Feet to Centimeters
Convert feet (ft) to centimeters (cm). 1 ft = 30.48 cm (and 1 cm = 0.032808399 ft). It all runs locally in your browser.
Feet to Centimeters table
| Feet | Centimeters |
|---|---|
| 0.5 ft | 15.24 cm |
| 1 ft | 30.48 cm |
| 2 ft | 60.96 cm |
| 3 ft | 91.44 cm |
| 5 ft | 152.4 cm |
| 10 ft | 304.8 cm |
| 25 ft | 762 cm |
| 50 ft | 1524 cm |
| 100 ft | 3048 cm |
Where this conversion shows up
Height is the big one. Passports, gym equipment, medical forms and dating profiles outside the US all want centimetres, while anyone raised on feet and inches thinks in the other system entirely. It also turns up for furniture and ceiling heights when the room was measured in one system and the product listed in the other.
Worked example
You are 5 ft 10 in and a form wants centimetres. Convert the whole thing to feet first: 10 in = 0.8333 ft, so 5.8333 ft × 30.48 = 177.8 cm. A flat 6 ft is 182.88 cm.
Rounding and precision
Round heights to the nearest centimetre — nobody records 177.8 cm on a form, they write 178. For construction, keep a decimal: a 2.4 m ceiling is 7.87 ft, and rounding to 8 ft loses 40 mm you may need.
How to convert
To convert feet to centimeters, multiply by 30.48. Need other units? Use the full Unit Converter.
FAQ
How many centimeters in a feet?
1 feet equals 30.48 centimeters (cm).
How do I convert feet to centimeters?
Multiply the feet value by 30.48. For example, 5 ft = 152.4 cm.
How many cm is 5 foot 10?
177.8 cm. Convert the inches to a fraction of a foot first (10 ÷ 12 = 0.8333), giving 5.8333 ft, then multiply by 30.48.
Is 1 foot exactly 30.48 cm?
Yes. Since 1959 the international foot has been defined as exactly 0.3048 metres, which makes 1 ft exactly 30.48 cm — an exact conversion, not an approximation.