About the Feet to Meters
This feet to meters converter changes lengths in feet — with optional extra inches — into meters, centimeters and millimeters. It uses the exact definition 1 foot = 0.3048 m, so answers are precise for building plans, property dimensions, ceiling heights, altitudes and sports distances.
Enter a decimal like 10.5 ft, or enter 5 ft and 10 in separately when you are converting a height or a tape-measure reading. The chart below lists common values from 1 to 1,000 feet, including a mile (5,280 ft).
The same factor applies to "feet to metres" in British spelling. The US survey foot (1200/3937 m), found in older US land records and officially retired at the end of 2022, differs by about 2 parts per million, which only matters over very long distances.
With the default inputs, the meters is 3.048 m. Change any value above to recalculate instantly.
How to use the feet to meters
- 1Enter the length in feet.
- 2Add any extra inches if your measurement is in feet and inches.
- 3Read the result in meters, with centimeters and millimeters below.
- 4Use the chart for quick lookups of common lengths.
Formula and method
The international foot is defined as exactly 0.3048 meters, so multiplying feet by 0.3048 gives meters with no rounding. Any extra inches are first converted to feet by dividing by 12 and added to the feet value.
Centimeters are meters × 100 and millimeters are meters × 1,000. To go the other way, divide meters by 0.3048 (about 3.2808 ft per meter).
- ft
- Length in feet
- in
- Additional inches (optional)
- 0.3048
- Meters per foot (exact)
Worked examples
10-foot ceiling
10 × 0.3048 = 3.048 m. A 10 ft ceiling is just over 3 meters high.
Height of 5 ft 10 in
5 ft 10 in is 5 + 10/12 = 5.8333 ft. Multiplying by 0.3048 gives 1.778 m, or 177.8 cm.
One mile (5,280 ft)
A statute mile is 5,280 feet, and 5,280 × 0.3048 = 1,609.344 m — which is exactly how the mile is defined in meters.
Frequently asked questions
How many meters are in a foot?+
One foot is exactly 0.3048 meters, or 30.48 centimeters. This has been the international definition since 1959.
How do I convert feet to meters quickly?+
Multiply feet by 0.3048. For a rough mental estimate, multiply by 3 and divide by 10 — 30 ft × 0.3 = 9 m, close to the exact 9.144 m (the shortcut runs about 1.6% low).
How many feet is one meter?+
One meter is about 3.2808 feet, or 3 ft 3.37 in. Divide meters by 0.3048 to get feet.
What is 6 feet in meters?+
Six feet is 1.8288 meters, or 182.88 cm. It is often rounded to 1.83 m.
Is feet to metres the same as feet to meters?+
Yes. "Metre" is the British and international spelling and "meter" is the US spelling; the unit and the conversion factor are identical.