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Meters to Feet Converter

Convert meters to feet and inches (and feet back to meters) in one step.

Convert Meters ↔ Feet

5.91 ft
1.8 m = 5 ft 10.9 in

Height Conversion Table

MetersFeetFeet + Inches
1.50 m4.92 ft4'11"
1.60 m5.25 ft5'3"
1.65 m5.41 ft5'5"
1.70 m5.58 ft5'7"
1.75 m5.74 ft5'9"
1.80 m5.91 ft5'11"
1.85 m6.07 ft6'1"
1.90 m6.23 ft6'3"
2.00 m6.56 ft6'7"

The Formula

feet = meters × 3.28084. One meter = exactly 3.28084 feet.

Feet + Inches

Take the decimal part of the feet result and multiply by 12 to get remaining inches.

Common Reference

1.8 m = approx 5'11" (5 feet 11 inches). Average tall person.

Meter Definition

1 meter = 100 cm = 1,000 mm. Defined as the distance light travels in 1/299,792,458 seconds.

Frequently Asked Questions

One meter equals 3.28084 feet (approximately 3 feet 3.37 inches). More precisely: 1 meter = 3 feet and 3.3701 inches. The meter is the fundamental unit of length in the metric system, defined since 1983 as the distance light travels in a vacuum in 1/299,792,458 of a second. One foot is defined as exactly 0.3048 meters, making the conversion exact: 1 m = 1/0.3048 = 3.2808... feet.

6 feet = 1.8288 meters (approximately 1.83 m). This is a commonly cited 'tall' height in Western cultures. 6 feet = 6 × 0.3048 = 1.8288 m. In the NBA, 6 feet (183 cm) is below average — the average NBA player is approximately 6'6" (1.98 m). Globally, the tallest average male populations are in the Netherlands (182.5 cm = 5'11.8") and Montenegro (183.3 cm = 6'0.1").

1.75 meters = 5.742 feet = 5 feet 8.9 inches (approximately 5'9"). Calculation: 1.75 × 3.28084 = 5.7415 feet. Decimal part: 0.7415 × 12 = 8.9 inches. This is slightly above the global average male height of approximately 5'7" (1.70 m) and is commonly listed as the average height in many European countries.

Step 1: Multiply meters by 3.28084 to get total feet. Step 2: Take the whole number as feet. Step 3: Multiply the decimal remainder by 12 to get inches. Example: 1.72 m × 3.28084 = 5.6430 feet → 5 feet + (0.6430 × 12) = 5 feet 7.7 inches. For rounding: 5'8" is 5 feet 8 inches = 5.667 feet = 1.727 meters.

A meter (1.0 m) is slightly longer than a yard (0.9144 m). One yard = 36 inches = 3 feet = 0.9144 meters exactly. One meter = 1.09361 yards. In the US, yards are commonly used in American football (100-yard field = 91.44 meters), fabric measurement, and golf. Internationally, meters are the standard. A meter is about 10% longer than a yard — easy to remember: 1.1 yards ≈ 1 meter.

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