5 ft 5 in to cm — 5'5" Is 165.1 Centimeters

How to convert 5 feet 5 inches to cm

Turn the height into inches, then multiply by 2.54 — the inch is defined as exactly 2.54 centimeters:

5 ft × 12 + 5 in = 65 in, and 65 × 2.54 = 165.1 cm

The converter above starts at 5 ft 5 in and keeps the feet and inches in separate fields, so you can change either one. For other heights, use the full feet to cm converter; for the reverse, cm to feet and inches.

5’5” in meters, inches and rounded centimeters

165.1 cm — the exact value;
165 cm — what a metric form or a doctor’s chart usually records;
1.65 m — the way heights are written in most of the world;
65 in — the way some U.S. sports rosters and medical apps record height.

165.1 cm is one of the few heights in feet and inches that lands almost exactly on a round number of centimeters: 165 cm is only a millimeter less.

How tall is 5’5”?

165.1 cm among U.S. adults
Group	Percentile	Median height	Compared with the median
U.S. men, 20 and over	about the 9th percentile	175.4 cm	10.3 cm below the median
U.S. women, 20 and over	about the 70th percentile	161.3 cm	3.8 cm above the median

Percentile: the share of adults shorter than this height. Source: CDC/NCHS — Anthropometric Reference Data for Children and Adults: United States, 2015–2018 (Vital Health Stat 3(46)), Tables 9 and 11, measured heights, all race and Hispanic-origin groups; values between published percentiles are interpolated.

In plain words: about 9% of U.S. men are shorter, and about 70% of U.S. women are shorter. The median adult man in the U.S. is 175.4 cm (about 5’9”) and the median woman 161.3 cm (about 5’3.5”). Height says nothing about health on its own; for growth questions about children, ask a pediatrician, since this table covers adults only.

Nearby heights in centimeters

Height	Inches	Centimeters	Meters
5’0”	60 in	152.4 cm	1.52 m
5’1”	61 in	154.94 cm	1.55 m
5’2”	62 in	157.48 cm	1.57 m
5’3”	63 in	160.02 cm	1.60 m
5’4”	64 in	162.56 cm	1.63 m
5’5”	65 in	165.1 cm	1.65 m
5’6”	66 in	167.64 cm	1.68 m
5’7”	67 in	170.18 cm	1.70 m
5’8”	68 in	172.72 cm	1.73 m
5’9”	69 in	175.26 cm	1.75 m
5’10”	70 in	177.8 cm	1.78 m
5’11”	71 in	180.34 cm	1.80 m
6’0”	72 in	182.88 cm	1.83 m
6’1”	73 in	185.42 cm	1.85 m
6’2”	74 in	187.96 cm	1.88 m

Each inch adds 2.54 cm, so a 2-inch difference is just over 5 cm. To convert just the inches, see inches to cm.

Frequently asked questions

What is 5'5" in cm?

165.1 cm. 5 feet 5 inches is 65 inches, and 65 × 2.54 = 165.1.

What is 5 ft 5 in in meters?

1.6510 m, or 1.65 m rounded to the centimeter.

How many inches is 5'5"?

65 inches: 5 × 12 + 5.

What do I write on a form that asks for height in cm?

165 cm. Forms usually want whole centimeters, and 165.1 rounds to 165.

Is 5'5" tall?

It depends on the comparison: 5'5" is about the 9th percentile for U.S. men and about the 70th percentile for U.S. women aged 20 and over (CDC, 2015–2018).

What is 165 cm in feet and inches?

165 cm is 5 ft 4.96 in, so it rounds to 5'5". The exact metric value of 5'5" is 165.1 cm.