One foot is exactly 0.3048 meters, or 30.48 cm. Type a length in the calculator above to see it in meters, centimeters, inches, yards and miles together. For a height in feet and inches, use the table below or the BMI calculator, which takes 5′9″ as you would write it.
Heights in feet and inches
| Height | Centimeters | Meters |
|---|---|---|
| 4′10″ | 147.3 | 1.47 |
| 5′0″ | 152.4 | 1.52 |
| 5′2″ | 157.5 | 1.57 |
| 5′4″ | 162.6 | 1.63 |
| 5′6″ | 167.6 | 1.68 |
| 5′8″ | 172.7 | 1.73 |
| 5′10″ | 177.8 | 1.78 |
| 6′0″ | 182.9 | 1.83 |
| 6′2″ | 188.0 | 1.88 |
| 6′4″ | 193.0 | 1.93 |
| 6′6″ | 198.1 | 1.98 |
Every inch adds 2.54 cm, so the heights in between are easy to fill in: 5′9″ is 172.7 + 2.5 = 175.3 cm.
Feet to meters
| Feet | Meters |
|---|---|
| 1 | 0.3048 |
| 3 | 0.9144 |
| 5 | 1.524 |
| 6 | 1.8288 |
| 8 | 2.4384 |
| 10 | 3.048 |
| 20 | 6.096 |
| 50 | 15.24 |
| 100 | 30.48 |
| 1,000 | 304.8 |
| 5,280 (1 mile) | 1,609.344 |
A standard 8-foot ceiling in a North American home is 2.44 m, and a 6-foot-8-inch interior door is 2.03 m tall.
Meters to feet and inches
| Meters | Feet | Feet and inches |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3.28 | 3′3″ |
| 1.5 | 4.92 | 4′11″ |
| 2 | 6.56 | 6′7″ |
| 2.5 | 8.20 | 8′2″ |
| 3 | 9.84 | 9′10″ |
| 5 | 16.40 | 16′5″ |
| 10 | 32.81 | 32′10″ |
To go from meters to feet and inches: divide by 0.0254 to get inches, then split them into twelves. 1.80 m = 70.9 inches = 5 feet 10.9 inches, which rounds to 5′11″.
Altitude and aviation
Aircraft altitude is given in feet almost everywhere in the world, even in metric countries. A typical cruising altitude of 35,000 ft is 10,668 m, or about 10.7 km. Mount Everest’s 8,849 m are about 29,032 ft.
The foot around the world
The international foot has been 0.3048 m since 1959. Until the end of 2022 the United States also used a slightly longer “US survey foot” (1200/3937 m) for land surveying; the difference is only 2 parts per million, about 3 mm in a mile. Japan’s traditional shaku, still printed on some lumber, is 30.3 cm: close to a foot, but a different unit, and the converter lists it separately.
Once zet4u is saved on your phone, the converter works offline – on a building site or in a lumber yard.
Frequently asked questions
How many meters are in a foot?
Exactly 0.3048. A foot is 12 inches of 2.54 cm each, so 30.48 cm.
How do I convert a height like 5 feet 9 inches to centimeters?
Turn it into inches first: 5 × 12 + 9 = 69 inches. Then multiply by 2.54: 69 × 2.54 = 175.26 cm.
How many feet are in a meter?
3.28084. A meter is 3 feet 3.37 inches, which most people round to 3 feet 3 inches.
What is a shaku?
A traditional Japanese length of 10/33 of a meter (about 30.3 cm), still used by carpenters and in the names of some building materials. It is close to a foot, but not the same.
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