Feet to metres
Multiply feet by 0.3048 to get metres.
10 ft = 3.048 m
How to convert feet to metres
The metre is the SI base unit of length, defined since 1983 by fixing the speed of light at exactly 299 792 458 m/s. The foot is exactly 0.3048 metres, by the 1959 international yard-and-pound agreement.
Worked example — 10 ft: 10 × 0.3048 = 3.048 m.
Feet to metres table
| Feet | Metres |
|---|---|
| 1 ft | 0.3048 m |
| 3 ft | 0.9144 m |
| 5 ft | 1.524 m |
| 6 ft | 1.8288 m |
| 10 ft | 3.048 m |
| 20 ft | 6.096 m |
| 50 ft | 15.24 m |
| 100 ft | 30.48 m |
| 500 ft | 152.4 m |
Reverse and related
About feet and metres
Foot (ft)
1 ft = 0.3048 mDefinition. 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
Metre (m)
1 m = 3.2808 ftDefinition. The SI base unit of length, defined since 1983 by fixing the speed of light at exactly 299 792 458 m/s
History and origin
The metre was defined in 1793 as one ten-millionth of the distance from the equator to the North Pole, later realised as a platinum bar. Since 1983 it has been defined by fixing the speed of light at exactly 299 792 458 metres per second, tying it to a constant of nature rather than an object.
Current use
The metre is the base unit of length across the metric world, used for everything from building plans to sports fields; the United States is the main country that still measures everyday length in feet and inches.
Source: BIPM, The International System of Units (SI), 9th ed. (2019)
Where people use this
Feet: height in the US, room dimensions, construction. Metres: room and building dimensions, sports fields, fabric and rope. A 6 ft person is about 1.83 m.
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 metres is 1 foot?
One foot is exactly 0.3048 metres. To convert feet to metres, multiply by 0.3048.
How many metres is 6 feet?
6 feet is about 1.83 metres, and 5 ft 9 in is about 1.75 m.
What is 10 ft in metres?
10 feet is 3.048 metres, and 100 feet is 30.48 m.
How do you convert feet to metres?
Multiply the feet by 0.3048. For a rough estimate, divide the feet by three and take off a little.