Cm to Feet and Inches — Height Converter and Chart

How to convert centimeters to feet and inches

Two steps:

Inches = centimeters ÷ 2.54. 170 cm ÷ 2.54 = 66.93 in.
Feet = inches ÷ 12, keeping the remainder as inches. 66.93 ÷ 12 = 5 ft with 6.93 in left.

So 170 cm is 5 ft 6.93 in, written 5 ft 7 in to the nearest inch. The result gives the rounded height as the main answer and lists the exact feet and inches, the nearest 1/16 inch, total inches and meters below it.

Do not read decimal feet as inches: 170 cm is 5.58 ft, but that is not 5 ft 5.8 in — 0.58 ft is 6.93 in. To go the other way, type feet and inches into the feet to centimeters converter; for inches alone, use cm to inches.

Height chart: 145 to 205 cm

Centimeters	Feet and inches (nearest inch)	Exact	Inches
145 cm	4 ft 9 in	4 ft 9.1 in	57.1 in
146 cm	4 ft 9 in	4 ft 9.5 in	57.5 in
147 cm	4 ft 10 in	4 ft 9.9 in	57.9 in
148 cm	4 ft 10 in	4 ft 10.3 in	58.3 in
149 cm	4 ft 11 in	4 ft 10.7 in	58.7 in
150 cm	4 ft 11 in	4 ft 11.1 in	59.1 in
151 cm	4 ft 11 in	4 ft 11.4 in	59.4 in
152 cm	5 ft 0 in	4 ft 11.8 in	59.8 in
153 cm	5 ft 0 in	5 ft 0.2 in	60.2 in
154 cm	5 ft 1 in	5 ft 0.6 in	60.6 in
155 cm	5 ft 1 in	5 ft 1.0 in	61.0 in
156 cm	5 ft 1 in	5 ft 1.4 in	61.4 in
157 cm	5 ft 2 in	5 ft 1.8 in	61.8 in
158 cm	5 ft 2 in	5 ft 2.2 in	62.2 in
159 cm	5 ft 3 in	5 ft 2.6 in	62.6 in
160 cm	5 ft 3 in	5 ft 3.0 in	63.0 in
161 cm	5 ft 3 in	5 ft 3.4 in	63.4 in
162 cm	5 ft 4 in	5 ft 3.8 in	63.8 in
163 cm	5 ft 4 in	5 ft 4.2 in	64.2 in
164 cm	5 ft 5 in	5 ft 4.6 in	64.6 in
165 cm	5 ft 5 in	5 ft 5.0 in	65.0 in
166 cm	5 ft 5 in	5 ft 5.4 in	65.4 in
167 cm	5 ft 6 in	5 ft 5.7 in	65.7 in
168 cm	5 ft 6 in	5 ft 6.1 in	66.1 in
169 cm	5 ft 7 in	5 ft 6.5 in	66.5 in
170 cm	5 ft 7 in	5 ft 6.9 in	66.9 in
171 cm	5 ft 7 in	5 ft 7.3 in	67.3 in
172 cm	5 ft 8 in	5 ft 7.7 in	67.7 in
173 cm	5 ft 8 in	5 ft 8.1 in	68.1 in
174 cm	5 ft 9 in	5 ft 8.5 in	68.5 in
175 cm	5 ft 9 in	5 ft 8.9 in	68.9 in
176 cm	5 ft 9 in	5 ft 9.3 in	69.3 in
177 cm	5 ft 10 in	5 ft 9.7 in	69.7 in
178 cm	5 ft 10 in	5 ft 10.1 in	70.1 in
179 cm	5 ft 10 in	5 ft 10.5 in	70.5 in
180 cm	5 ft 11 in	5 ft 10.9 in	70.9 in
181 cm	5 ft 11 in	5 ft 11.3 in	71.3 in
182 cm	6 ft 0 in	5 ft 11.7 in	71.7 in
183 cm	6 ft 0 in	6 ft 0.0 in	72.0 in
184 cm	6 ft 0 in	6 ft 0.4 in	72.4 in
185 cm	6 ft 1 in	6 ft 0.8 in	72.8 in
186 cm	6 ft 1 in	6 ft 1.2 in	73.2 in
187 cm	6 ft 2 in	6 ft 1.6 in	73.6 in
188 cm	6 ft 2 in	6 ft 2.0 in	74.0 in
189 cm	6 ft 2 in	6 ft 2.4 in	74.4 in
190 cm	6 ft 3 in	6 ft 2.8 in	74.8 in
191 cm	6 ft 3 in	6 ft 3.2 in	75.2 in
192 cm	6 ft 4 in	6 ft 3.6 in	75.6 in
193 cm	6 ft 4 in	6 ft 4.0 in	76.0 in
194 cm	6 ft 4 in	6 ft 4.4 in	76.4 in
195 cm	6 ft 5 in	6 ft 4.8 in	76.8 in
196 cm	6 ft 5 in	6 ft 5.2 in	77.2 in
197 cm	6 ft 6 in	6 ft 5.6 in	77.6 in
198 cm	6 ft 6 in	6 ft 6.0 in	78.0 in
199 cm	6 ft 6 in	6 ft 6.3 in	78.3 in
200 cm	6 ft 7 in	6 ft 6.7 in	78.7 in
201 cm	6 ft 7 in	6 ft 7.1 in	79.1 in
202 cm	6 ft 8 in	6 ft 7.5 in	79.5 in
203 cm	6 ft 8 in	6 ft 7.9 in	79.9 in
204 cm	6 ft 8 in	6 ft 8.3 in	80.3 in
205 cm	6 ft 9 in	6 ft 8.7 in	80.7 in

To convert several heights — a team roster, a family — open Convert a list of values and paste the centimeters one per line.

Rounding a height

Heights in the U.S. are written to the nearest inch, so a conversion should round, not cut off: 152 cm is 4 ft 11.8 in, which rounds to 5 ft 0 in, not 4 ft 11 in. When the inches round up to 12, they become another foot. For records that need more precision, the result keeps the exact inches to one decimal.

Meters and centimeters

Some documents give height in meters — 1.70 m rather than 170 cm. Multiply meters by 100 to get centimeters, or use meters to feet and inches directly.

Frequently asked questions

How tall is 170 cm in feet and inches?

5 ft 7 in to the nearest inch — 5 ft 6.9 in exactly. 170 ÷ 2.54 = 66.93 in, which is 5 feet (60 in) and 6.93 in.

How tall is 180 cm in feet?

5 ft 11 in (5 ft 10.9 in exactly), or 5.91 feet. Six feet is 182.88 cm.

Is 183 cm 6 feet?

Yes, to the nearest inch: 183 cm is 6 ft 0.05 in. Exactly 6 feet is 182.88 cm.

How tall is 160 cm in feet?

5 ft 3 in (5 ft 2.99 in exactly), or 5.25 feet.

How do I convert cm to feet and inches by hand?

Divide by 2.54 to get inches, then divide the inches by 12: the whole number is feet and the remainder is inches. 175 cm ÷ 2.54 = 68.9 in; 68.9 ÷ 12 = 5 remainder 8.9, so 5 ft 8.9 in, or 5 ft 9 in rounded.

Should I round my height up or down?

Round to the nearest inch, the way a height measured in inches would be written: 5 ft 6.9 in becomes 5 ft 7 in, 5 ft 6.4 in becomes 5 ft 6 in. A medical record may keep the decimal.