CalcPairsHeight Converter — cm to Feet & Inches
Height runs both ways here: 180 cm is 5 ft 10.87 in, and 5 ft 9 in is 175.26 cm. One inch is exactly 2.54 cm, so centimetres ÷ 2.54 gives total inches, which then split into feet and the inches left over.
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How this conversion works
Most converters force you through decimal feet — 5.91 ft — which nobody says out loud. This one speaks the way heights are actually spoken: type centimetres and read feet and inches separately, or type feet and inches and read centimetres. Edit any of the three boxes and the others answer.
Heights matter on forms, in sport, at the doctor and on dating profiles, and the two systems meet constantly: a 6-foot door frame is 182.88 cm, the average US man at 5 ft 9 in is 175.26 cm, and the average US woman at 5 ft 4 in is 162.56 cm. The table below runs from 120 cm to 210 cm — the whole human range.
The exact formula
total inches = centimetres ÷ 2.54 · feet = whole feet · inches = the remainder
And back: centimetres = (feet × 12 + inches) × 2.54. One inch is exactly 2.54 cm.
Centimeters to Feet & inches conversion table
| Centimeters (cm) | Feet & inches (ft/in) |
|---|---|
| 120 | 3 ft 11.24 in |
| 125 | 4 ft 1.21 in |
| 130 | 4 ft 3.18 in |
| 135 | 4 ft 5.15 in |
| 140 | 4 ft 7.12 in |
| 145 | 4 ft 9.09 in |
| 150 | 4 ft 11.06 in |
| 155 | 5 ft 1.02 in |
| 160 | 5 ft 2.99 in |
| 165 | 5 ft 4.96 in |
| Centimeters (cm) | Feet & inches (ft/in) |
|---|---|
| 170 | 5 ft 6.93 in |
| 175 | 5 ft 8.9 in |
| 180 | 5 ft 10.87 in |
| 185 | 6 ft 0.83 in |
| 190 | 6 ft 2.8 in |
| 195 | 6 ft 4.77 in |
| 200 | 6 ft 6.74 in |
| 205 | 6 ft 8.71 in |
| 210 | 6 ft 10.68 in |
Frequently asked questions
How tall is 170 cm in feet and inches?
5 ft 6.93 in — usually said as just under 5 ft 7 in.
How do I convert feet and inches to cm?
Turn the height into inches (feet × 12 + inches), then multiply by 2.54. Five foot nine is 69 inches, and 69 × 2.54 = 175.26 cm.
Why do some sites give a slightly different answer?
They round the inch fraction early or use 2.5 cm per inch as an approximation. This page uses the exact 2.54 and rounds only the final display, to two decimal places of an inch.