Microwatts to Watts Converter
Convert microwatts (µW) to watts (W), with the formula, a conversion table and exact factors.
Change the values and press Calculate to work out your own figures.
Enter a power, choose its unit and the unit you want. The answer is exact until it is shown, and the same value appears in every other unit.
Show the working
- 1 µW = 1e-6 W
- 1 × 1e-6 = 1e-6 W
How to convert microwatts to watts
1 µW = 1 × 10⁻⁶ W, so multiply by 1 to go from microwatts to watts. Going the other way, 1 W = 1,000,000 µW.
W = µW × 1 µW = W × 1,000,000
Worked example:
1 µW = 1e-6 W 5 × 1e-6 = 5e-6 W
Microwatts to watts table
| Microwatts | Watts |
|---|---|
| 1 µW | 1 × 10⁻⁶ W |
| 2 µW | 2 × 10⁻⁶ W |
| 3 µW | 3 × 10⁻⁶ W |
| 4 µW | 4 × 10⁻⁶ W |
| 5 µW | 5 × 10⁻⁶ W |
| 6 µW | 6 × 10⁻⁶ W |
| 7 µW | 7 × 10⁻⁶ W |
| 8 µW | 8 × 10⁻⁶ W |
| 9 µW | 9 × 10⁻⁶ W |
| 10 µW | 1 × 10⁻⁵ W |
| 15 µW | 1.5 × 10⁻⁵ W |
| 20 µW | 2 × 10⁻⁵ W |
| 25 µW | 2.5 × 10⁻⁵ W |
| 30 µW | 3 × 10⁻⁵ W |
| 40 µW | 4 × 10⁻⁵ W |
| 50 µW | 5 × 10⁻⁵ W |
| 75 µW | 7.5 × 10⁻⁵ W |
| 100 µW | 0.0001 W |
| 250 µW | 0.00025 W |
| 500 µW | 0.0005 W |
| 1000 µW | 0.001 W |
About the units
- Microwatts (µW)
- Microwatts, a metric unit. Definition: BIPM SI Brochure, 9th edition (SI units, prefixes and units accepted for use with the SI).
- Watts (W)
- Watts, a metric unit. Definition: BIPM SI Brochure.