Turn a height or length in centimetres into feet and inches. To convert centimetres to feet, divide by 30.48.

Centimetres to feet and inches table

Centimetres	Feet and inches
150 cm	4 ft 11.1 in
155 cm	5 ft 1 in
160 cm	5 ft 3 in
165 cm	5 ft 5 in
170 cm	5 ft 6.9 in
175 cm	5 ft 8.9 in
180 cm	5 ft 10.9 in
185 cm	6 ft 0.8 in
190 cm	6 ft 2.8 in
195 cm	6 ft 4.8 in
200 cm	6 ft 6.7 in

How to convert centimetres to feet

One centimetre is 0.03281 feet, and one foot is 30.48 centimetres. So to turn centimetres into feet, divide by 30.48. For example, 180 centimetres ÷ 30.48 = 5.906 feet.

For feet and inches, take the whole feet, then multiply what is left over by 12 to get the inches. There are 12 inches in a foot.

Where the numbers come from

Imperial units are defined in law as exact amounts of metric ones. These are the definitions this converter uses:

A yard in metres: 0.914 m per yard. Source: Weights and Measures Act 1985, Schedule 1.
Feet in a yard: 3 feet per yard. Source: Weights and Measures Act 1985, Schedule 1.

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In feet	5.906 ft
In inches	70.866 in
One centimetre	0.03281 ft
One foot	30.48 cm

Step	Sum	Answer
One centimetre in metres	a hundredth of a metre	0.01 m
One foot in metres	0.9144 m ÷ 3	0.305 m
180 centimetres in metres	180 × 0.01	1.8 m
In feet	1.8 ÷ 0.3048	5.906 ft

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