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Height Conversion - Feet and Inches to cm or cm to Feet and Inches

Convert Height in Feet and Inches to Centimeter (height in ft inch to cm) and Height in Centimeter to Feet and Inches (cm in feet and inches)

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Formula for Height Conversion (cm to feet inch and feet inch to cm)

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How many Feet to Cm

1 cm = 0.0328 feet

How many Inches to Cm

1 cm = 0.3937 inches

How to convert Feet and Inches to cm

(ft x 12) + in ) x 2.54

To convert feet and inches to meters, you can use the following formula:

meters = (feet * 12 + inches) * 0.0254

For example, to convert 5 feet 10 inches to meters, you would use the following formula:

meters = (5 * 12 + 10) * 0.0254 = 1.78 meters

Example 6 feet 5 inches

  • Convert feet to inches: 6 * 12 inches = 72

  • Add the inches part: 72 + 5 = 77 inches

  • Convert inches to cm : 2.54 * 77 = 195.58 cms

How to convert cm to Feet and Inches

feet = (cm /30.48)

Multiply decimal part by 12 inches to get feet and inches

Let's say height is 196 cms

Convert height to feet = 196 / 30.48 = 6.43 feet

6 feet + convert 0.43 feet to inches = 6 feet + (0.43 * 12) 5.1 inches

so 6 feet , 5.1 inches.

Interesting Points on Feet Inch and Centimeter Conversions

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  • The metric system, which uses centimeters and meters, is the international standard for height measurement.

  • The imperial system of measurement, which uses feet and inches, is still used in many countries, including the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada.
  • There are 2.54 centimeters in one inch, and 12 inches in one foot.

  • To convert from feet and inches to centimeters, you can multiply the feet by 12 and then add the inches.

  • To convert from centimeters to feet and inches, you can divide the centimeters by 2.54 and then round down to the nearest inch.

  • There are a few different ways to express height in feet and inches. For example, you can say "5 feet 10 inches" or "5'10"". You can also use a fraction to represent the inches, such as "5 feet 10/12 inches".
  • The average height of a person varies depending on their gender and location. For example, the average height of an adult male in the United States is 5 feet 9 inches, while the average height of an adult female is 5 feet 4 inches.
  • Few Random facts about height:
    • The tallest person in recorded history was Robert Wadlow, who was 8 feet 11 inches tall.
    • The shortest person in recorded history was Pauline Musters, who was 1 foot 11.5 inches tall.
    • The average height of people has been increasing over time. For example, the average height of an adult male in the United States has increased by about 4 inches since the early 1900s.
    • In some countries, height requirements are used for certain jobs or activities. For example, in the United States, you must be at least 5 feet 7 inches tall to be a police officer.
  • Height conversions are also used in sports. For example, in basketball, players are often listed by their height in feet and inches.
  • In the fashion industry, height conversions are used to size clothing.

Height Conversion - Feet Inches into cm, Height into inches

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Height in feet inch to cm

Feet Inch (ft in)

Centimeters (cms)

Inch (in)

Meter (m)

0.5 ft

15.24 cm

6 in

0.152 m

1 ft

30.48 cm

12 in

0.304 m

1.5 ft

45.72 cm

18 in

0.457 m

2 ft

60.96 cm

24 in

0.609 m

2.5 ft

76.2 cm

30 in

0.762 m

3 ft

91.44 cm

36 in

0.914 m

3.5 ft

106.68 cm

42 in

1.06 m

4 ft

121.92 cm

48 in

1.219 m

4 ft 4 in

132.08 cm

52 in

1.32 m

4 ft 5 in

134.62 cm

53 in

1.346 m

4 ft 6 in

137.16 cm

54 in

1.371 m

4 ft 7 in

139.7 cm

55 in

1.397 m

4 ft 8 in

142.24 cm

56 in

1.42 m

4 ft 9 in

144.78 cm

57 in

1.447 m

4 ft 10 in

147.32 cm

58 in

1.473 m

4 ft 11 in

149.86 cm

59 in

1.498 m

5 ft

152.4 cm

60 in

1.524 m

5 ft 0.5 in

153.67 cm

60.5 in

1.536 m

5 ft 1 in

154.94 cm

61 in

1.549 m

5 ft 1.5 in

156.21 cm

61.5 in

1.562 m

5 ft 2 in

157.48 cm

62 in

1.574 m

5 ft 3 in

160.02 cm

63 in

1.60 m

5 ft 4 in

162.56 cm

64 in

1.62 m

5 ft 5 in

165.1 cm

65 in

1.65 m

5 ft 6 in

167.64 cm

66 in

1.67 m

5 ft 7 in

170.18 cm

67 in

1.7 m

5 ft 8 in

172.72 cm

68 in

1.72 m

5 ft 9 in

175.26 cm

69 in

1.75 m

5 ft 10 in

177.8 cm

70 in

1.77 m

5 ft 11 in

180.34 cm

71 in

1.8 m

6 ft

182.88 cm

72 in

1.82 m

6 ft 0.5 in

184.15 cm

72.5 in

1.84 m

6 ft 1 in

185.42 cm

73 in

1.85 m

6 ft 1.5 in

186.69 cm

73.5 in

1.86 m

6 ft 2 in

187.96 cm

74 in

1.87 m

6 ft 3 in

190.5 cm

75 in

1.9 m

6 ft 4 in

193.04 cm

76 in

1.93 m

6 ft 5 in

195.58 cm

77 in

1.95 m

6 ft 6 in

198.12 cm

78 in

1.98 m

6 ft 7 in

200.66 cm

79 in

2 m

6 ft 8 in

203.2 cm

80 in

2.03 m

6 ft 9 in

205.74 cm

81 in

2.05 m

6 ft 10 in

208.28 cm

82 in

2.08 m

6 ft 11 in

210.82 cm

83 in

2.1 m

7 ft

213.36 cm

84 in

2.13 m

7 ft 0.5 in

214.63 cm

84.5 in

2.14 m

7 ft 1 in

215.9 cm

85 in

2.15 m

7 ft 1.5 in

217.17 cm

85.5 in

2.17 m

7 ft 2 in

218.44 cm

86 in

2.18 m

7 ft 3 in

220.98 cm

87 in

2.2 m

7 ft 4 in

223.52 cm

88 in

2.23 m

7 ft 5 in

226.06 cm

89 in

2.26 m

7 ft 6 in

228.6 cm

90 in

2.28 m

7 ft 7 in

231.14 cm

91 in

2.31 m

7 ft 8 in

233.68 cm

92 in

2.33 m

7 ft 9 in

236.22 cm

93 in

2.36 m

7 ft 10 in

238.76 cm

94 in

2.38 m

7 ft 11 in

241.3 cm

95 in

2.41 m

8 ft

243.84 cm

96 in

2.43 m

8 ft 4 in

254 cm

100 in

2.54 m

8 ft 5 in

256.54 cm

101 in

2.56 m

8 ft 6 in

259.08 cm

102 in

2.59 m

8 ft 7 in

261.62 cm

103 in

2.61 m

8 ft 8 in

264.16 cm

104 in

2.64 m

8 ft 9 in

266.7 cm

105 in

2.66 m

8 ft 10 in

269.24 cm

106 in

2.69 m

8 ft 11 in

271.78 cm

107 in

2.71 m

9 ft

274.32 cm

108 in

2.74 m

9 ft 4 in

284.48 cm

112 in

2.84 m

9 ft 5 in

287.02 cm

113 in

2.87 m

9 ft 6 in

289.56 cm

114 in

2.89 m

9 ft 7 in

292.1 cm

115 in

2.92 m

9 ft 8 in

294.64 cm

116 in

2.94 m

9 ft 9 in

297.18 cm

117 in

2.97 m

9 ft 10 in

299.72 cm

118 in

2.99 m

9 ft 11 in

302.26 cm

119 in

3 m

10 ft

304.8 cm

120 in

3.04 m

10 ft 4 in

314.96 cm

124 in

3.14 m

10 ft 5 in

317.5 cm

125 in

3.17 m

10 ft 6 in

320.04 cm

126 in

3.2 m

10 ft 7 in

322.58 cm

127 in

3.22 m

10 ft 8 in

325.12 cm

128 in

3.25 m

10 ft 9 in

327.66 cm

129 in

3.27 m

10 ft 10 in

330.2 cm

130 in

3.3 m

10 ft 11 in

332.74 cm

131 in

3.32 m

12 ft

365.76 cm

144 in

3.65 m

12 ft 4 in

375.92 cm

148 in

3.75 m

12 ft 5 in

378.46 cm

149 in

3.78 m

12 ft 6 in

381 cm

150 in

3.81 m

12 ft 7 in

383.54 cm

151 in

3.83 m

12 ft 8 in

386.08 cm

152 in

3.86 m

12 ft 9 in

388.62 cm

153 in

3.88 m

12 ft 10 in

391.16 cm

154 in

3.9 m

12 ft 11 in

393.7 cm

155 in

3.93 m

25 ft

762 cm

300 in

7.62 m

25 ft 4 in

772.16 cm

304 in

7.72 m

25 ft 5 in

774.7 cm

305 in

7.74 m

25 ft 6 in

777.24 cm

306 in

7.77 m

25 ft 7 in

779.78 cm

307 in

7.79 m

25 ft 8 in

782.32 cm

308 in

7.82 m

25 ft 9 in

784.86 cm

309 in

7.84 m

25 ft 10 in

787.4 cm

310 in

7.87 m

25 ft 11 in

789.94 cm

311 in

7.89 m

50 ft

1524 cm

600 in

15.24 m

50 ft 4 in

1534.16 cm

604 in

15.34 m

50 ft 5 in

1536.7 cm

605 in

15.36 m

50 ft 6 in

1539.24 cm

606 in

15.39 m

50 ft 7 in

1541.78 cm

607 in

15.41 m

50 ft 8 in

1544.32 cm

608 in

15.44 m

50 ft 9 in

1546.86 cm

609 in

15.46 m

50 ft 10 in

1549.4 cm

610 in

15.49 m

50 ft 11 in

1551.94 cm

611 in

15.51 m

100 ft

3048 cm

1200 in

30.48 m

100 ft 4 in

3058.16 cm

1204 in

30.58 m

100 ft 5 in

3060.7 cm

1205 in

30.6 m

100 ft 6 in

3063.24 cm

1206 in

30.63 m

100 ft 7 in

3065.78 cm

1207 in

30.65 m

100 ft 8 in

3068.32 cm

1208 in

30.68 m

100 ft 9 in

3070.86 cm

1209 in

30.7 m

100 ft 10 in

3073.4 cm

1210 in

30.73 m

100 ft 11 in

3075.94 cm

1211 in

30.75 m

Male Average height by Age

Average height for men is 176.5 cms / 5 feet and 9.5 inches

Age

Feet – Inch (Male / Boy)

Centimeter (Male / Boy)

0

1′ 7″ - 1′ 9″

48.2 cm – 53 cm

1 month

1′ 9″ - 1′ 10″

53.8 cm - 55.2 cm

2 months

1′ 11″ - 1′ 11.1″

58.0 cm - 58.6 cm

3 months

1′ 12″ - 2′

59.8 cm - 61.6 cm

4 months

2′ - 2′ 2″

63 cm – 65 cm

5 months

2′ 2″ - 2′ 2.2″

65.6 cm – 66.6 cm

6 months

2′ 2.5″ - 2′ 3″

67.2 cm - 67.9 cm

7 months

2′ 3″ - 2′ 3.4″

68.6 cm – 69.6 cm

8 months

2′ 3.6″ - 2′ 4″

70 cm -70.8 cm

9 months

2′ 4″ - 2′ 5″

71.2 cm – 72.2 cm

10 months

2′ 4.5″ - 2′ 5″

72.3 cm - 73.3 cm

11 months

2′ 5″ - 2′ 6″

73.8 cm - 74.9 cm

1 year (12 months)

2′ 5″ - 2′ 6″

74 cm – 76.2 cm

15 months

2′ 6″ - 2′ 7″

76.3 cm – 78.2 cm

18 months

2′ 8″ - 2′ 9″

80.2 cm - 82.6 cm

2 year (24 months)

2′ 10″ - 2′ 10.3″

84.8 cm - 87.2 cm

3 year

3′ 1″ - 3′ 2″

94.0 cm - 95.6 cm

4 year

3′ 4″ - 3′ 5″

101 cm – 103.3 cm

5 year

3′ 6″ - 3′ 7″

107 cm - 109.8 cm

6 year

3′ 9″ - 3′ 10″

113 cm - 116.5 cm

7 year

3′ 11″ - 4′ 1″

120 cm- 123.4 cm

8 year

4′ 2″ - 4′ 4″

127 cm – 130.2 cm

9 year

4′ 4″ - 4′ 5″

132 cm – 134.3 cm

10 year

4′ 6″ - 4′ 7″

137.2 cm – 139.5 cm

11 year

4′ 8″ - 4′ 9″

142.3 cm - 145.5 cm

12 year

4′ 10″ - 4′ 11″

147.0 cm - 150.2 cm

13 year

5′ - 5′ 2″

153.5 cm - 158.6 cm

14 year

5′ 4″ - 5′ 7″

161.3 cm - 169.4 cm

15 year

5′ 5″ - 5′ 8″

165.7 cm - 172.1 cm

16 year

5′ 6″ - 5′ 9″

166.4 cm - 175.4 cm

17 year

5′ 6″ - 5′ 10″

167.2 cm - 177.5 cm

18 year

5′ 6″ - 5′ 11″

168.2 cm - 180+ cm

Female Average height by Age

The average height for women is 163 cms / 5 feet and 4.2 inches

Age

Feet – Inch (Female / Girl)

Centimeter (Female / Girl)

0

1′ 7″ - 1′ 8″

47 cm – 51 cm

1 month

1′ 9 ″ - 1′ 9.2″

53.2 cm - 53.8 cm

2 months

1′ 10″ - 1′ 10.2″

55.8 cm - 56.3 cm

3 months

1′ 11″ - 1′ 12″

58.8 cm - 60.0 cm

4 months

2′ - 2′ 0.6″

61.5 cm - 62.4 cm

5 months

2′ 1″ - 2′ 1.4″

63.6 cm - 64.4 cm

6 months

2′ 1″ - 2′ 1.3″

63.8 cm – 64.3 cm

7 months

2′ 2″ - 2′ 3″

66.0 cm - 67.5 cm

8 months

2′ 3″ - 2′ 3.2″

68.1 cm - 69.2 cm

9 months

2′ 3.5″ - 2′ 4″

69.8 cm - 70.5 cm

10 months

2′ 4″ - 2′ 4.3″

71.2 cm - 71.8 cm

11 months

2′ 4.5″ - 2′ 5″

72.4 cm - 73 cm

1 year (12 months)

2′ 5″ - 2′ 5.2″

73.5 cm – 74.2 cm

15 months

2′ 6″ - 2′ 7″

76 cm – 77.9 cm

18 months

2′ 7.6″- 2′ 8″

80.3 cm - 81.0 cm

2 year (24 months)

2′ 9″ - 2′ 10″

84.7 cm – 85.5 cm

3 year

3′ 1″ - 3′ 2″

93.8 cm – 94.2 cm

4 year

3′ 3.4″ - 3′ 4″

100 cm - 101.5 cm

5 year

3′ 6″ - 3′ 7″

106.7 cm - 108 cm

6 year

3′ 8″ - 3′ 10″

112.3 cm – 115.7 cm

7 year

3′ 11″ - 3′ 12″

119.9 cm - 121.5 cm

8 year

4′ 2″ - 4′ 3″

126.5 cm – 128.4 cm

9 year

4′ 4″ - 4′ 5″

132 cm – 133.6 cm

10 year

4′ 6″ - 4′ 7″

137 cm – 138.6 cm

11 year

4′ 7″ - 4′ 9″

139.8 cm – 144.2 cm

12 year

4′ 11″ - 4′ 11.1″

149.6 cm - 150.2 cm

13 year

5′ - 5′ 2″

152.6 cm - 157 cm

14 year

5′ - 5′ 3″

153.7 cm – 159.1 cm

15 year

5′ 1″ - 5′ 4″

155.2 cm - 162.7 cm

16 year

5′ 2″ - 4′ 4″

156.5 cm - 163.4 cm

17 year

5′ 3″ - 5′ 7″

156.9 cm – 169.5 cm

18 year

5′ 2″ - 5′ 8″

157.5 cm - 172.4 cm

Frequently Asked Questions on height conversion

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  • The metric system of unit for height is meter (m) and Centimeter (cm). Imperial system of measure is with Feet and Inch

  • Inch is bigger than Centimeter. Feet is bigger than Centimeter and Inch. Meter is bigger than Feet.

  • 190.5 cm

  • 60 inches

  • 152.4 cm

  • 193.04 cm

  • 182.88 cm

  • 76 inches

  • 165.1 cm

  • 177.8 cm

  • 167.64 cm

  • 170.688 cm

  • Convert feet part of the height to inches. 1 feet = 12 inches . add the inches part to it. then multiply by 2.54 to get cm. (1 inch = 2.54 cms) . Consider height as 6 feet 1 in. 6 feet x 12 = 72 inches . Total height in inches = 72 + 1 = 73 inches . Height in cm = 73 x 2.54 = 185.42 cm .

  • Convert centimeter to inches by dividing by 2.54. Divide by 12 to get the feet value. The whole part or integral part is the feet part. Multiply decimal by 12 to get the inch part. Let's consider height is 177.8 cms. Height in inches = 117.8/2.54 = 70 inches. Divide by 12 (to get the feet part) = 70/12 = 5.833 feet. (5 feet + 0.833 ft). Multiply 0.833 part by 12 to get the inch = 0.833 * 12 = 10 inches. Height in feet/inch = 5 feet 10 inches (5"10').

  • For male, it is taken as 170cms, 1.7 m, 5 feet 7 inches. For female, it is taken as 160 cms, 1.6 m, 5 feet 3 inches. Height varies significantly across different regions. Europe has the highest average heights and South Asia the lowest average heights. Netherlands has the tallest average and Bolivia shortest average heights.

  • 8 feet 11 inches, 272 cms, 107 inches in is the highest ever recorded height.

  • 1 feet + 9.5 inches, 54.5 cms, 21.5 inches is the shortest recorded height.

  • It's between 18-20 years.