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CM to Feet and Inches Converter
Convert centimeters into whole feet and remaining inches. Enter a height below to see the result, with the total inches and rounding shown for clarity.
Centimeters to Feet and Inches
Enter a height in centimeters to get whole feet plus the remaining inches.
For example, 180 cm equals 5 ft 10.87 in.
Common heights (cm)
Result
5ft10.87in
180 cm = 70.8661 inches total
Remaining inches are rounded to 2 decimal places
Formula: total inches = cm ÷ 2.54 · feet = floor(total inches ÷ 12)
Method
How cm becomes feet and inches
Two conversions happen in sequence: centimeters become inches, then the total inches are split into feet and a remainder.
Divide the centimeter value by 2.54 to get total inches. Next, divide that total by 12 to find the number of whole feet. The remainder is the number of inches left over. For 180 cm, total inches are 70.8661; that is 5 whole feet and 10.8661 inches, which rounds to 5 ft 10.87 in.
If the remaining inches round up to 12, the converter carries one extra foot, so a result never reads “5 ft 12 in.” This is the same way height is usually written in the United States. For decimal feet instead, use the centimeters to feet converter.
Step 1: total inches
total in = cm ÷ 2.54
Convert centimeters to inches using the exact 2.54 factor.
180 cm ÷ 2.54 = 70.8661 in
Step 2: split feet
ft = total in ÷ 12
Take the whole-number part as feet and keep the decimal remainder as inches.
70.8661 ÷ 12 = 5 ft + 10.8661 in
152 cm
152 ÷ 2.54 = 59.8425 in
= 4 ft 11.84 in
170 cm
170 ÷ 2.54 = 66.9291 in
= 5 ft 6.93 in
180 cm
180 ÷ 2.54 = 70.8661 in
= 5 ft 10.87 in
Height chart
Centimeters to feet and inches
Common adult heights, shown with total inches and the feet-and-inches result.
| Centimeters (cm) | Total inches (in) | Feet & inches |
|---|---|---|
| 150 | 59.0551 | 4 ft 11.06 in |
| 155 | 61.0236 | 5 ft 1.02 in |
| 160 | 62.9921 | 5 ft 2.99 in |
| 165 | 64.9606 | 5 ft 4.96 in |
| 170 | 66.9291 | 5 ft 6.93 in |
| 175 | 68.8976 | 5 ft 8.9 in |
| 180 | 70.8661 | 5 ft 10.87 in |
| 185 | 72.8346 | 6 ft 0.83 in |
| 190 | 74.8031 | 6 ft 2.8 in |
| 195 | 76.7717 | 6 ft 4.77 in |
| 200 | 78.7402 | 6 ft 6.74 in |
Remaining inches are rounded to two decimal places. The calculator above accepts any positive centimeter value.
Rounding
Why 180 cm is not exactly 5 ft 11 in
Five feet 11 inches equals 71 inches, or 180.34 centimeters. A person who is 180 cm tall is therefore slightly shorter than 5'11". The exact result is 5 ft 10.8661 in, which rounds to 5 ft 10.87 in. The difference is only about a third of a centimeter, but it explains why height conversions sometimes appear to disagree.
A person's measured height also changes throughout the day, and a tape measure can be read to different levels of precision. A conversion cannot add accuracy that was not present in the original measurement. When a form asks for height, use the convention it requests — for example, 5 ft 11 in rather than the decimal form.
For more detail, read the explanation of cm to feet and inches, or compare the same heights in the centimeter to inch chart.
Answers
Frequently asked questions
Quick answers to the questions people ask most about this conversion.
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How do you convert 180 cm to feet and inches?
Divide 180 by 2.54 to get 70.8661 inches. That is 5 whole feet (60 inches) plus 10.8661 inches, which rounds to 5 feet 10.87 inches.
What is 170 cm in feet and inches?
170 centimeters equals about 5 feet 6.93 inches. The decimal form is 5.5774 feet.
Why is 180 cm not exactly 5 feet 11 inches?
Five feet 11 inches is 71 inches, or 180.34 centimeters. Since 180 cm is slightly shorter than 180.34 cm, the correct result is 5 feet 10.87 inches.
How do you convert feet and inches back to centimeters?
Multiply the number of feet by 30.48 and the number of inches by 2.54, then add the two results. For example, 5 feet 10 inches is (5 × 30.48) + (10 × 2.54) = 177.8 centimeters.
How are the inches rounded in this converter?
The remaining inches are rounded to two decimal places. If rounding produces 12 inches, the converter carries one additional foot so the result never reads as 5 feet 12 inches.
What is 152 cm in feet and inches?
152 centimeters is about 4 feet 11.84 inches. This is close to, but not exactly, 5 feet.
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