1 kilogram = 0.15747304 st
1 kg = 0.157473 st · type math like (12*4)+6.5
Kilograms to stone is how people in the UK and Ireland translate a metric scale reading, doctor's note or gym app into the stone and pounds they grew up with. It is also common on British dieting forums and in horse racing coverage.
Weight loss communities in Britain frequently report progress in stone. A loss from 90 kg to 76 kg is 14 kg, which is 2 st 2.9 lb. Apps usually let you switch between kg, lb and st, but older bathroom scales sometimes only show one, so converting is part of comparing readings.
Clothing and medical charts do not use stone, so this conversion is mostly personal. However, many UK diet programmes still set goals in stone. Knowing that one stone is 6.35 kg and half a stone is 3.18 kg makes setting targets easier.
Remember that a weight like 12.6 stone is not the same as 12 st 6 lb. Always multiply the decimal part by 14 to get pounds, otherwise the result can be several pounds off.
Horse racing handicaps in Britain are expressed in stone and pounds. A horse carrying 9 st 10 lb carries 61.7 kg, including the jockey and saddle.
Dietitians in Ireland often convert patients' kilograms to stone in conversation. 65 kg is 10 st 3.3 lb.
To check, the stone figure should be roughly one sixth of the kilogram figure. 60 kg should come out a little under 9.5 stone (9.45 exactly, or 9 st 6.3 lb). If you see a value larger than the kilogram figure, the direction is wrong. Express the final answer as stone and pounds for UK and Irish readers, because a decimal stone figure is rarely used in everyday speech.
st = kg × 0.1574730444
Reverse: 1 st = 6.3502932 kg.
Convert 80 kg into stone and pounds.
Answer: 80 kg = 12 st 8.4 lb.
| kg | st |
|---|---|
| ¼ kg | 0.039368261 st |
| ½ kg | 0.078736522 st |
| ¾ kg | 0.11810478 st |
| 1 kg | 0.15747304 st |
| 2 kg | 0.31494609 st |
| 3 kg | 0.47241913 st |
| 4 kg | 0.62989218 st |
| 5 kg | 0.78736522 st |
| 6 kg | 0.94483827 st |
| 7 kg | 1.1023113 st |
| 8 kg | 1.2597844 st |
| 9 kg | 1.4172574 st |
| 10 kg | 1.5747304 st |
| 11 kg | 1.7322035 st |
| 12 kg | 1.8896765 st |
| 13 kg | 2.0471496 st |
| kg | st |
|---|---|
| 14 kg | 2.2046226 st |
| 15 kg | 2.3620957 st |
| 16 kg | 2.5195687 st |
| 17 kg | 2.6770418 st |
| 18 kg | 2.8345148 st |
| 19 kg | 2.9919878 st |
| 20 kg | 3.1494609 st |
| 25 kg | 3.9368261 st |
| 30 kg | 4.7241913 st |
| 40 kg | 6.2989218 st |
| 50 kg | 7.8736522 st |
| 75 kg | 11.810478 st |
| 100 kg | 15.747304 st |
| 250 kg | 39.368261 st |
| 500 kg | 78.736522 st |
| 1 000 kg | 157.47304 st |
A reading of 80 kg is 12 st 8.4 lb.
The 72.6 kg super-middleweight limit is 160 lb, or 11 st 6 lb.
Dropping from 95 kg to 89 kg is a loss of 6 kg, just under one stone (6.35 kg).
The decimal is a fraction of a stone. 0.6 st × 14 = 8.4 lb, so 12.6 stone is 12 st 8.4 lb.
Dividing 80 kg by 6 gives 13.3 stone, nearly 10 lb too heavy. Divide by 6.35 instead.
Stone is a UK and Ireland habit. For a US audience convert kilograms to pounds.
The kilogram is the SI unit of mass, equal to 0.1574730 stone.
Origin. Created in 1795, then held as a metal standard until the 2019 redefinition.
Used today. Official UK health records, shop labels and most bathroom scales by default.
One stone is 14 avoirdupois pounds, 6.35029318 kg.
Origin. Named after the stones once used as counterweights; standardised at 14 lb in 1835.
Used today. Informal body weight in the UK and Ireland, and racing weights for horses.
11.02 stone, which is 11 st 0.3 lb.
15.75 stone, or 15 st 10.5 lb.
Many people in Britain still think of body weight in stone, so scales sold there usually offer kg, lb and st modes.
Yes, informally for body weight, although official records use kilograms.