Meters to Feet (m to ft) Converter

Enter meters to get feet, shown both as decimal feet and as feet and inches.

1 meter โ‰ˆ 3.28084 feet (1 ft = 0.3048 m exactly)

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11 ft = 0.3048 mformula
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3โ‰ˆ 3.280839895 ftresult
4= 3 ft 3.37 infeet & inches
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1 m in every unit
mm
Millimeter
1 mm = 0.1 cm
1,000 mm
cm
Centimeter
1 cm = 10 mm
100 cm
m
Meter
SI base unit
1 m
km
Kilometer
1 km = 1,000 m
0.001 km
in
Inch
1 in = 2.54 cm exactly
39.370079 in
ft
Foot
1 ft = 12 in
3.2808399 ft
yd
Yard
1 yd = 3 ft
1.0936133 yd
mi
Mile
1 mi = 5,280 ft
0.00062137119 mi

Meters to Feet Formula

feet = meters รท 0.3048

One foot is 0.3048 meters, by definition, so the conversion is exact. For example, 3 m รท 0.3048 = 9.84252 ft.

Heights and Ceilings in Feet and Inches

People in the US and UK give heights in feet and inches, so a decimal like 5.74 ft is rarely what you want. Multiply the decimal part by 12 to get the inches.

MetersDecimal feetFeet and inches
1.6 m5.25 ft5 ft 3 in
1.7 m5.58 ft5 ft 6.9 in
1.75 m5.74 ft5 ft 8.9 in
1.8 m5.91 ft5 ft 10.9 in
1.9 m6.23 ft6 ft 2.8 in
2.4 m7.87 ft7 ft 10.5 in
2.7 m8.86 ft8 ft 10.3 in

The last two rows are typical room ceiling heights: 2.4 m is close to the common 8 ft ceiling (2.44 m).

Altitude and Elevation

Air traffic control in most countries assigns aircraft altitudes in feet, while maps and mountain heights are often given in meters.

ExampleMetersFeet
Mount Everest (2020 survey)8,848.86 m29,032 ft
Typical airliner cruise11,000 m36,089 ft
Denver, Colorado ("Mile High")1,609 m5,279 ft

Meters to Feet Table

Meters (m)Feet (ft)Feet and inches
0.5 m1.6404 ft1 ft 7.7 in
1 m3.2808 ft3 ft 3.4 in
1.5 m4.9213 ft4 ft 11.1 in
1.6 m5.2493 ft5 ft 3 in
1.7 m5.5774 ft5 ft 6.9 in
1.8 m5.9055 ft5 ft 10.9 in
1.9 m6.2336 ft6 ft 2.8 in
2 m6.5617 ft6 ft 6.7 in
2.5 m8.2021 ft8 ft 2.4 in
3 m9.8425 ft9 ft 10.1 in
5 m16.4042 ft16 ft 4.9 in
10 m32.8084 ft32 ft 9.7 in
20 m65.6168 ft65 ft 7.4 in
50 m164.042 ft164 ft 0.5 in
100 m328.084 ft328 ft 1 in
1,000 m3,280.8399 ft3,280 ft 10.1 in

Common Questions

How many feet are in a meter?
1 meter is about 3.28084 feet, or 3 ft 3.37 in.
Why isn't the meter-to-feet factor a round number?
The foot is defined as exactly 0.3048 m. Going the other way, 1 รท 0.3048 = 3.280839895โ€ฆ which never ends, so it is always rounded.
What is 1.8 m in feet and inches?
1.8 m is 5 ft 10.9 in (5.91 ft).
What is a quick way to convert meters to feet?
Multiply by 3.3. For 10 m that gives 33 ft against an exact 32.81 ft, about 0.6% high.