Sound Speed Calculator

Calculate the speed of sound in air, water, steel, and other media based on temperature.

Calculate the speed of sound in various media based on temperature

Medium

Temperature

Relative Humidity (optional)

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Reference Speeds at 20°C

Air: 343 m/s

Water: 1,481 m/s

Steel: 5,960 m/s

Glass: 5,640 m/s

Aluminum: 6,420 m/s

Concrete: 3,400 m/s

Formula

v = 331.3 × √(1 + T/273.15) m/s

Speed of sound in air varies with temperature. Other media have fixed reference speeds.