How do I convert cm to feet and inches?

Divide the centimetres by 2.54 to get total inches, then split that into whole feet (each 12 inches) and the remaining inches. For example 170 cm ÷ 2.54 = 66.93 in = 5 ft 6.9 in, which rounds to 5 ft 7 in.

What is 170 cm in feet and inches?

170 cm is about 5 ft 7 in (5 feet 6.9 inches). The converter shows the exact figure and rounds the inches to one decimal place.

What is 180 cm in feet and inches?

180 cm is about 5 ft 10.9 in, usually written as 5 ft 11 in. Enter 180 in the Centimetres field to see it.

Why does this differ from a cm-to-feet tool?

A plain cm-to-feet tool gives decimal feet, such as 5.58 ft. This converter gives the everyday feet-and-inches form (5 ft 7 in) that people use for height, which is easier to read.

Is my data sent anywhere?

No. Every conversion runs entirely in your browser using the exact 1 in = 2.54 cm definition. Nothing you type is uploaded or stored.

What is the CM to Feet and Inches Converter?

Free cm to feet and inches converter. Enter a height in centimetres and get the whole feet-and-inches form (e.g. 170 cm = 5 ft 7 in), or type feet and inches to get centimetres. Exact 1 in = 2.54 cm. Runs entirely in your browser. It runs free in your browser on Gera Tools, with nothing uploaded.

CM to Feet and Inches Converter

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A cm to feet and inches converter that gives you a real height — like 5 ft 7 in — instead of the decimal feet (5.58 ft) that most length converters return. Type a value in centimetres and read the whole feet-and-inches form straight away, or enter feet and inches to get the centimetres back. It works in both directions and shows the total inches and metres alongside.

How it works

An inch has been defined as exactly 2.54 cm since the international yard-and-pound agreement of 1959, and a foot is exactly 12 inches (30.48 cm). To convert centimetres to a height, the tool divides by 2.54 to get the total number of inches, takes the whole number of feet (each 12 inches), and leaves the remainder as inches. Going the other way, it multiplies feet by 30.48 and inches by 2.54 and adds them.

The inches are rounded to one decimal place for readability. If that rounding pushes the inches up to a full 12, the tool carries it to the next whole foot — so 179.9 cm reads as 5 ft 11 in rather than 5 ft 12 in. Everything is computed in your browser with fixed factors, so nothing you type is uploaded.

Worked example

Say you want to know what 175 cm is in feet and inches. Enter 175: the tool divides by 2.54 to get 68.90 inches, takes 5 whole feet (60 inches), and leaves 8.9 inches — so 175 cm is 5 ft 8.9 in, usually written 5 ft 9 in. It also shows 68.9 in total and 1.75 m. Type 5 feet and 9 inches into the other fields and the centimetres read back as 175.26 cm.

Conversion reference

Centimetres	Feet and inches
150 cm	4 ft 11.1 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
200 cm	6 ft 6.7 in

All figures use the exact 1 in = 2.54 cm definition. For the decimal-feet form (5.58 ft) or a single-unit answer, use a dedicated cm-to-feet or cm-to-inches converter instead.