Centimeters to Feet Converter

The converter above is already set to centimeters and feet, so you only need to enter your number. The result updates as you type, and nothing is sent anywhere.

1. Type your value in the Value box, for example 170. Decimals and negative numbers are accepted.
2. Check that From shows centimeters and To shows feet. Both menus can be changed if you need a different pair.
3. Read the answer in the large result box. The note under it shows the exact factor used for one centimeter.
4. Press Copy result to put the answer on your clipboard, or Swap units to convert in the opposite direction.
5. Look at In every unit on the right to see the same amount in all the other length units.

One centimeter is about 0.0328084 feet, so the formula is feet = centimeters x 0.0328084. Going the other way, one foot is exactly 30.48 centimeters. A centimeter is one hundredth of a meter, about the width of a fingernail. A foot is 12 inches, which is exactly 0.3048 meters.

Worked examples with the same factor:

• 170 centimeters: 170 x 0.0328084 = 5.57743 feet
• 425 centimeters: 425 x 0.0328084 = 13.9436 feet
• 1,700 centimeters: 1,700 x 0.0328084 = 55.7743 feet

Divide by 30 and take off a little: 180 cm is about 6 feet, exactly 5.906.

To check the converter by hand, take 425 centimeters and apply the rule once: the result should be 13.9436 feet. If you go back again with the reverse factor 30.48 you land on 425 centimeters, which confirms that the two directions agree. Rounding the factor to fewer digits for mental math gives a result that is close but not identical, so use the tool when the last digits matter.

These reference values come from the same factor the converter uses, so they match what you see above. Use the table for common amounts, and the converter for anything else.

Length units come from two families. The metric units (millimeter, centimeter, meter, kilometer) are powers of ten apart, so moving between them only shifts a decimal point. The customary units (inch, foot, yard, mile) descend from older body-based and road measures and were fixed to the meter by international agreement in 1959, which is why every conversion between the two families has an exact factor.

Use the table as a sanity check rather than a substitute for the converter. If your number sits between two rows, the answer must sit between the two results, and if it is ten times larger the answer is ten times larger. That simple scaling rule catches most typing mistakes, such as an extra zero or a misplaced decimal point.

Turning a height or room size from centimeters into feet helps when listings, visa forms or fitness tools use a different system from the one you know.

The most common slip is converting only part of a mixed measurement: 5 feet 8 inches is 68 inches in total, not 5.8 feet, so turn the feet into inches (or the inches into a fraction of a foot) before adding. Another is rounding too early, which grows into a visible error over long runs.

Related pages: Feet to Centimeters Converter for the reverse direction, and the meters to feet and yards to meters pages. For other length units use the length converter.

The page keeps no history, so each visit starts again from the defaults, 170 centimeters. Your numbers are processed by JavaScript in your own browser and are never sent to a server, which makes the converter safe for private figures such as medical, financial or work measurements.