Height converter: cm to feet and inches
170 cm is 5′7″ (5 ft 6.93 in exactly), and 5′7″ is 170.18 cm. Type any height the way you would write it, in centimetres, metres or feet and inches, and get the rounded height, the exact value, fractions to 1/16 inch and a side-by-side comparison.
Read as 170 cm
Feet and inches, rounded
5 ft 7 in. 66.93 in rounds up to the nearest whole inch.
- Exact
- 5 ft 6.93 in
- Nearest 1/16 in
- 5 ft 6 15/16 in
- Total inches
- 66.93 in
- Metres
- 1.7 m
- Centimetres
- 170 cm
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How heights are rounded
Heights are stated to the nearest whole inch, so the exact value almost always has to be rounded. Less than half an inch rounds down; half an inch or more rounds up. 170 cm is 66.93 inches, 0.07 in short of 67 in, so it is 5′7″. The tool shows the rounded height first and the exact value beside it, so you can see which way it went.
Is 163 cm 5′4″ or 5′5″?
163 cm is 5′4″. Unrounded it is 64.17 inches, or 5 ft 4.17 in: 0.17 in past 5′4″ and 0.83 in short of 5′5″. Heights are rounded to the nearest whole inch, so it rounds down to 5′4″, not 5′5″.
Rounded, exact or a fraction?
Use the rounded value (5′7″) to state a height. Use the exact value (5 ft 6.93 in) when a form or a spreadsheet asks for decimals. Use a fraction (5 ft 6 15/16 in) when you measure with a tape, which is marked in eighths or sixteenths of an inch.
The formula
One inch is exactly 2.54 cm and one foot is 12 inches, so a height converts in two steps. Going back from feet and inches, add the inches to twelve times the feet and multiply by 2.54.
Height conversion table: 140 to 210 cm
Every centimetre from 140 to 210 cm in feet and inches, rounded and exact. From 150 cm up, each height links to its own page with the working, nearby heights and the rounding explained.
| Centimetres | Feet and inches | Exact | Inches |
|---|---|---|---|
| 140 cm | 4′7″ | 4 ft 7.12 in | 55.12 |
| 141 cm | 4′8″ | 4 ft 7.51 in | 55.51 |
| 142 cm | 4′8″ | 4 ft 7.91 in | 55.91 |
| 143 cm | 4′8″ | 4 ft 8.3 in | 56.3 |
| 144 cm | 4′9″ | 4 ft 8.69 in | 56.69 |
| 145 cm | 4′9″ | 4 ft 9.09 in | 57.09 |
| 146 cm | 4′9″ | 4 ft 9.48 in | 57.48 |
| 147 cm | 4′10″ | 4 ft 9.87 in | 57.87 |
| 148 cm | 4′10″ | 4 ft 10.27 in | 58.27 |
| 149 cm | 4′11″ | 4 ft 10.66 in | 58.66 |
| 150 cm | 4′11″ | 4 ft 11.06 in | 59.06 |
| 151 cm | 4′11″ | 4 ft 11.45 in | 59.45 |
| 152 cm | 5′0″ | 4 ft 11.84 in | 59.84 |
| 153 cm | 5′0″ | 5 ft 0.24 in | 60.24 |
| 154 cm | 5′1″ | 5 ft 0.63 in | 60.63 |
| 155 cm | 5′1″ | 5 ft 1.02 in | 61.02 |
| 156 cm | 5′1″ | 5 ft 1.42 in | 61.42 |
| 157 cm | 5′2″ | 5 ft 1.81 in | 61.81 |
| 158 cm | 5′2″ | 5 ft 2.2 in | 62.2 |
| 159 cm | 5′3″ | 5 ft 2.6 in | 62.6 |
| 160 cm | 5′3″ | 5 ft 2.99 in | 62.99 |
| 161 cm | 5′3″ | 5 ft 3.39 in | 63.39 |
| 162 cm | 5′4″ | 5 ft 3.78 in | 63.78 |
| 163 cm | 5′4″ | 5 ft 4.17 in | 64.17 |
| 164 cm | 5′5″ | 5 ft 4.57 in | 64.57 |
| 165 cm | 5′5″ | 5 ft 4.96 in | 64.96 |
| 166 cm | 5′5″ | 5 ft 5.35 in | 65.35 |
| 167 cm | 5′6″ | 5 ft 5.75 in | 65.75 |
| 168 cm | 5′6″ | 5 ft 6.14 in | 66.14 |
| 169 cm | 5′7″ | 5 ft 6.54 in | 66.54 |
| 170 cm | 5′7″ | 5 ft 6.93 in | 66.93 |
| 171 cm | 5′7″ | 5 ft 7.32 in | 67.32 |
| 172 cm | 5′8″ | 5 ft 7.72 in | 67.72 |
| 173 cm | 5′8″ | 5 ft 8.11 in | 68.11 |
| 174 cm | 5′9″ | 5 ft 8.5 in | 68.5 |
| 175 cm | 5′9″ | 5 ft 8.9 in | 68.9 |
| 176 cm | 5′9″ | 5 ft 9.29 in | 69.29 |
| 177 cm | 5′10″ | 5 ft 9.69 in | 69.69 |
| 178 cm | 5′10″ | 5 ft 10.08 in | 70.08 |
| 179 cm | 5′10″ | 5 ft 10.47 in | 70.47 |
| 180 cm | 5′11″ | 5 ft 10.87 in | 70.87 |
| 181 cm | 5′11″ | 5 ft 11.26 in | 71.26 |
| 182 cm | 6′0″ | 5 ft 11.65 in | 71.65 |
| 183 cm | 6′0″ | 6 ft 0.05 in | 72.05 |
| 184 cm | 6′0″ | 6 ft 0.44 in | 72.44 |
| 185 cm | 6′1″ | 6 ft 0.83 in | 72.83 |
| 186 cm | 6′1″ | 6 ft 1.23 in | 73.23 |
| 187 cm | 6′2″ | 6 ft 1.62 in | 73.62 |
| 188 cm | 6′2″ | 6 ft 2.02 in | 74.02 |
| 189 cm | 6′2″ | 6 ft 2.41 in | 74.41 |
| 190 cm | 6′3″ | 6 ft 2.8 in | 74.8 |
| 191 cm | 6′3″ | 6 ft 3.2 in | 75.2 |
| 192 cm | 6′4″ | 6 ft 3.59 in | 75.59 |
| 193 cm | 6′4″ | 6 ft 3.98 in | 75.98 |
| 194 cm | 6′4″ | 6 ft 4.38 in | 76.38 |
| 195 cm | 6′5″ | 6 ft 4.77 in | 76.77 |
| 196 cm | 6′5″ | 6 ft 5.17 in | 77.17 |
| 197 cm | 6′6″ | 6 ft 5.56 in | 77.56 |
| 198 cm | 6′6″ | 6 ft 5.95 in | 77.95 |
| 199 cm | 6′6″ | 6 ft 6.35 in | 78.35 |
| 200 cm | 6′7″ | 6 ft 6.74 in | 78.74 |
| 201 cm | 6′7″ | 6 ft 7.13 in | 79.13 |
| 202 cm | 6′8″ | 6 ft 7.53 in | 79.53 |
| 203 cm | 6′8″ | 6 ft 7.92 in | 79.92 |
| 204 cm | 6′8″ | 6 ft 8.31 in | 80.31 |
| 205 cm | 6′9″ | 6 ft 8.71 in | 80.71 |
| 206 cm | 6′9″ | 6 ft 9.1 in | 81.1 |
| 207 cm | 6′9″ | 6 ft 9.5 in | 81.5 |
| 208 cm | 6′10″ | 6 ft 9.89 in | 81.89 |
| 209 cm | 6′10″ | 6 ft 10.28 in | 82.28 |
| 210 cm | 6′11″ | 6 ft 10.68 in | 82.68 |
Frequently asked questions
How do you convert cm to feet and inches?
Divide the centimetres by 2.54 to get inches, then divide by 12: the whole number is feet and the remainder is inches. For 170 cm: 170 ÷ 2.54 = 66.93 in, which is 5 ft 6.93 in, or 5′7″ rounded to the nearest inch.
How many cm is 5′7″?
5′7″ is 67 inches, and 67 × 2.54 = 170.18 cm exactly, or about 1.7 m. The inch is defined as exactly 2.54 cm, so this value needs no rounding.
Is 160 cm 5′3″ or 5′2″?
160 cm is 5′3″. Unrounded it is 62.99 inches, or 5 ft 2.99 in: 0.01 in short of 5′3″ and 0.99 in past 5′2″. Heights are rounded to the nearest whole inch, so it rounds up to 5′3″, not 5′2″.
How many cm is 6 feet?
6 feet is 72 inches, and 72 × 2.54 = 182.88 cm exactly, about 1.83 m.
How much taller is 5′10″ than 170 cm?
5′10″ is 177.8 cm, so it is 7.8 cm (3.07 in) taller than 170 cm. Type one height in the converter above and the other under Compare with to see the difference for any two heights.
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Source
- 1 in = 2.54 cm exactly, as defined in NIST Special Publication 811, Guide for the Use of the International System of Units. Every value on this page follows from that one factor and 1 ft = 12 in.
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