Centimetre (cm) to Foot (ft)
Convert centimetres to feet. Ideal when comparing your height with British or American references, converting metric dimensions for colleagues who use imperial units, or interpreting building specifications.
Frequently asked questions
1 centimetre equals 0.0328 feet. In practice it is easier to divide the centimetre value by 30.48 to get the result in feet.
170 cm ÷ 30.48 = 5.577 feet, which is 5 feet and 6.93 inches — written as 5'7" in the UK and US. This is around the average height of a woman in the United Kingdom.
2 metres = 200 cm ÷ 30.48 = 6.562 feet, or 6 feet and 6.74 inches (6'7"). Someone of 2 metres is exceptionally tall by any measure.
Both countries inherited the foot from the British imperial system. The UK officially moved to metric in 1965 but retained feet and inches for everyday height references. The US never made the switch.