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... Hectopascal = ... Bar

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... Hectopascal

... Bar

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Use this page to convert hectopascal values into bar, with background details, formulas, a worked example, and a quick conversion table.

1 hPa = 0.001 bar

1 bar = 1,000 hPa

Example: 35 hPa = 0.035 bar

Hectopascal (hPa) is represented in this converter as 100 pascals.

History: Hectopascal follows SI prefix conventions for scaling the pascal up or down by powers of ten.

Current use: Hectopascal is useful in science, engineering, meteorology, and technical pressure specifications.

Also written as hPa.

A bar equals 100,000 pascals.

History: It was created as a practical pressure unit for engineering.

Current use: Bar is used in compressors, pumps, and diving.

Also written as bar, bars.