Feet to Centimeters Converter
1 foot = 30.48 centimeters
1 foot equals 30.48 centimeters
How to convert feet to centimeters
Feet, inches, yards and miles use the international foot (0.3048 m). Older US survey-foot records use a different definition; check the survey document before applying these factors.
cm = ft × 30.48One foot is 30.48 centimeters, so a single multiplication converts any value.
304.8 cm = 10 × 30.48Feet to centimeters conversion table
Common values in feet, converted to centimeters.
| Feet (ft) | Centimeters (cm) |
|---|---|
| 1 | 30.48 |
| 2 | 60.96 |
| 3 | 91.44 |
| 4 | 121.92 |
| 5 | 152.4 |
| 10 | 304.8 |
| 20 | 609.6 |
| 25 | 762 |
| 50 | 1,524 |
| 100 | 3,048 |
| 250 | 7,620 |
| 500 | 15,240 |
| 1,000 | 30,480 |
About these units
footft
Exactly 12 inches, or 0.3048 metres.
Reference: International Yard and Pound Agreement (1959).
centimetercm
One hundredth of a metre, widely used for body and object measurements.
Sources and precision
Table results are rounded to 8 significant digits; formula constants may be rounded to 10. Worked example answers use 6 significant digits. The converter starts at 6 significant digits and lets you change display precision. Calculations use the stored factors without intermediate rounding. Exact unit definitions do not make an input measurement more precise; conventional and measured factors follow the assumptions stated here.