Need to turn a height in centimetres into feet and inches? Below you will find the method, two worked examples and a complete chart from 140 to 210 cm, plus the reverse chart from 4′6″ to 7′0″.
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One inch is exactly 2.54 cm and one foot is 12 inches (30.48 cm). So:
- Divide the height in cm by 2.54 to get the total number of inches.
- Divide the inches by 12: the whole number is the feet.
- The remainder is the inches.
Example 1: 170 cm
170 ÷ 2.54 = 66.93 inches. 66.93 ÷ 12 = 5 feet, with 66.93 − 60 = 6.9 inches left. So 170 cm = 5′ 6.9″, which is usually rounded to 5′7″.
Example 2: 149 cm
149 ÷ 2.54 = 58.66 inches, that is 4 feet and 10.7 inches: 149 cm = 4′ 10.7″, or about 4′11″.
Height chart: 140 to 210 cm in feet and inches
“Rounded” gives the height to the nearest inch, the way heights are usually written in the US and the UK.
| Centimetres | Feet and inches | Rounded | Total inches | Decimal feet |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 140 cm | 4′ 7.1″ | 4′7″ | 55.12 in | 4.59 ft |
| 141 cm | 4′ 7.5″ | 4′8″ | 55.51 in | 4.63 ft |
| 142 cm | 4′ 7.9″ | 4′8″ | 55.91 in | 4.66 ft |
| 143 cm | 4′ 8.3″ | 4′8″ | 56.30 in | 4.69 ft |
| 144 cm | 4′ 8.7″ | 4′9″ | 56.69 in | 4.72 ft |
| 145 cm | 4′ 9.1″ | 4′9″ | 57.09 in | 4.76 ft |
| 146 cm | 4′ 9.5″ | 4′9″ | 57.48 in | 4.79 ft |
| 147 cm | 4′ 9.9″ | 4′10″ | 57.87 in | 4.82 ft |
| 148 cm | 4′ 10.3″ | 4′10″ | 58.27 in | 4.86 ft |
| 149 cm | 4′ 10.7″ | 4′11″ | 58.66 in | 4.89 ft |
| 150 cm | 4′ 11.1″ | 4′11″ | 59.06 in | 4.92 ft |
| 151 cm | 4′ 11.4″ | 4′11″ | 59.45 in | 4.95 ft |
| 152 cm | 4′ 11.8″ | 5′0″ | 59.84 in | 4.99 ft |
| 153 cm | 5′ 0.2″ | 5′0″ | 60.24 in | 5.02 ft |
| 154 cm | 5′ 0.6″ | 5′1″ | 60.63 in | 5.05 ft |
| 155 cm | 5′ 1.0″ | 5′1″ | 61.02 in | 5.09 ft |
| 156 cm | 5′ 1.4″ | 5′1″ | 61.42 in | 5.12 ft |
| 157 cm | 5′ 1.8″ | 5′2″ | 61.81 in | 5.15 ft |
| 158 cm | 5′ 2.2″ | 5′2″ | 62.20 in | 5.18 ft |
| 159 cm | 5′ 2.6″ | 5′3″ | 62.60 in | 5.22 ft |
| 160 cm | 5′ 3.0″ | 5′3″ | 62.99 in | 5.25 ft |
| 161 cm | 5′ 3.4″ | 5′3″ | 63.39 in | 5.28 ft |
| 162 cm | 5′ 3.8″ | 5′4″ | 63.78 in | 5.31 ft |
| 163 cm | 5′ 4.2″ | 5′4″ | 64.17 in | 5.35 ft |
| 164 cm | 5′ 4.6″ | 5′5″ | 64.57 in | 5.38 ft |
| 165 cm | 5′ 5.0″ | 5′5″ | 64.96 in | 5.41 ft |
| 166 cm | 5′ 5.4″ | 5′5″ | 65.35 in | 5.45 ft |
| 167 cm | 5′ 5.7″ | 5′6″ | 65.75 in | 5.48 ft |
| 168 cm | 5′ 6.1″ | 5′6″ | 66.14 in | 5.51 ft |
| 169 cm | 5′ 6.5″ | 5′7″ | 66.54 in | 5.54 ft |
| 170 cm | 5′ 6.9″ | 5′7″ | 66.93 in | 5.58 ft |
| 171 cm | 5′ 7.3″ | 5′7″ | 67.32 in | 5.61 ft |
| 172 cm | 5′ 7.7″ | 5′8″ | 67.72 in | 5.64 ft |
| 173 cm | 5′ 8.1″ | 5′8″ | 68.11 in | 5.68 ft |
| 174 cm | 5′ 8.5″ | 5′9″ | 68.50 in | 5.71 ft |
| 175 cm | 5′ 8.9″ | 5′9″ | 68.90 in | 5.74 ft |
| 176 cm | 5′ 9.3″ | 5′9″ | 69.29 in | 5.77 ft |
| 177 cm | 5′ 9.7″ | 5′10″ | 69.69 in | 5.81 ft |
| 178 cm | 5′ 10.1″ | 5′10″ | 70.08 in | 5.84 ft |
| 179 cm | 5′ 10.5″ | 5′10″ | 70.47 in | 5.87 ft |
| 180 cm | 5′ 10.9″ | 5′11″ | 70.87 in | 5.91 ft |
| 181 cm | 5′ 11.3″ | 5′11″ | 71.26 in | 5.94 ft |
| 182 cm | 5′ 11.7″ | 6′0″ | 71.65 in | 5.97 ft |
| 183 cm | 6′ 0.0″ | 6′0″ | 72.05 in | 6.00 ft |
| 184 cm | 6′ 0.4″ | 6′0″ | 72.44 in | 6.04 ft |
| 185 cm | 6′ 0.8″ | 6′1″ | 72.83 in | 6.07 ft |
| 186 cm | 6′ 1.2″ | 6′1″ | 73.23 in | 6.10 ft |
| 187 cm | 6′ 1.6″ | 6′2″ | 73.62 in | 6.14 ft |
| 188 cm | 6′ 2.0″ | 6′2″ | 74.02 in | 6.17 ft |
| 189 cm | 6′ 2.4″ | 6′2″ | 74.41 in | 6.20 ft |
| 190 cm | 6′ 2.8″ | 6′3″ | 74.80 in | 6.23 ft |
| 191 cm | 6′ 3.2″ | 6′3″ | 75.20 in | 6.27 ft |
| 192 cm | 6′ 3.6″ | 6′4″ | 75.59 in | 6.30 ft |
| 193 cm | 6′ 4.0″ | 6′4″ | 75.98 in | 6.33 ft |
| 194 cm | 6′ 4.4″ | 6′4″ | 76.38 in | 6.36 ft |
| 195 cm | 6′ 4.8″ | 6′5″ | 76.77 in | 6.40 ft |
| 196 cm | 6′ 5.2″ | 6′5″ | 77.17 in | 6.43 ft |
| 197 cm | 6′ 5.6″ | 6′6″ | 77.56 in | 6.46 ft |
| 198 cm | 6′ 6.0″ | 6′6″ | 77.95 in | 6.50 ft |
| 199 cm | 6′ 6.3″ | 6′6″ | 78.35 in | 6.53 ft |
| 200 cm | 6′ 6.7″ | 6′7″ | 78.74 in | 6.56 ft |
| 201 cm | 6′ 7.1″ | 6′7″ | 79.13 in | 6.59 ft |
| 202 cm | 6′ 7.5″ | 6′8″ | 79.53 in | 6.63 ft |
| 203 cm | 6′ 7.9″ | 6′8″ | 79.92 in | 6.66 ft |
| 204 cm | 6′ 8.3″ | 6′8″ | 80.31 in | 6.69 ft |
| 205 cm | 6′ 8.7″ | 6′9″ | 80.71 in | 6.73 ft |
| 206 cm | 6′ 9.1″ | 6′9″ | 81.10 in | 6.76 ft |
| 207 cm | 6′ 9.5″ | 6′9″ | 81.50 in | 6.79 ft |
| 208 cm | 6′ 9.9″ | 6′10″ | 81.89 in | 6.82 ft |
| 209 cm | 6′ 10.3″ | 6′10″ | 82.28 in | 6.86 ft |
| 210 cm | 6′ 10.7″ | 6′11″ | 82.68 in | 6.89 ft |
Reverse chart: feet and inches to cm
| Height | Total inches | Centimetres |
|---|---|---|
| 4′6″ | 54 in | 137.2 cm |
| 4′7″ | 55 in | 139.7 cm |
| 4′8″ | 56 in | 142.2 cm |
| 4′9″ | 57 in | 144.8 cm |
| 4′10″ | 58 in | 147.3 cm |
| 4′11″ | 59 in | 149.9 cm |
| 5′0″ | 60 in | 152.4 cm |
| 5′1″ | 61 in | 154.9 cm |
| 5′2″ | 62 in | 157.5 cm |
| 5′3″ | 63 in | 160.0 cm |
| 5′4″ | 64 in | 162.6 cm |
| 5′5″ | 65 in | 165.1 cm |
| 5′6″ | 66 in | 167.6 cm |
| 5′7″ | 67 in | 170.2 cm |
| 5′8″ | 68 in | 172.7 cm |
| 5′9″ | 69 in | 175.3 cm |
| 5′10″ | 70 in | 177.8 cm |
| 5′11″ | 71 in | 180.3 cm |
| 6′0″ | 72 in | 182.9 cm |
| 6′1″ | 73 in | 185.4 cm |
| 6′2″ | 74 in | 188.0 cm |
| 6′3″ | 75 in | 190.5 cm |
| 6′4″ | 76 in | 193.0 cm |
| 6′5″ | 77 in | 195.6 cm |
| 6′6″ | 78 in | 198.1 cm |
| 6′7″ | 79 in | 200.7 cm |
| 6′8″ | 80 in | 203.2 cm |
| 6′9″ | 81 in | 205.7 cm |
| 6′10″ | 82 in | 208.3 cm |
| 6′11″ | 83 in | 210.8 cm |
| 7′0″ | 84 in | 213.4 cm |
Common mistakes
- Writing decimal feet as feet and inches. 5.6 ft is not 5′6″: 0.6 ft × 12 = 7.2 inches, so 5.6 ft ≈ 5′7″.
- Rounding too early. Divide by 2.54 first, then split into feet and inches, and only round at the end.
- Using 2.5 instead of 2.54. The difference reaches almost 3 cm on a typical adult height.