How to convert meters to feet
- Meter and Foot are selected when the page opens.
- Type the meters in Value, for example 1.75 or 30.
- Read the Result in feet.
- Choose Feet + inches in To if you want a height or a length split into the two parts.
- Check the quick table for round values from 1 m to 1,000 m.
Features
- Exact factor, based on the foot being 0.3048 m.
- Feet + inches output for heights and timber lengths.
- Formula shown below the answer.
- Quick table of frequent meter values.
- Other length units in the lists: centimeter, inch, yard, kilometer and mile.
- Free and private, with nothing saved.
The meters to feet formula
ft = m ÷ 0.3048
Dividing by 0.3048 is the same as multiplying by 3.28084. So 3 m ÷ 0.3048 = 9.84 ft, and 100 m ÷ 0.3048 = 328.08 ft.
To get feet and inches by hand, keep the whole number as feet and multiply the decimal part by 12. For 1.70 m: 5.577 ft is 5 feet, and 0.577 × 12 is 6.93 inches.
Common lengths
- 1 m = 3.28 ft, or 3 ft 3.37 in
- 1.5 m = 4.92 ft, or 4 ft 11.06 in
- 1.6 m = 5.25 ft, or 5 ft 2.99 in
- 1.7 m = 5.58 ft, or 5 ft 6.93 in
- 1.8 m = 5.91 ft, or 5 ft 10.87 in
- 2 m = 6.56 ft, or 6 ft 6.74 in
- 5 m = 16.40 ft, or 16 ft 4.85 in
- 10 m = 32.81 ft, or 32 ft 9.70 in
- 100 m = 328.08 ft, or 328 ft 1.01 in
Where the conversion is used
Height. Forms, sports profiles and dating apps from the US and UK ask for height in feet and inches. If your ID says 1.68 m, that is 5 ft 6.14 in. For a healthy weight range at that height, try the BMI calculator.
Homes and rooms. Property listings may give ceiling height and room sizes in feet. A 2.4 m ceiling is 7.87 ft and a 4 m by 5 m room is 13.12 ft by 16.40 ft.
Sport. A 50 m swimming pool is 164 ft long, a 400 m track is 1,312 ft, and a 3 m diving board stands 9.84 ft above the water.
Building and DIY. Timber, ladders and cables are often sold by the foot in North America. Converting the length you measured in meters avoids buying short.
Altitude. Aviation and many hiking maps use feet. A 3,000 m peak is 9,843 ft high.
Why use Fileora's meters to feet converter
The page opens on the right units, answers while you type and can split the result into feet and inches without extra maths. It runs in the browser, needs no account and keeps what you type on your device.
For the reverse, use the feet to meters converter. Small lengths are easier on the inches to cm converter, long ones on miles to km, and the unit converter has area and volume too.