cm to Feet Converter
30.48 cm equals 1 foot, so 170 cm is 5.58 feet, or 5 ft 6.9 in. This converter switches between centimeters, meters, feet, and inches, and shows results to feet both as a decimal and as whole feet plus inches. That second format is how heights are usually spoken and written.
Quick answer
1 foot is exactly 30.48 centimeters.
Result
5.577428 ft
Feet and inches
5 ft 6.93 in
What this tells you
- •1 foot is exactly 30.48 centimeters.
- •To convert cm to feet, divide by 30.48.
- •Results to feet also show whole feet plus leftover inches.
- •For heights, the feet and inches format is the one people expect.
How to Use
- 1Enter the measurement you want to convert.
- 2Choose the unit you are converting from.
- 3Choose the unit you are converting to.
- 4Read the decimal result and the feet and inches breakdown.
How It Works
Formula
feet = cm / 30.48Divide centimeters by 30.48 to get decimal feet, since a foot is defined as exactly 30.48 cm. For the feet and inches format, divide the centimeters by 2.54 to get total inches, take the whole feet out of that, and the remainder is the inches. For example, 170 cm is 66.93 inches, which is 5 ft 6.93 in.
Calculation note: values are processed in the order shown above, using the current input units.
Worked Examples
Convert 170 cm to feet
Divide 170 by 30.48 to get about 5.58 feet, which reads as 5 ft 6.93 in.
Convert 6 feet to cm
Multiply 6 by 30.48 to get 182.88 cm.
cm to Feet Conversions
Common heights in both formats.
| Centimeters | Decimal feet | Feet and inches |
|---|---|---|
| 150 cm | 4.92 ft | 4 ft 11.06 in |
| 160 cm | 5.25 ft | 5 ft 2.99 in |
| 170 cm | 5.58 ft | 5 ft 6.93 in |
| 175 cm | 5.74 ft | 5 ft 8.9 in |
| 180 cm | 5.91 ft | 5 ft 10.87 in |
| 183 cm | 6 ft | 6 ft 0.05 in |
| 190 cm | 6.23 ft | 6 ft 2.8 in |
Common mistakes
- Reading 5.58 ft as 5 ft 5.8 in. The decimal part is a fraction of a foot, so 5.58 ft is about 5 ft 7 in.
- Dividing by 30 instead of 30.48. On a height that shortcut is off by about an inch.
- Mixing up cm and m. 170 cm is 1.7 m, so check which unit the number was given in.