Convert Centimeters to Feet
1 centimeter is 0.03 ft. One centimeter is exactly 0.0328083989501 feet.
One centimeter is 0.032808399 feet. To convert centimeters to feet, multiply by 0.032808399; to go the other way, divide by 0.032808399 or multiply by 30.48. The relation is exact but the figure is not: it is a rounding of a number that does not terminate, and it follows from NIST. One hundredth of a meter, and the unit most of the world states height in.
Factor checked against the defining standard · How we check
- Centimeters × 0.032808399
1 * 0.03280840.033 ft
1 centimeter in every length unit
| Unit | Value | Exact factor |
|---|---|---|
| inches | 0.3937007874 in | × 0.393700787402 |
| feet | 0.03280839895 ft | × 0.0328083989501 |
| yards | 0.01093613298 yd | × 0.0109361329834 |
| miles | 0.000006213711922 mi | × 0.00000621371192237 |
| millimeters | 10 mm | × 10 |
| decimetres | 0.1 dm | × 0.1 |
| centimeters (as entered) | 1 cm | — |
| meters | 0.01 m | × 0.01 |
| kilometers | 0.00001 km | × 0.00001 |
| nautical miles | 0.000005399568035 nmi | × 0.00000539956803456 |
| micrometers | 10,000 µm | × 10,000 |
| nanometers | 10,000,000 nm | × 10,000,000 |
| thou | 393.7007874 thou | × 393.700787402 |
Factors are entered by hand from NIST rather than derived from a units library, so the ones that terminate are exact rather than rounded.
The same converter answers this pair however it is written: centimetres to feet is the British spelling of the same units — the metre and the litre are spelled that way outside the United States and the quantity does not change.
How do you convert centimeters to feet? The converter and the working
- 1.Take the measurement in centimeters.
- 2.Multiply by 0.032808399 — that is how many feet fit in one centimeter.
- 3.To go back the other way, divide by 0.032808399, or multiply by 30.48.
Worked example: 25 centimeters to feet
- Formula
- cm × 0.032808399 = ft
- Arithmetic
- 25 × 0.032808399 = 0.82 ft
- Answer
- 25 cm = 0.82 ft
The factor is rounded for display; the figure above is computed from the full value.
Centimeters to feet conversion table
| Centimeters | Feet |
|---|---|
| 1 cm | 0.03 ft |
| 2 cm | 0.07 ft |
| 3 cm | 0.1 ft |
| 4 cm | 0.13 ft |
| 5 cm | 0.16 ft |
| 6 cm | 0.2 ft |
| 7 cm | 0.23 ft |
| 8 cm | 0.26 ft |
| 9 cm | 0.3 ft |
| 10 cm | 0.33 ft |
| 12 cm | 0.39 ft |
| 15 cm | 0.49 ft |
| 20 cm | 0.66 ft |
| 25 cm | 0.82 ft |
| 50 cm | 1.64 ft |
| 100 cm | 3.28 ft |
| 200 cm | 6.56 ft |
| 300 cm | 9.84 ft |
| 500 cm | 16.4 ft |
| 1000 cm | 32.81 ft |
| 2000 cm | 65.62 ft |
| 5000 cm | 164.04 ft |
| 10000 cm | 328.08 ft |
5.5 feet is not five feet five inches
A decimal foot splits into tenths and a real foot splits into twelve inches, so 5.5 ft is 5 ft 6 in and 5.5 ft entered as "five foot five" is out by an inch. Height is the case where it bites: 5 ft 5 in is 5.4167 ft, which converts to 165.1 cm, while 5.5 ft is 167.64. Type the feet and inches rather than the decimal and this page will read them.
NIST — Refinement of values for the yard and the pound (Federal Register notice, 1959)
What is a centimeter?
One hundredth of a meter, and the unit most of the world states height in.
What is a foot?
Twelve inches, or exactly 0.3048 meters. Still the working unit of US construction.
How many feet are in a centimeter?
One centimeter is 0.032808399 feet. Going the other way, one foot is 30.48 centimeters. Both figures come from the same defined relation rather than from a measurement, which is why they are the same today as they were in 1959.
Every length unit here
The whole group — 13 units with their symbols and the size of each one in meters — is on the conversion index, along with every pair it makes. The table above already gives each of them relative to a centimeter.
Source: NIST — international yard and pound agreement (inch = 25.4 mm exactly)
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Questions people actually ask
- How many feet are in a centimeter?
- 0.032808399. Twelve inches, or exactly 0.3048 meters. Still the working unit of US construction.
- How do I convert feet back to centimeters?
- Divide by 0.032808399, or multiply by 30.48 — they are the same operation.
Other length conversions
Feet to centimeters — the same conversion the other way.