CM to feet and inches cheat sheet: every height from 140 to 200 cm
Most height charts jump in steps of 5 cm, which hides the answer for 168 cm or 173 cm. This cheat sheet lists every whole centimeter from 140 to 200 cm, converted with 1 inch = 2.54 cm, so you can read the height straight off. For example, 170 cm is 5 ft 6.9 in, which rounds to 5′ 7″.
How to read the tables
Each table gives the height in centimeters, the nearest whole feet and inches, the exact total in inches, and what the rounded feet-and-inches value is worth in centimeters. The last column matters: because one inch is 2.54 cm, each whole-inch height covers a band about 2.54 cm wide, so several neighboring centimeter values land on the same feet-and-inches figure. For example, 169, 170, 171 cm all round to 5′ 7″, and 177, 178, 179 cm all round to 5′ 10″.
The conversion is exact: 1 inch has been defined as 2.54 cm since 1959, as recorded in NIST SP 811 and by the BIPM. If you need an answer to a tenth of an inch, the exact-inches column is the one to use; for forms and profiles that ask for feet and inches as whole numbers, use the rounded column.
140 to 159 cm
| Centimeters | Feet and inches (nearest inch) | Exact total inches | That height back in cm |
|---|---|---|---|
| 140 cm | 4′ 7″ | 55.1 | 139.7 |
| 141 cm | 4′ 8″ | 55.5 | 142.2 |
| 142 cm | 4′ 8″ | 55.9 | 142.2 |
| 143 cm | 4′ 8″ | 56.3 | 142.2 |
| 144 cm | 4′ 9″ | 56.7 | 144.8 |
| 145 cm | 4′ 9″ | 57.1 | 144.8 |
| 146 cm | 4′ 9″ | 57.5 | 144.8 |
| 147 cm | 4′ 10″ | 57.9 | 147.3 |
| 148 cm | 4′ 10″ | 58.3 | 147.3 |
| 149 cm | 4′ 11″ | 58.7 | 149.9 |
| 150 cm | 4′ 11″ | 59.1 | 149.9 |
| 151 cm | 4′ 11″ | 59.4 | 149.9 |
| 152 cm | 5′ 0″ | 59.8 | 152.4 |
| 153 cm | 5′ 0″ | 60.2 | 152.4 |
| 154 cm | 5′ 1″ | 60.6 | 154.9 |
| 155 cm | 5′ 1″ | 61 | 154.9 |
| 156 cm | 5′ 1″ | 61.4 | 154.9 |
| 157 cm | 5′ 2″ | 61.8 | 157.5 |
| 158 cm | 5′ 2″ | 62.2 | 157.5 |
| 159 cm | 5′ 3″ | 62.6 | 160 |
160 to 179 cm
| Centimeters | Feet and inches (nearest inch) | Exact total inches | That height back in cm |
|---|---|---|---|
| 160 cm | 5′ 3″ | 63 | 160 |
| 161 cm | 5′ 3″ | 63.4 | 160 |
| 162 cm | 5′ 4″ | 63.8 | 162.6 |
| 163 cm | 5′ 4″ | 64.2 | 162.6 |
| 164 cm | 5′ 5″ | 64.6 | 165.1 |
| 165 cm | 5′ 5″ | 65 | 165.1 |
| 166 cm | 5′ 5″ | 65.4 | 165.1 |
| 167 cm | 5′ 6″ | 65.7 | 167.6 |
| 168 cm | 5′ 6″ | 66.1 | 167.6 |
| 169 cm | 5′ 7″ | 66.5 | 170.2 |
| 170 cm | 5′ 7″ | 66.9 | 170.2 |
| 171 cm | 5′ 7″ | 67.3 | 170.2 |
| 172 cm | 5′ 8″ | 67.7 | 172.7 |
| 173 cm | 5′ 8″ | 68.1 | 172.7 |
| 174 cm | 5′ 9″ | 68.5 | 175.3 |
| 175 cm | 5′ 9″ | 68.9 | 175.3 |
| 176 cm | 5′ 9″ | 69.3 | 175.3 |
| 177 cm | 5′ 10″ | 69.7 | 177.8 |
| 178 cm | 5′ 10″ | 70.1 | 177.8 |
| 179 cm | 5′ 10″ | 70.5 | 177.8 |
180 to 200 cm
| Centimeters | Feet and inches (nearest inch) | Exact total inches | That height back in cm |
|---|---|---|---|
| 180 cm | 5′ 11″ | 70.9 | 180.3 |
| 181 cm | 5′ 11″ | 71.3 | 180.3 |
| 182 cm | 6′ 0″ | 71.7 | 182.9 |
| 183 cm | 6′ 0″ | 72 | 182.9 |
| 184 cm | 6′ 0″ | 72.4 | 182.9 |
| 185 cm | 6′ 1″ | 72.8 | 185.4 |
| 186 cm | 6′ 1″ | 73.2 | 185.4 |
| 187 cm | 6′ 2″ | 73.6 | 188 |
| 188 cm | 6′ 2″ | 74 | 188 |
| 189 cm | 6′ 2″ | 74.4 | 188 |
| 190 cm | 6′ 3″ | 74.8 | 190.5 |
| 191 cm | 6′ 3″ | 75.2 | 190.5 |
| 192 cm | 6′ 4″ | 75.6 | 193 |
| 193 cm | 6′ 4″ | 76 | 193 |
| 194 cm | 6′ 4″ | 76.4 | 193 |
| 195 cm | 6′ 5″ | 76.8 | 195.6 |
| 196 cm | 6′ 5″ | 77.2 | 195.6 |
| 197 cm | 6′ 6″ | 77.6 | 198.1 |
| 198 cm | 6′ 6″ | 78 | 198.1 |
| 199 cm | 6′ 6″ | 78.3 | 198.1 |
| 200 cm | 6′ 7″ | 78.7 | 200.7 |
Quick mental conversion
If no table is at hand, divide by 2.54 to get inches, then take out the twelves. 175 cm is 68.9 inches, which is 5 ft 8.9 in. A shortcut that works within a few tenths of an inch is to divide by 5 and multiply by 2, which gives 175 ÷ 5 × 2 = 70 inches against the exact 68.9. The shortcut is slightly low because 2.5 is a little smaller than 2.54, and the error grows with height: at 200 cm the shortcut gives 80 inches against the exact 78.7.
For an exact result, use the cm to feet and inches converter, which takes decimals such as 172.7 cm. Going the other way, from a height written as 5′ 9″, use the feet and inches to cm converter. The five-centimeter version of this table, together with 4′ 8″ to 6′ 6″ in feet and inches, is in the height chart from feet and inches to cm.
Landmarks worth remembering
- 150 cm is 4 ft 11.1 in, a little under 5 feet; 5 feet is exactly 152.4 cm.
- 160 cm is 5 ft 3 in, so it rounds to 5′ 3″.
- 170 cm is 5 ft 6.9 in, which rounds to 5′ 7″ even though many people call it 5′ 7″ on the nose.
- 180 cm is 5 ft 10.9 in, rounding to 5′ 11″. Six feet is exactly 182.88 cm, so 180 cm is just short of it.
- 190 cm is 6 ft 2.8 in, which rounds to 6′ 3″; 182, 183, 184 cm cover the 6′ 0″ band.
Why rounding to the nearest inch loses detail
Rounding to a whole inch can shift a height by up to half an inch, which is 1.27 cm. That is why the last column of the tables does not always equal the first: 168 cm rounds to 5′ 6″, which converts back to 167.6 cm, a difference of 0.4 cm. For medical or sports forms, keep the centimeter value you measured and give the feet and inches as an approximation, not the other way around. How to take the measurement itself is covered in how to measure your height accurately.
Where this fits in the series
This is the second post of the height series after the feet and inches height chart. For sizes that people also state in feet and inches, the same 2.54 factor appears in the inches to cm chart. A similar read-it-off approach for screens is in phone and tablet screen sizes in cm.
Frequently asked questions
How tall is 170 cm in feet and inches?
170 cm is 66.9 inches, or 5 ft 6.9 in. Rounded to the nearest inch it is 5′ 7″.
What is 180 cm in feet?
180 cm is 5 ft 10.9 in, which rounds to 5′ 11″. It is a little under 6 feet, which is 182.88 cm.
How many cm is 5 feet 7 inches?
5′ 7″ is 67 inches, which is 170.18 cm.
Why do several cm values give the same feet and inches?
One inch is 2.54 cm, so each whole-inch height covers about 2.5 cm of centimeter values. 169, 170, 171 cm all round to 5′ 7″.
Is the divide-by-5-times-2 shortcut accurate?
It is close but slightly low. For 175 cm it gives 70 inches against 68.9. Use the converter when the exact value matters.
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