Height Converter
Type a height and read it in another unit straight away. Convert between centimetres, metres, feet and inches, and inches alone, with no button to press.
Convert a height
The same height in every unit
- Centimetres
- 180 cm
- Metres
- 1.800 m
- Feet + inches
- 5′ 10.9″
- Inches
- 70.87 in
Height conversion tables
The most common adult heights, converted both ways. The full chart, with every inch and centimetre, is on the height chart page. Every row is calculated from the same conversion the tool above uses, so the two always agree. Centimetres are rounded to 0.1 cm and inches to 0.1 in.
Feet and inches to centimetres
| Feet and inches | Centimetres |
|---|---|
| 5′ 0″ | 152.4 cm |
| 5′ 1″ | 154.9 cm |
| 5′ 2″ | 157.5 cm |
| 5′ 3″ | 160 cm |
| 5′ 4″ | 162.6 cm |
| 5′ 5″ | 165.1 cm |
| 5′ 6″ | 167.6 cm |
| 5′ 7″ | 170.2 cm |
| 5′ 8″ | 172.7 cm |
| 5′ 9″ | 175.3 cm |
| 5′ 10″ | 177.8 cm |
| 5′ 11″ | 180.3 cm |
| 6′ 0″ | 182.9 cm |
| 6′ 1″ | 185.4 cm |
| 6′ 2″ | 188 cm |
| 6′ 3″ | 190.5 cm |
| 6′ 4″ | 193 cm |
Centimetres to feet and inches
| Centimetres | Feet and inches | Inches |
|---|---|---|
| 150 cm | 4′ 11.1″ | 59.1 in |
| 155 cm | 5′ 1.0″ | 61.0 in |
| 160 cm | 5′ 3.0″ | 63.0 in |
| 165 cm | 5′ 5.0″ | 65.0 in |
| 170 cm | 5′ 6.9″ | 66.9 in |
| 175 cm | 5′ 8.9″ | 68.9 in |
| 180 cm | 5′ 10.9″ | 70.9 in |
| 185 cm | 6′ 0.8″ | 72.8 in |
| 190 cm | 6′ 2.8″ | 74.8 in |
| 195 cm | 6′ 4.8″ | 76.8 in |
| 200 cm | 6′ 6.7″ | 78.7 in |
How the conversion works
The inch is defined as exactly 2.54 centimetres, so there is no approximation in the conversion itself. A foot is exactly 12 inches, which makes it exactly 30.48 cm.
- Inches to centimetres: multiply by 2.54.
- Centimetres to inches: divide by 2.54.
- Feet and inches to centimetres: (feet × 12 + inches) × 2.54.
- Centimetres to feet and inches: divide by 2.54, then split the inches into whole feet and the remainder.
- Metres and centimetres: 1 m = 100 cm.
Worked example: 5′ 11″ is 5 × 12 + 11 = 71 inches, and 71 × 2.54 = 180.34 cm. Going back, 180 cm ÷ 2.54 = 70.87 inches, which is 5 feet and 10.87 inches.
Rounding
Results are rounded for display only: centimetres to 0.01, metres to 0.001, inches to 0.01, and feet and inches to a tenth of an inch. Because 180 cm is 5′ 10.9″, not a whole number of inches, the tables above show it to one decimal. Rounded to the nearest whole inch it becomes 5′ 11″, which is 180.34 cm, so a height converted there and back can change by a few millimetres.
Most people quote their height to the nearest centimetre or inch. Treat any figure past that as precision the original measurement did not have.
Put converted heights to use
Once you have a height in the unit you need, compare it with other people, objects or animals on one scale, or work out the exact difference between two heights in both unit systems.