Centimeters to Feet Converter (cm to ft)
1 ft = 30.48 cm exactly. Convert centimeters to feet, with every answer also split into feet and inches for heights, nets and furniture.
Foot (ft) = Centimeter (cm) × 0.0328083989501
Centimeter (cm): The centimetre is one hundredth of a metre (0.01 m). It is used for everyday measurements such as body height, clothing and paper sizes, and one inch is exactly 2.54 cm.
Foot (ft): The international foot is exactly 0.3048 metres, or 12 inches. This converter uses that definition, not the former US survey foot of 1200/3937 metre used in some historical survey records.
| Centimeter (cm) | Foot (ft) |
|---|---|
| 1 | 0.0328083989501 |
| 5 | 0.164041994751 |
| 10 | 0.328083989501 |
| 25 | 0.820209973753 |
| 50 | 1.64041994751 |
| 100 | 3.28083989501 |
A height in centimeters, such as 168 or 183, means little to someone who thinks in feet and inches, and the reverse is true for most of the world. This page divides by 30.48, the exact number of centimeters in an international foot, then splits the decimal feet into whole feet plus inches, the form printed on US driver's licenses and used in everyday British speech.
Splitting matters because decimal feet and inches are easy to confuse: 1.75 m is 5.74 ft, which means 5 ft 8.9 in, not 5 ft 7 in. The chart covers adult heights in uneven centimeter steps chosen to land close to whole inches.
How to use this tool
- Type a value in the Centimeter box to see it in feet, or type in the Foot box to convert the other way.
- Press ⇄ to swap the two units, or Load example for a typical value.
- Check the charts below for common values; for other units, open the Length converter.
Formula
Foot (ft) = Centimeter (cm) × 0.0328083989501
Centimeter (cm) = Foot (ft) × 30.48
Both factors come from exact definitions: 1 foot = 30.48 centimeters and 1 centimeter = 0.0328083989501 feet (shown to 12 significant digits).
Example
Two conversions worked with the same factors the converter uses:
168 cm × 0.0328083989501 ≈ 5.51181 ft
6.5 ft × 30.48 = 198.12 cm
Centimeter to Foot chart
Common values from centimeters to feet, rounded to four decimal places.
| Centimeter (cm) | Foot (ft) | Feet and inches |
|---|---|---|
| 140 | 4.5932 | 4 ft 7.1 in |
| 147 | 4.8228 | 4 ft 9.9 in |
| 152 | 4.9869 | 4 ft 11.8 in |
| 158 | 5.1837 | 5 ft 2.2 in |
| 163 | 5.3478 | 5 ft 4.2 in |
| 168 | 5.5118 | 5 ft 6.1 in |
| 171 | 5.6102 | 5 ft 7.3 in |
| 173 | 5.6759 | 5 ft 8.1 in |
| 176 | 5.7743 | 5 ft 9.3 in |
| 178 | 5.8399 | 5 ft 10.1 in |
| 181 | 5.9383 | 5 ft 11.3 in |
| 183 | 6.0039 | 6 ft 0.0 in |
| 186 | 6.1024 | 6 ft 1.2 in |
| 188 | 6.168 | 6 ft 2.0 in |
| 191 | 6.2664 | 6 ft 3.2 in |
| 193 | 6.332 | 6 ft 4.0 in |
| 196 | 6.4304 | 6 ft 5.2 in |
| 198 | 6.4961 | 6 ft 6.0 in |
| 203 | 6.6601 | 6 ft 7.9 in |
| 210 | 6.8898 | 6 ft 10.7 in |
| 220 | 7.2178 | 7 ft 2.6 in |
| 244 | 8.0052 | 8 ft 0.1 in |
| 300 | 9.8425 | 9 ft 10.1 in |
Foot to Centimeter chart
The reverse direction for values people often look up.
| Foot (ft) | Centimeter (cm) |
|---|---|
| 1 | 30.48 |
| 2 | 60.96 |
| 3 | 91.44 |
| 4 | 121.92 |
| 5 | 152.4 |
| 5.25 | 160.02 |
| 5.75 | 175.26 |
| 6.25 | 190.5 |
| 6.75 | 205.74 |
| 7 | 213.36 |
| 8 | 243.84 |
| 10 | 304.8 |
| 12 | 365.76 |
| 20 | 609.6 |
Metric heights and lengths, read in feet
| Item | Centimeter (cm) | Foot (ft) |
|---|---|---|
| Volleyball net height, men (FIVB) | 243 | 7.9724 |
| Volleyball net height, women (FIVB) | 224 | 7.3491 |
| Soccer goal, crossbar height | 244 | 8.0052 |
| Basketball rim height (FIBA) | 305 | 10.0066 |
| European mattress, standard length | 200 | 6.5617 |
| Euro pallet, long side | 120 | 3.937 |
| School ruler, the common metric length | 30 | 0.9843 |
Quick mental estimate
Divide the centimeters by 30, then shave off about 1.5%: 183 cm → 6.1 → 6.0 ft, while the exact value is 6.004 ft. Dividing by 30 alone reads about 1.6% high, close to a full inch on an adult height.
Use the converter or the charts when the exact figure matters.
The two units
Centimeter (cm): The centimetre is one hundredth of a metre (0.01 m). It is used for everyday measurements such as body height, clothing and paper sizes, and one inch is exactly 2.54 cm.
Foot (ft): The international foot is exactly 0.3048 metres, or 12 inches. This converter uses that definition, not the former US survey foot of 1200/3937 metre used in some historical survey records.
Frequently asked questions
How tall is 170 cm in feet and inches?
170 cm is about 5.58 ft, or 5 ft 6.9 in. Most people would round that to 5 ft 7 in.
What is 200 cm in feet?
About 6.56 ft, or 6 ft 6.7 in. That is the usual length of a European mattress, a little shorter than a US king (80 in) or California king (84 in).
Why does my height in feet and inches differ between websites?
Sites round at different steps. 180 cm comes to 70.87 inches, giving 5 ft 10.87 in; one site truncates that to 5 ft 10 in, another rounds to 5 ft 11 in. Use the unrounded figure shown here and round once, at the end.
How precise is the result?
The converter uses the exact definitions above with browser floating-point arithmetic and shows up to 12 significant digits. The charts round to four decimal places for reading.
Sources
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