere

14.6959

Pounds per sq inch

1.0132

Bar

101.325

Kilopascal

760.0021

Millimetres of Mercury

Conversion Table

Pascal

Pa

Kilopascal

kPa

Megapascal

MPa

Gigapascal

GPa

Hectopascal

hPa

Bar

bar

Millibar

mbar

Microbar

ubar

Pounds per sq inch

psi

Kilopounds per sq inch

ksi

Pounds per sq foot

psf

Inches of Mercury

inHg

Inches of Water

inH2O

Feet of Water

ftH2O

Atmosphere

atm

Technical Atmosphere

at

Torr (mmHg)

Torr

Millimetres of Mercury

mmHg

Dyne per sq centimeter

dyn/cm2

Barye

Ba

Centimetres of Water

cmH2O

Millimetres of Water

mmH2O

Kilogram-force per sq cm

kgf/cm2

Kilogram-force per sq m

kgf/m2

Metres of Water

mH2O

Quick Conversions

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Pressure Converter?

The Pressure Converter is a free online tool that converts between PSI, bar, Pascal, atmospheres, and other pressure units.

Is the Pressure Converter free?

Yes, it is completely free with no registration required. All conversions happen client-side in your browser.

What pressure units are supported?

The Pressure Converter supports PSI, bar, Pascal, kilopascal, atmospheres, mmHg, and other commonly used pressure units.

Is my data safe with this tool?

Absolutely. The Pressure Converter processes everything client-side in your browser. No data is uploaded to or stored on any server. Your content remains private on your device at all times.

Does the Pressure Converter work on mobile devices?

Yes, the Pressure Converter is fully responsive and works on smartphones and tablets. You can use it on any device with a modern web browser -- no app download required.

Do I need to create an account to use this tool?

No account or registration is needed. Simply open the Pressure Converter in your browser and start using it immediately. There are no sign-up walls or usage restrictions.

How do I use the Pressure Converter?

Simply enter your input in the provided field, adjust any settings to your preference, and the tool will process it instantly. You can then copy the result to your clipboard or download it.

Which browsers are supported?

The Pressure Converter works in all modern browsers including Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge, and Opera. For the best experience, use the latest version of your preferred browser.

How many PSI are in 1 bar?

One bar equals about 14.5038 PSI, because a bar is defined as exactly 100,000 pascals while one PSI is 6,894.757 pascals — dividing the two gives 14.5038. In everyday terms, the 2 bar a European tyre placard might specify is roughly 29 PSI, and a 2.4 bar recommendation is about 35 PSI. The reverse is just as common: to turn PSI into bar, divide by 14.5038, so a 32 PSI car tyre is close to 2.2 bar. These two units dominate tyre and pneumatic work, which is exactly where a slipped conversion causes under- or over-inflation. Rather than round in your head, enter your figure here, pick PSI or bar as the source, and read the exact equivalent — the result updates as you type and you can copy it in one click.

What is the difference between absolute, gauge, and atmospheric pressure?

Atmospheric pressure is the weight of the air around you, about 101,325 pascals (1 atm) at sea level. Gauge pressure is measured relative to that atmosphere, so a tyre gauge reading 32 PSI means 32 PSI above the surrounding air — that is why a flat tyre reads zero even though real air is still inside it. Absolute pressure adds the two together: it counts from a perfect vacuum, so 32 PSI gauge is roughly 46.7 PSI absolute at sea level. Scientific and engineering work usually needs absolute values, while tyres, HVAC and most field gauges quote gauge pressure. This converter works in straight unit equivalents (it does not add or subtract atmosphere for you), so first decide whether your number is gauge or absolute, then enter it above to convert cleanly between PSI, bar, kPa, atm and more.

Why does air pressure drop as you go higher in altitude?

Air pressure at any height is the weight of all the air stacked above you, so the higher you climb, the less air remains overhead and the lower the pressure falls. The drop is exponential rather than linear, following the barometric formula: pressure roughly halves every 5,500 metres. That is why sea-level pressure of about 101,325 pascals falls to near 26,400 pascals at typical airliner cruising altitude, and why ears pop and engines lose power at elevation. Temperature and weather shift the exact numbers, but the trend is constant. This tool includes an altitude calculator that applies the barometric formula to estimate pressure at a height you enter in metres or feet, alongside its unit conversions — so you can both find the pressure at a given elevation and express it in PSI, bar, hPa or atm. Enter an altitude above to see it.

How do I read barometric pressure to predict the weather?

Weather pressure is usually quoted in hectopascals (hPa) or the numerically identical millibars, with standard sea-level pressure at 1013.25 hPa. As a rule of thumb, readings below about 1000 hPa point to unsettled, cloudy or stormy conditions, because low pressure lets air rise and form clouds and rain, while readings above roughly 1025 hPa signal fair, settled, dry weather as sinking air suppresses cloud formation. The trend matters as much as the value: a falling barometer often means worsening weather is on the way, and a steadily rising one suggests improvement. If your barometer reports inHg instead, 1013.25 hPa is about 29.92 inHg. Enter your reading in hPa here and the converter flags whether it leans toward stormy or fair, while also letting you switch the same value into mmHg, inHg or atm.

Are mmHg and Torr the same thing, and how do they relate to blood pressure?

For everyday purposes mmHg and Torr are treated as equal — both are about 133.322 pascals — and this converter uses the same factor for each. Historically they differ by a hair: a Torr is defined as exactly 1/760 of a standard atmosphere, while a millimetre of mercury is based on the height of a mercury column, and the two diverge only in the seventh significant figure, far below normal measurement precision. Blood pressure is the most familiar use of mmHg: a healthy reading near 120/80 means systolic pressure of 120 mmHg, which works out to roughly 16,000 pascals or about 2.3 PSI above atmosphere. Lab and vacuum work, by contrast, tend to label the unit Torr. Enter a value in mmHg or Torr above to convert it into pascals, kPa, atm or any other supported pressure unit.

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About the Pressure Converter

The Pressure Converter turns a value in one pressure unit into its equivalent in any other, instantly. Type a number, pick a starting unit such as PSI, bar, kilopascal, or atmospheres, choose what to convert to, and the result updates as you type. It covers 25 units grouped into five families — metric, imperial, atmospheric, scientific, and engineering — so a mechanic checking tyre pressure, a diver working out depth pressure, a weather hobbyist reading a barometer, and a process engineer sizing a vessel can all use the same tool.

Everything runs locally in your browser. Nothing you enter is uploaded or stored on a server, there is no sign-up, and there is no limit on how many conversions you can run. Once the page has loaded it keeps working offline.

Units and conversions it covers

Pressure is force per unit area, and the SI unit is the pascal (Pa), defined as one newton per square metre. Because a pascal is tiny, real-world figures use multiples and historical units instead. The converter handles, among others:

  • Metric — pascal, hectopascal, kilopascal, megapascal, gigapascal, bar, millibar, microbar.
  • Imperial — pounds per square inch (psi), ksi, pounds per square foot, inches of mercury (inHg), inches and feet of water.
  • Atmospheric — standard atmosphere (atm), technical atmosphere, torr, and millimetres of mercury (mmHg).
  • Scientific and engineering — dyne per square centimetre, barye, columns of water (mmH2O up to mH2O), and kilogram-force per square centimetre and metre.

Each conversion goes through pascals as a common base, so the math stays consistent across every pair. Useful anchors: 1 atm = 101,325 Pa = 14.696 psi = 760 mmHg = 1.01325 bar, and standard sea-level pressure for weather is 1013.25 hPa.

Controls that keep results readable

You decide how the answer looks. A precision control sets the number of decimal places, and a scientific-notation toggle switches very large or very small results into exponent form (handy when you convert, say, a diamond-anvil pressure into pascals). A swap button flips the from and to units in one click, a reset returns to defaults, and any result copies to your clipboard. To find a unit fast you can search by name or symbol or filter by category, keep a list of favourite units pinned, and review a running history of your recent conversions to repeat or compare them.

Practical pressure calculators

Beyond straight unit conversion, the tool adds context most converters skip:

  • Quick presets load common real-world values — sea level, a 32 psi car tyre, a 100 psi road bicycle tyre, 120 mmHg blood pressure, a 200 bar scuba tank, and HVAC duct static pressure — so you can start from a familiar figure.
  • Weather context reads your value in hectopascals and labels it: below about 1000 hPa points to unsettled or stormy weather, while above roughly 1025 hPa signals fair, settled conditions.
  • An altitude calculator estimates air pressure at a given height in metres or feet using the barometric formula, which is why pressure drops as you climb — roughly 26,400 Pa at typical cruising altitude versus 101,325 Pa at sea level.

Who uses it and why it matters

Getting pressure units right is not academic. Tyre pressure printed in psi but a gauge reading in bar, a dive table in metres of seawater, an HVAC spec in inches of water, a lab procedure in torr, or a barometer in millibars — each lives in a different unit, and a slipped conversion can mean an under-inflated tyre, a blown seal, or a misread instrument. The Pressure Converter gives drivers, students, divers, HVAC and process technicians, and weather watchers a fast, accurate way to move between all of them without a phone app or a sign-up. Enter a value above to see every conversion update in real time.