Feet to meters
One foot is 0.3048 meters. Type a length in feet, or a height in feet and inches, to see it in meters.
How to convert feet to meters
Multiply the number of feet by 0.3048.
meters = feet × 0.3048
For example, 10 ft × 0.3048 = 3.048 m. The figure is exact. The foot has been defined as precisely 0.3048 meters since 1959.
For a rough answer in your head, multiply by 3 and divide by 10: 20 feet is about 6 meters. The true figure is 6.096 m.
Feet and inches
A foot is 12 inches and an inch is exactly 2.54 centimeters. To convert a height such as 5 ft 9 in:
- Convert the feet: 5 × 0.3048 = 1.524 m.
- Convert the inches: 9 × 0.0254 = 0.2286 m.
- Add them: 1.7526 m, or about 175 cm.
Height chart
| Feet and inches | Meters | Centimeters |
|---|---|---|
| 4 ft 10 in | 1.47 m | 147 cm |
| 5 ft 0 in | 1.52 m | 152 cm |
| 5 ft 2 in | 1.57 m | 157 cm |
| 5 ft 4 in | 1.63 m | 163 cm |
| 5 ft 6 in | 1.68 m | 168 cm |
| 5 ft 8 in | 1.73 m | 173 cm |
| 5 ft 10 in | 1.78 m | 178 cm |
| 6 ft 0 in | 1.83 m | 183 cm |
| 6 ft 2 in | 1.88 m | 188 cm |
| 6 ft 4 in | 1.93 m | 193 cm |
| 6 ft 6 in | 1.98 m | 198 cm |
Feet to meters table
| Feet | Meters |
|---|---|
| 1 ft | 0.305 m |
| 2 ft | 0.61 m |
| 3 ft | 0.914 m |
| 4 ft | 1.219 m |
| 5 ft | 1.524 m |
| 6 ft | 1.829 m |
| 7 ft | 2.134 m |
| 8 ft | 2.438 m |
| 9 ft | 2.743 m |
| 10 ft | 3.048 m |
| 15 ft | 4.572 m |
| 20 ft | 6.096 m |
| 25 ft | 7.62 m |
| 30 ft | 9.144 m |
| 40 ft | 12.192 m |
| 50 ft | 15.24 m |
| 75 ft | 22.86 m |
| 100 ft | 30.48 m |
| 200 ft | 60.96 m |
| 500 ft | 152.4 m |
| 1000 ft | 304.8 m |
Lengths you are likely to meet
| What | Feet | Meters |
|---|---|---|
| Standard ceiling height | 8 ft | 2.438 m |
| A basketball hoop | 10 ft | 3.048 m |
| One storey of a building, roughly | 10 ft | 3.048 m |
| Length of a tennis court | 78 ft | 23.774 m |
| Cruising altitude of an airliner | 35,000 ft | 10,668 m |
Aviation uses feet for altitude almost everywhere in the world, even in countries that are otherwise fully metric. Mountain heights are the usual place people need the conversion: Mount Everest is 8,849 m, which is 29,032 ft.
Square feet and square meters
Areas do not convert with the same number. One square foot is 0.3048 × 0.3048 = 0.0929 square meters, so a 1,000 square foot flat is about 93 square meters. The unit converter handles area, along with weight, volume and temperature.
Questions
How many meters is 1 foot?
0.3048 m exactly.
How many feet are in a meter?
3.28084 feet. One meter is about 3 feet 3 inches.
How tall is 6 feet in meters?
1.8288 m, or about 183 cm.
How tall is 5 ft 7 in in meters?
1.7018 m, or about 170 cm.
Is it “meters” or “metres”?
Both are correct. “Meter” is the American spelling and “metre” is used in British English and by most other English-speaking countries. The unit is the same.