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Use our calculator to convert between cm and feet for height, length or distance measurements. You can also use our reference chart of common conversions and read about how to convert. Here's what's on this page...
Popular cm and feet conversions
Centimeters
Feet
1 cm
0.03281 ft
10 cm
0.32808 ft
20 cm
0.65617 ft
30 cm
0.98425 ft
40 cm
1.31234 ft
50 cm
1.64042 ft
Feet
Ft + in
Centimeters
5 feet, 0 in
5'0"
152.4 cm
5 feet, 6 in
5'6"
167.64 cm
5 feet, 7 in
5'7"
170.18 cm
5 feet, 8 in
5'8"
172.72 cm
5 feet, 9 in
5'9"
175.26 cm
5 feet, 10 in
5'10"
177.8 cm
5 feet, 11 in
5'11"
180.34 cm
6 feet
6'0"
182.88 cm
Note: conversions are rounded to 2 decimal places.
To convert centimeters to feet, divide your cm figure by 30.48. To convert to feet and inches, divide your cm figure by 30.48 to get your feet and then multiply the remainder decimal by 12 to get your inches.
Example conversion
Example: Mabel is 171cm tall. She wants to know how tall she is in feet and inches. She can calculate as follows:
Height in feet = 171 ÷ 30.48 = 5.61 feet.
There are 12 inches in a foot. Her height remainder in inches = 0.61 feet × 12 = 7.32 inches.
Mabel's height is 5 feet 7.32 inches (5'7").
Cm and feet conversion charts
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What is 180cm in feet and inches?
180cm is equal to 5 feet and 10 inches (5'10"), rounded to the nearest inch. There are 30.48 centimeters in one foot.
How to convert feet to cm
To convert feet to centimeters, multiply your feet figure by 30.48 (cm = feet × 30.48). To convert from feet and inches, convert your feet figure to inches first (multiply by 12), add on the inches remainder and then multiply the result by 2.54.
Example conversion
Example: James is 5ft 10 inches tall. He wants to know how tall he is in centimeters. He can calculate as follows:
Height in inches only = (5 feet × 12) + 10 = 70 inches.
Height in cm = 70 inches × 2.54 = 177.8cm.
James is 177.8cm tall.
How many cm is 5'7"?
5 feet 7 inches is equal to 170.18 centimeters. We know there are 2.54 cm in an inch, so we can calculate it by converting to inches first: (5 × 12) + 7 = 67 inches, then 67 × 2.54 = 170.18cm.