About the Yards to Meters
This yards to meters converter changes a length in yards into metres, and also gives it in feet, inches, centimetres and kilometres. Type any number of yards — whole or decimal — and the result updates with the working shown so you can check it.
Yards are still used for American football fields, golf hole lengths, swimming pools in the US, fabric and yarn, and road signs in the UK. Converting to metres helps when comparing a 100-yard dash with a 100 m sprint, buying fabric sold by the metre, or reading a golf course card in another country.
Since the 1959 international yard agreement, one yard has been defined as exactly 0.9144 m, so this conversion is exact — the only rounding is in the decimals displayed.
With the default inputs, the meters is 91.44 m. Change any value above to recalculate instantly.
How to use the yards to meters
- 1Enter the length in yards.
- 2Read the metre value and the working line.
- 3Check feet, inches, centimetres and kilometres if you need them.
- 4Use the table for common distances such as 100 yards or a mile (1,760 yd).
Formula and method
The international yard is defined as exactly 0.9144 metres, so multiplying the number of yards by 0.9144 gives metres with no approximation. To go the other way, divide metres by 0.9144 (or multiply by about 1.0936).
A yard is 3 feet or 36 inches, which is how the feet and inch outputs are calculated. Centimetres are metres × 100 and kilometres are metres ÷ 1000.
- yd
- Length in yards (3 ft, 36 in)
- m
- Length in metres
Worked examples
A 100-yard football field
100 × 0.9144 = 91.44 m. An American football field between goal lines is 91.44 m, shorter than a 100 m track straight.
One mile in yards
A mile is 1,760 yards. 1,760 × 0.9144 = 1,609.344 m, which is exactly the definition of a mile in metres.
50 yards of fabric
50 × 0.9144 = 45.72 m, or 50 × 36 = 1,800 inches of material.
Frequently asked questions
How many meters are in a yard?+
One yard is exactly 0.9144 metres. That is a little under a metre — about 91.4 cm.
Is a yard bigger than a meter?+
No. A metre is about 1.0936 yards, so a metre is roughly 9% longer than a yard (3.37 inches longer).
How do I convert yards to meters quickly?+
Multiply by 0.9 and add a little, or subtract about 9% from the yard figure. 200 yards ≈ 183 m (exact 182.88 m).
How long is 100 yards in meters?+
100 yards is exactly 91.44 metres, so the 100-yard dash is about 8.56 m shorter than the 100 m sprint.
Why is a yard exactly 0.9144 m?+
In 1959 the US, UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa agreed to define the international yard as exactly 0.9144 m, unifying slightly different national yards.