Feet to Meters Converter
Convert feet (and inches) to meters, or meters to feet and inches, with centimeters, yards and the formula.
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Quick Answer
Multiply feet by 0.3048 to get meters. 1 ft is 0.3048 m, 6 ft is 1.8288 m, 10 ft is 3.048 m and 100 ft is 30.48 m. To turn meters into feet, divide by 0.3048 (or multiply by 3.28084): 1 m is 3.2808 ft and 100 m is 328.08 ft.
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Table of Contents
- Feet to Meters Converter
- Quick Answer
- Related Calculators
- How This Feet to Meters Converter Works
- How to Use the Feet to Meters Converter
- Feet to Meters Formulas
- Key Terms
- Worked Example
- Real-Life Examples
- Foot vs Meter
- Feet to Meters Chart
- International Foot and Survey Foot
- Common Mistakes to Avoid
- Frequently Asked Questions
- References & Sources
How This Feet to Meters Converter Works
Building plans, room sizes, heights and running distances are measured in feet in the US and in meters almost everywhere else. Choose the direction, enter the amount (and inches if you have them) and press Calculate. The converter gives meters to four decimal places, or feet, plus feet and inches, centimeters, yards and total inches.
Quick explanation: a foot is a little under a third of a meter.
- ft to m: multiply by 0.3048.
- m to ft: divide by 0.3048, or multiply by 3.28084.
- Mental math: 10 ft is about 3 m (3.048 m), and 1 m is about 3 ft 3 in.
How to Use the Feet to Meters Converter
- Choose feet to meters or meters to feet.
- Enter the amount, and inches if converting feet and inches.
- Press Calculate.
- Read the converted length, plus feet and inches, centimeters, yards and total inches.
Feet to Meters Formulas
- Definition: 1 foot (ft) = 0.3048 meter exactly
- Meters from feet: m = ft × 0.3048
- Feet from meters: ft = m ÷ 0.3048 = m × 3.2808399
- With inches: m = (ft + in ÷ 12) × 0.3048 = ft × 0.3048 + in × 0.0254
- Yards: 1 yd = 3 ft = 0.9144 m
Key Terms
- Foot (ft): 12 inches; exactly 0.3048 meter.
- Meter (m): the SI base unit of length; 100 centimeters.
- Inch (in): one twelfth of a foot; exactly 2.54 cm.
- Yard (yd): 3 feet; exactly 0.9144 meter.
- US survey foot: a retired surveying foot of 1200/3937 m, 2 parts per million longer.
Worked Example
A person is 5 ft 10 in tall. What is that in meters?
- Total feet: 5 + 10 ÷ 12 = 5.8333 ft
- Meters: 5.8333 × 0.3048 = 1.7780 m
- So 5 ft 10 in is about 1.78 m, or 177.8 cm.
Going the other way, a 2 m doorway is 2 ÷ 0.3048 = 6.5617 ft, which is 6 ft 6.74 in.
Real-Life Examples
- Height: 6 ft is 1.829 m and 1.75 m is 5 ft 8.90 in.
- Rooms: a 12 × 15 ft room is 3.66 × 4.57 m.
- Ceilings: an 8 ft ceiling is 2.44 m; a 2.4 m ceiling is 7.87 ft.
- Altitude: 10,000 ft is 3,048 m.
Foot vs Meter
- Foot (ft): the US customary unit, 12 inches, exactly 0.3048 m.
- Meter (m): the SI unit of length, 100 cm.
- Size: a meter is 3.2808 ft, about 3 ft 3⅜ in.
Feet to Meters Chart
Exact factor: 1 ft = 0.3048 m.
| Feet | Meters | Centimeters |
|---|---|---|
| 1 ft | 0.3048 m | 30.48 cm |
| 2 ft | 0.6096 m | 60.96 cm |
| 3 ft | 0.9144 m | 91.44 cm |
| 4 ft | 1.2192 m | 121.92 cm |
| 5 ft | 1.5240 m | 152.40 cm |
| 6 ft | 1.8288 m | 182.88 cm |
| 7 ft | 2.1336 m | 213.36 cm |
| 8 ft | 2.4384 m | 243.84 cm |
| 10 ft | 3.0480 m | 304.80 cm |
| 12 ft | 3.6576 m | 365.76 cm |
| 15 ft | 4.5720 m | 457.20 cm |
| 20 ft | 6.0960 m | 609.60 cm |
| 25 ft | 7.6200 m | 762.00 cm |
| 50 ft | 15.2400 m | 1524.00 cm |
| 100 ft | 30.4800 m | 3048.00 cm |
International Foot and Survey Foot
Since 1959 the foot has been defined as exactly 0.3048 meter. For decades US land surveys used a slightly longer US survey foot (1200/3937 m), which differs by only 2 parts per million, about 1 inch per 8 miles. NIST and NOAA retired the survey foot at the end of 2022, so the international foot is now the single standard. This converter uses it.
Because the foot is defined in meters, feet-to-meters answers are exact; only meters-to-feet answers need rounding, since 1 ÷ 0.3048 = 3.28083989… For heights, round to the nearest centimeter or half inch. For construction, keep at least three decimal places in meters (millimeter accuracy) and use the feet-and-inches result to read a tape measure.
Common Mistakes to Avoid
- Treating 5.10 ft as 5 ft 10 in. 5.10 ft is 5 ft 1.2 in; enter 5 feet and 10 inches instead.
- Multiplying meters by 0.3048. Meters become a bigger number in feet.
- Using 3.3 for big distances. 1,000 m is 3,280.8 ft, not 3,300 ft.
- Mixing up square and linear units. 1 square meter is 10.76 square feet, not 3.28.
- Dropping inches. 6 ft 2 in is 1.88 m, not 1.83 m.
Frequently Asked Questions
One foot is exactly 0.3048 meters.
Multiply the feet by 0.3048.
One meter is 3.2808 feet, or about 3 ft 3.37 in.
6 ft is 1.8288 m.
5 ft 10 in is 1.7780 m.
100 m is 328.08 ft.
2 m is 6.5617 ft, or 6 ft 6.74 in.
10 ft is 3.048 m.
No. It was retired at the end of 2022; use 0.3048 m.
References & Sources
| Source | Used For | Link |
|---|---|---|
| NIST, Guide to the SI, Appendix B.8 | Foot = 0.3048 m exactly. | https://www.nist.gov/pml/special-publication-811/nist-guide-si-appendix-b-conversion-factors/nist-guide-si-appendix-b8 |
| NIST, U.S. Survey Foot | Retirement of the US survey foot after 31 December 2022. | https://www.nist.gov/pml/us-surveyfoot |