Feet to centimetres
Multiply feet by 30.48 to get centimetres.
5 ft = 152.4 cm
How to convert feet to centimetres
The centimetre is one hundredth of a metre (10⁻² m). The foot is exactly 0.3048 metres, by the 1959 international yard-and-pound agreement.
Worked example — 5 ft: 5 × 30.48 = 152.4 cm.
Feet to centimetres table
| Feet | Centimetres |
|---|---|
| 1 ft | 30.48 cm |
| 2 ft | 60.96 cm |
| 3 ft | 91.44 cm |
| 4 ft | 121.92 cm |
| 5 ft | 152.4 cm |
| 5.5 ft | 167.64 cm |
| 6 ft | 182.88 cm |
| 6.5 ft | 198.12 cm |
| 7 ft | 213.36 cm |
Reverse and related
About feet and centimetres
Foot (ft)
1 ft = 30.48 cmDefinition. Exactly 0.3048 metres, by the 1959 international yard-and-pound agreement
History and origin
The foot is an ancient unit based roughly on a human foot, and its length varied from place to place for centuries. The modern international foot was fixed at exactly 0.3048 metres by the 1959 yard and pound agreement.
Current use
The foot is the everyday unit of length in the United States for height, rooms and construction, and is still widely used in the United Kingdom.
Source: International Yard and Pound Agreement (1959); NIST Handbook 44, App. C
Centimetre (cm)
1 cm = 0.0328084 ftDefinition. One hundredth of a metre (10⁻² m)
History and origin
The centimetre is one hundredth of a metre, part of the decimal metric system introduced in France in the 1790s. It was the base length of the older centimetre-gram-second system before the metre-kilogram-second system prevailed.
Current use
Centimetres are the everyday metric unit for body height, paper and screen sizes, and clothing measurements.
Source: BIPM, The International System of Units (SI), 9th ed. (2019)
Where people use this
Feet: height in the US, room dimensions, construction. Centimetres: height, paper and screen sizes, clothing measurements. A 6 ft person is about 183 cm.
Every value is carried to full double precision; the display is rounded.
Sources: BIPM, The International System of Units (SI), 9th ed. (2019); International Yard and Pound Agreement (1959); NIST Handbook 44, App. C.
Questions people ask
How many cm is 6 feet?
6 feet is about 183 cm (182.88 cm). To convert feet to cm, multiply by 30.48.
How many cm is 5 feet 9 inches?
5 ft 9 in is 69 inches, about 175 cm; 5 ft 7 in is about 170 cm.
How many cm in a foot?
One foot is exactly 30.48 cm.
How many cm is 5 feet?
5 feet is 152.4 cm, and 5 ft 6 in is about 168 cm.