Cm to Feet Converter
Convert cm to feet and inches in one step with this free centimeter to ft converter. Type any centimeter value and get both the decimal feet result and the 5'9" feet-and-inches format used on US and UK forms. The full height chart covers 145 to 200 cm, so popular lookups like 160, 165, 170, 175, and 180 cm in feet are ready to read, and the swap button turns it into a feet-to-cm tool whenever you need the reverse.
1 Centimeter = 0.0328084 Foot
Height conversion chart: cm to feet and inches
Adult heights from 145 cm to 200 cm in the format you'll write on a passport, license, or dating profile.
| Centimeters (cm) | Decimal feet (ft) | Feet and Inches |
|---|---|---|
| 145 cm | 4.76 ft | 4 ft 9.1 in |
| 150 cm | 4.92 ft | 4 ft 11.1 in |
| 155 cm | 5.09 ft | 5 ft 1.0 in |
| 160 cm | 5.25 ft | 5 ft 3.0 in |
| 165 cm | 5.41 ft | 5 ft 5.0 in |
| 170 cm | 5.58 ft | 5 ft 6.9 in |
| 175 cm | 5.74 ft | 5 ft 8.9 in |
| 178 cm | 5.84 ft | 5 ft 10.1 in |
| 180 cm | 5.91 ft | 5 ft 10.9 in |
| 185 cm | 6.07 ft | 6 ft 0.8 in |
| 190 cm | 6.23 ft | 6 ft 2.8 in |
| 195 cm | 6.40 ft | 6 ft 4.8 in |
| 200 cm | 6.56 ft | 6 ft 6.7 in |
What this converter gives you
Built for height
This converter is tuned for the question you actually asked: what's my height in feet and inches?
Feet + inches output
The reference table shows the 5'9" style that appears on driver's licenses, not just decimal feet.
Full 145 to 200 cm range
Covers almost every adult height in 5 cm steps so you can find yours without typing.
Swap to feet-to-cm
Going the other way? Hit swap to convert imperial heights back to centimeters.
No tracking
Your height isn't logged, stored, or sent anywhere. Everything runs in your browser.
Works on phones
The form fields and table reflow on mobile, useful when you're filling out a visa application on the go.
When you need cm to feet
Filling out a US visa or passport form
The DS-160 and most US immigration forms ask for height in feet and inches. If you grew up with the metric system, you need a quick lookup.
Setting up a dating profile
Tinder, Hinge, and Bumble in the US default to feet and inches. International users converting from cm get more accurate matches when their listed height is right.
Applying for a job in the US
Some industries (modeling, security, law enforcement, airline crew) list height requirements in feet. Knowing yours in both units saves time.
Sports team rosters and tryouts
Basketball, volleyball, and football rosters in the US and UK publish player heights in feet and inches. Coaches and scouts read those numbers.
Medical appointments abroad
A doctor in London or Toronto might log your height in cm but discuss it in feet. Having both numbers handy avoids confusion.
Buying clothes with inseam in inches
Jeans, suits, and tailored shirts in the US list inseams and sleeve lengths in inches. Your height in feet helps you pick the right "regular" or "tall" sizing.
About converting cm to feet for height
The cm to feet formula
One foot is defined as exactly 30.48 centimeters, which comes from the 1959 international agreement that fixed one inch at 2.54 cm (12 inches per foot times 2.54 gives you 30.48). So the formula is simple: feet = cm / 30.48. To go the other way, multiply feet by 30.48. The catch is that "feet" in everyday speech almost never means decimal feet. When someone says "I'm 5'9"," that's 5 feet plus 9 inches, not 5.9 feet. Decimal feet (5.75 feet) is a math answer, not a conversational one.
That is why this centimeter to ft converter shows both forms. The decimal feet value is handy for spreadsheets and engineering work, while the feet and inches value is what you write on a form or say out loud. Because the conversion factor never changes, every cm to feet result on this page is exact and consistent, whether you are checking your own height or looking up someone else's.
How to convert centimeters to feet
The fastest way to convert centimeters to feet is to divide by 30.48 for decimal feet, then split that number into feet and inches. There is also a useful shortcut: one inch is about 2.54 cm, so you can divide the cm value by 2.54 to get total inches, then divide by 12. For 175 cm, dividing by 2.54 gives 68.9 inches, and 68.9 divided by 12 is 5 feet with about 8.9 inches left over. Both routes land on the same answer, so use whichever is easier to picture.
For a rough mental estimate, remember that 30 cm is close to 1 foot and every extra 2.5 cm adds roughly an inch. So 160 cm is a little over 5 feet 3 inches, and 190 cm is a little over 6 feet 2 inches. The converter handles the precise decimals, but knowing the cm and feet relationship helps you spot an obvious mistake before it ends up on a passport form.
How to convert cm to feet and inches by hand
Here's the three-step method without a calculator. Step one: divide your cm value by 30.48 to get total feet as a decimal. For 168 cm, that's 168 / 30.48 = 5.512 feet. Step two: take the whole number, 5, as your feet. Step three: multiply the decimal remainder (0.512) by 12 to get the remaining inches. 0.512 x 12 = 6.14 inches. So 168 cm is 5 feet 6.1 inches, or 5'6" rounded. Try it with your own height to see how the pieces fit together.
Common adult heights in cm and feet
A few reference points worth memorizing if you flip between systems often. 152 cm is 5'0" exactly. 160 cm is 5'3" (a typical female height in much of Asia). 168 cm is 5'6" (close to the global average female height). 173 cm is 5'8" (around the global average male height). 178 cm is 5'10" (the US average for men). 183 cm is 6'0" exactly. 188 cm is 6'2". 193 cm is 6'4". The intervals jump roughly 2.5 cm per inch, so once you know a few benchmarks, you can estimate the rest in your head.
Famous heights in cm and feet
Context helps. Tom Cruise is 170 cm (5'7"). Tom Holland is 173 cm (5'8"). Brad Pitt is 180 cm (5'11"). Chris Hemsworth is 190 cm (6'3"). LeBron James is 206 cm (6'9"). Lionel Messi is 170 cm (5'7"). Cristiano Ronaldo is 187 cm (6'2"). On the female side, Zendaya is 178 cm (5'10"), Margot Robbie is 168 cm (5'6"), and Taylor Swift is 180 cm (5'11"). Once you peg a celebrity to a number you can guess your own height relative to theirs.
Why mixing cm and feet matters for accuracy
Rounding errors stack up when you bounce between units. "About 180 cm" gets rounded down to 5'10" by one person and up to 5'11" by another, and now you're an inch shorter or taller on paper than in reality. For medical records, BMI calculations, and ergonomic fittings (think bicycles, motorcycles, office chairs), a one-inch error can change the recommendation. The fix is to keep the precise cm value somewhere (medical apps, your phone notes) and only convert when a specific form demands feet and inches. That way you're not introducing rounding twice. Use this converter to get a consistent answer every time instead of eyeballing it.
Popular cm to feet conversions: 160, 170, 175, and 180 cm
A handful of heights account for most cm to feet searches. 160 cm in feet is 5 feet 3.0 inches, 165 cm in feet is 5 feet 5.0 inches, 168 cm in feet is 5 feet 6.1 inches, and 170 cm in feet is 5 feet 6.9 inches. Moving up, 172 cm is 5 feet 7.7 inches, 175 cm in feet is 5 feet 8.9 inches, 178 cm in feet is 5 feet 10.1 inches, and 180 cm in feet is 5 feet 10.9 inches. Taller values include 185 cm at 6 feet 0.8 inches and 190 cm at 6 feet 2.8 inches. The chart higher up the page lists these in 5 cm steps.
These exact figures matter because casual rounding can mislead. 180 cm is often called 6 feet, but 6 feet is actually 182.88 cm, almost an inch taller. If a US form asks for 6 feet in cm, write 183. Knowing the precise centimeter to ft value keeps your height honest on dating profiles, visa paperwork, and sports rosters.
Cm to feet and inches for forms and profiles
Most people search cm to feet because a US or UK form asks for height that way. The DS-160 visa application, driver's license renewals, gym memberships, and dating apps such as Hinge and Bumble all default to feet and inches. Converting from centimeters to feet and inches once, then saving the result, means you never have to scramble mid-application. Always use the feet-and-inches format here rather than decimal feet, since a form expecting 5 ft 9 in will misread 5.75.
The same conversion helps when you read heights instead of writing them. Job postings for airline crew, security roles, and modeling sometimes list minimum heights in feet, while clothing sizing uses inches for inseam and sleeve length. Converting centimeters to feet gives you a single reference point that works across all of these everyday situations.
Centimeters, feet, inches, and other length units
Height conversion sits inside a wider family of length units. There are 100 centimeters in a meter, 12 inches in a foot, and 3 feet in a yard. An inch is exactly 2.54 cm, so cm to inches and cm to feet share the same base factor. If you ever need a different pairing, the swap arrow turns this tool into a feet-to-cm converter, and related length tools cover cm to inches and inches to cm for measurements that are smaller than a full foot.
Understanding how these units link together makes every conversion easier to trust. A measurement taken in centimeters on a metric tape can be expressed in feet, inches, meters, or yards without ever changing the underlying length. Whether you start from a doctor's chart in cm or a US form asking for feet, this converter keeps the numbers aligned.
Cm and feet: how the two systems compare
The relationship between cm and feet is the link between the metric system, used by most of the world, and the imperial system, still used for personal height in the United States. Centimeters belong to the metric family, where everything scales in tens: 100 cm make a meter. Feet belong to the imperial family, where 12 inches make a foot and 3 feet make a yard. Neither system is more accurate, they are simply different ways of describing the same physical length.
Because one foot is locked to exactly 30.48 cm, converting between cm and feet is always precise. A height of 170 cm is exactly 5.577 feet no matter who measures it. The only thing that changes is the label, which is why a clear cm to feet converter removes the friction of moving between a metric doctor's chart and an imperial form without any guesswork.
Quick cm to feet lookups: 178, 185, and 190 cm
Several taller heights are searched constantly. 178 cm in feet is 5 feet 10.1 inches, often rounded to 5'10", the average height for men in the United States. 183 cm is exactly 6 feet 0.0 inches, the cleanest benchmark on the whole chart. 185 cm in feet is 6 feet 0.8 inches, and 190 cm in feet is 6 feet 2.8 inches. These values cluster around the 6 foot mark, so a small error in the centimeter figure can push you over or under that line on a profile or roster.
For the shorter end of the range, 165 cm in feet is 5 feet 5.0 inches and 168 cm in feet is 5 feet 6.1 inches, both common adult heights worldwide. The full chart higher up the page lists every height from 145 to 200 cm in 5 cm steps, so any value you need is a quick scan away. If your exact height falls between two rows, the converter at the top gives you the precise feet-and-inches answer.
Why most people search cm to feet for height
Almost every cm to feet search is really a height question. Someone knows their height in centimeters because that is what a metric tape measure or a doctor recorded, and they need it in feet and inches for a form, an app, or a conversation. That is why this page leads with a feet-and-inches output and a complete height chart rather than only decimal feet, which is rarely what people actually want.
The pattern holds across the world. People in India, the Philippines, continental Europe, and Latin America grow up measuring height in centimeters, then move to a country or platform that expects feet. A reliable centimeter to ft converter bridges that gap once, so the result can be saved and reused for visa applications, gym sign-ups, and dating profiles without repeating the math each time.
Tips for getting an accurate height in feet and inches
For the cleanest cm to feet result, start with an accurate centimeter measurement. Stand against a wall without shoes, keep your heels together and your back straight, and measure to the highest point of your head with a flat object held level. Record the centimeter value to the nearest half centimeter, then convert. Measuring at the end of the day rather than the morning gives a slightly shorter figure, since the spine compresses over a day.
When you write the converted height on a form, round to the nearest inch rather than dropping the inches entirely. A height of 174 cm is 5 feet 8.5 inches, so 5'9" is the honest rounding, not 5'8". If a field only accepts whole inches, use the nearest one and keep the precise centimeter value in your notes so future conversions stay consistent.
170 cm equals 5 feet 6.9 inches, usually written as 5'7" on dating profiles and passport forms. The decimal form is 5.577 feet, but nobody actually says "5.58 feet" out loud, so stick with the feet-and-inches format.
175 cm is 5 feet 8.9 inches, which rounds to 5'9". That puts you right around the average male height in the US, UK, and most of Western Europe.
180 cm equals 5 feet 10.9 inches, almost exactly 5'11". A lot of people round this up to 6 feet in casual conversation, but technically 6 feet is 182.88 cm.
Divide your cm value by 30.48 to get total feet as a decimal. The whole number is your feet. Multiply the leftover decimal by 12 to get the remaining inches. Example: 165 / 30.48 = 5.413 feet. 0.413 x 12 = 4.96 inches. So 165 cm is 5'5".
6 feet is exactly 182.88 cm, which rounds to 183 cm. The "180 cm = 6 feet" shortcut you see online is wrong by almost an inch. If a form asks for 6 feet in cm, write 183.
160 cm is 5 feet 3.0 inches, or 5'3" exactly. This is a common adult female height in much of Asia and South America, and slightly below average for women in North America.
185 cm equals 6 feet 0.8 inches, so a bit over 6'0". This is considered tall in most countries and falls in roughly the top 10 percent of male heights worldwide.
190 cm is 6 feet 2.8 inches, just under 6'3". This is the height range of many NBA point guards and most professional volleyball players.
Cm to feet gives you a decimal like 5.74 feet, which is mathematically correct but not how people speak. Cm to feet and inches breaks that decimal into 5 feet and 8.9 inches, the format used on driver's licenses, medical records, and dating apps.
The US never officially switched to metric. Personal height stayed in feet and inches because it's tied to everyday objects (a foot is roughly the length of, well, a foot) and because changing every form, sign, and medical chart would cost billions. The UK is similar: doctors use cm, but people still say their height in feet.
The cm to feet formula is feet = cm / 30.48, because one foot is defined as exactly 30.48 centimeters. To get feet and inches, take the whole number as your feet, then multiply the leftover decimal by 12 for the inches. You can also divide cm by 2.54 to get total inches first, then divide by 12.
165 cm equals 5 feet 5.0 inches, written as 5'5" on most forms. The decimal form is 5.413 feet. This is a common adult height and sits close to the average female height across much of the world.
168 cm is 5 feet 6.1 inches, which rounds to 5'6". In decimal feet that is 5.512 feet. To check it, divide 168 by 30.48 for the feet and multiply the remaining 0.512 by 12 for the inches.
172 cm equals 5 feet 7.7 inches, usually written as 5'8" once rounded. That places it between the global average male and female heights. The exact decimal is 5.643 feet.
For a fast estimate, remember that 30 cm is close to 1 foot and every extra 2.5 cm adds about 1 inch. For an exact answer, divide the centimeter value by 30.48. This converter does the precise math and shows both decimal feet and the feet-and-inches format.
200 cm equals 6 feet 6.7 inches, just under 6'7". In decimal feet that is 6.562 feet. This is the upper end of the height chart on this page and is considered very tall in nearly every country.
Use feet and inches. A form that asks for height almost always expects the 5 ft 9 in style, not a decimal like 5.75. Entering decimal feet where feet-and-inches is expected can make your recorded height wrong by several inches.
To convert a centimeter value to ft, divide it by 30.48, since one foot equals exactly 30.48 centimeters. For example, 170 cm divided by 30.48 is 5.577 ft. To turn that into the feet-and-inches format people use, keep the whole number as feet and multiply the decimal part by 12 for the inches.
178 cm equals 5 feet 10.1 inches, usually written as 5'10". The decimal form is 5.840 feet. This is close to the average adult male height in the United States and the UK.
162 cm is 5 feet 3.8 inches, which rounds to 5'4". In decimal feet that is 5.315 feet. To check it, divide 162 by 30.48 for the feet and multiply the leftover 0.315 by 12 for the inches.
Cm and feet are units from two different systems: centimeters are metric and feet are imperial. They are connected by a fixed factor, since one foot equals exactly 30.48 cm. That fixed link means any conversion between cm and feet is exact rather than an approximation.
170 cm, or about 5'7", is close to the global average male height and above the global average female height. Whether a height is considered tall, average, or short depends entirely on the country, since average heights vary widely around the world. Height is just one measurement and says nothing about health on its own.
150 cm equals 4 feet 11.1 inches, just under 5 feet. In decimal feet that is 4.921 feet. This sits at the lower end of the adult height chart on this page.
Most people who search cm to feet actually want a height like 5 ft 9 in, not a decimal such as 5.74 feet. Feet-and-inches is the format used on driver's licenses, passport applications, medical records, and dating apps. This converter shows both so you can pick whichever a form or task requires.