Height converter: cm ↔ feet and inches
Centimetres in, feet and inches out — including the fraction of an inch, because nobody is exactly 5'9".
Convert a height
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Common heights
| Centimetres | Feet & inches | Inches |
|---|---|---|
| 150 cm | 4' 11.1" | 59.055118 in |
| 4' 11.8" | 59.84252 in | |
| 155 cm | 5' 1" | 61.023622 in |
| 5' 1.8" | 61.811024 in | |
| 160 cm | 5' 3" | 62.992126 in |
| 5' 4.2" | 64.173228 in | |
| 165 cm | 5' 5" | 64.96063 in |
| 5' 6.1" | 66.141732 in | |
| 170 cm | 5' 6.9" | 66.929134 in |
| 5' 7.7" | 67.716535 in | |
| 175 cm | 5' 8.9" | 68.897638 in |
| 5' 10.1" | 70.07874 in | |
| 180 cm | 5' 10.9" | 70.866142 in |
| 6' 0" | 72.047244 in | |
| 185 cm | 6' 0.8" | 72.834646 in |
| 6' 2" | 74.015748 in | |
| 190 cm | 6' 2.8" | 74.80315 in |
| 6' 4" | 75.984252 in | |
| 195 cm | 6' 4.8" | 76.771654 in |
| 6' 6" | 77.952756 in | |
| 200 cm | 6' 6.7" | 78.740157 in |
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Questions
How do I convert cm to feet and inches?
Divide by 2.54 to get total inches, then divide by 12: the whole part is feet and the remainder is inches. 175 cm is 68.9 in, which is 5 ft 8.9 in — the table above does this for every common height.
What is 180 cm in feet?
5 ft 10.9 in — 180 cm is 70.87 inches, and 70.87 ÷ 12 = 5 remainder 10.87.
Why do doctors use cm and people use feet?
Clinical charts and most of the world are metric; US, UK and Irish everyday speech uses feet and inches. This page bridges the two and shows the fraction of an inch, which is how people actually say heights.