DIY Calculators

1 cm in inches

1 cm is 0.3937 inches. That is also 0.03281 feet, or 10 mm.

Factors from their legal definitions.

Convert the other way: inches to cm.

1 centimetre is 0.3937 inches.

One centimetre0.3937 in
One inch2.54 cm

Show the workings
StepSumAnswer
One centimetre in metresa hundredth of a metre0.01 m
One inch in metres0.9144 m ÷ 360.025 m
1 centimetre in metres1 × 0.010.01 m
In inches0.01 ÷ 0.02540.394 in

Where the figures come from

Nearby values

CentimetresInches
1 cm0.3937 in
2 cm0.7874 in
3 cm1.181 in
4 cm1.575 in
5 cm1.969 in
6 cm2.362 in

How it works

To convert centimetres to inches, divide by 2.54. Open "Show the workings" above to see this sum step by step.

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