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Feet to Meters Converter – Feet to Metres and Back

Convert feet to metres, or metres to feet, instantly. Decimal feet are shown as feet and inches too, along with centimetres, and a table covers common lengths for rooms, heights and buildings. One foot is exactly 0.3048 metres.

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How to use the feet to metres converter

  1. Choose ft → m or m → ft.
  2. Type the length.

You’ll see the converted length, the same length in feet and inches and in centimetres, and a reference table.

The formulas

metres = feet × 0.3048
feet = metres ÷ 0.3048 = metres × 3.28084
square metres = square feet × 0.092903

Worked examples

  • 6 ft = 1.83 m
  • 5 ft 6 in = 5.5 ft = 1.68 m
  • 10 m = 32.81 ft
  • 8 ft ceiling = 2.44 m
  • 1,000 ft = 304.8 m

Common conversions

FeetMetres
10.30
30.91
51.52
5.51.68
61.83
103.05
206.10
5015.24
10030.48

Heights in feet and inches

HeightMetres
5 ft 0 in1.52
5 ft 4 in1.63
5 ft 8 in1.73
6 ft 0 in1.83
6 ft 4 in1.93

Where you’ll need it

  • Property and rooms: floor plans and room sizes in the US and UK are often in feet; elsewhere in metres.
  • Heights: people, ceilings, doors and vehicles.
  • Aviation: aircraft altitude is given in feet almost everywhere.
  • Sports: high jump, pole vault and swimming pool lengths.
  • Building and DIY: timber, pipes and fencing.
  • Diving and hiking: depths and elevations.

Feet and inches explained

A foot is divided into 12 inches, so decimal feet don’t match feet-and-inches notation. 5.5 feet is 5 feet 6 inches, and 5.75 feet is 5 feet 9 inches. When you see a height written as 5′10″, the single mark means feet and the double mark means inches. To convert to metres, either work in inches (70 in × 0.0254 = 1.778 m) or turn the inches into a fraction of a foot first (10 ÷ 12 = 0.833, so 5.833 ft × 0.3048 = 1.778 m).

Why the factor is exact

Since 1959, the international foot has been defined as exactly 0.3048 metres, so the conversion has no rounding error. Before then, the US and the UK used very slightly different feet, and a “US survey foot” lingered in American land surveying until 2022. For everyday measurements the difference is far too small to matter, but it explains why you might see two slightly different figures in older maps and documents.

Tips for property listings

When comparing homes listed in different units, convert the floor area, not just the room lengths.

Tips

  • Round heights to the nearest centimetre or half inch — more precision is rarely meaningful.
  • For building work, keep the original unit of the plans and convert only when buying materials.

Area and volume

When converting areas or volumes, square or cube the factor. One square foot is 0.0929 m², and one cubic foot is 0.0283 m³ (28.3 litres). For land in acres, hectares and local units, use the land area converter.

For smaller lengths, see the cm to inches converter; for long distances, the miles to km converter; and for everything else, the unit converter.

Frequently asked questions

How many metres are in a foot?

Exactly 0.3048 metres, or 30.48 cm. One metre is about 3.28 feet.

How do I convert feet to metres?

Multiply by 0.3048. A 6-foot person is 6 × 0.3048 = 1.83 m tall.

How do I convert metres to feet?

Divide by 0.3048, or multiply by 3.28084. A 10-metre room is 32.8 feet long.

How do I convert feet and inches to metres?

Turn everything into inches first, then multiply by 0.0254. 5 ft 10 in = 70 in × 0.0254 = 1.778 m.

How do I convert square feet to square metres?

Multiply by 0.092903. A 1,000 sq ft apartment is about 92.9 m². Remember to square the factor for areas: 0.3048² = 0.092903.

What is a quick estimate?

A metre is a little more than 3 feet, so divide feet by 3.3 for metres, or multiply metres by 3.3 for feet.

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