Height Converter: cm to Feet and Inches
The US and, in everyday speech, the UK give height in feet and inches, while nearly everywhere else uses centimetres. One inch is exactly 2.54 cm and one foot is 30.48 cm, so 175 cm is 68.9 inches, or 5 feet 8.9 inches, usually rounded to 5 ft 9. Going the other way, 6 ft 1 in is 73 inches times 2.54, which is 185.4 cm. The converter handles the arithmetic and rounds sensibly to the nearest half inch or whole centimetre.
Height appears on size charts for kids' clothing, jeans inseams, bike frames and airline seat guides, so it is worth knowing your number in both systems. Measure standing barefoot against a wall with heels together, and take the reading in the morning; people are up to 1 to 2 cm shorter by evening. The table below lists every centimetre from 140 to 210 with its feet and inches equivalent for quick reference.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How tall is 170 cm in feet and inches?▾
170 cm is 66.93 inches, which is 5 feet 6.9 inches, normally written as 5 ft 7 in. 165 cm is 5 ft 5; 175 cm is 5 ft 9; 180 cm is 5 ft 10.9, rounded to 5 ft 11.
How do I convert feet and inches to cm?▾
Multiply feet by 12, add the inches, then multiply by 2.54. For 5 ft 10 in: (5 x 12 + 10) = 70 in, and 70 x 2.54 = 177.8 cm. For 6 ft even: 72 x 2.54 = 182.9 cm.
Why do converters sometimes show different results for the same height?▾
Rounding. 172 cm is 67.72 in, which some sites round to 5 ft 8 and others to 5 ft 7.7. This converter shows one decimal for inches and rounds the display value to the nearest half inch.
What is the average adult height in cm and feet?▾
Roughly 175 cm (5 ft 9) for men and 162 cm (5 ft 4) for women globally, with wide variation by country: Dutch men average about 183 cm (6 ft 0), Korean men about 174 cm (5 ft 8.5).
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