Feet to Meters formula
1 foot = 0.3048 metres, and 1 metre = 3.280839895 feet. 12 inches, exactly 30.48 cm.
Feet to Meters chart
| Feet (ft) | Metres (m) |
|---|---|
| 1 | 0.3048 |
| 2 | 0.6096 |
| 3 | 0.9144 |
| 4 | 1.2192 |
| 5 | 1.524 |
| 6 | 1.8288 |
| 7 | 2.1336 |
| 8 | 2.4384 |
| 9 | 2.7432 |
| 10 | 3.048 |
| 12 | 3.6576 |
| 15 | 4.572 |
| 20 | 6.096 |
| 25 | 7.62 |
| 30 | 9.144 |
| 40 | 12.192 |
| 50 | 15.24 |
| 75 | 22.86 |
| 100 | 30.48 |
| 200 | 60.96 |
| 500 | 152.4 |
| 1,000 | 304.8 |
Values are rounded to 4 decimal places. The converter above shows more precision.
Worked examples
An 8-foot ceiling
8 ft × 0.3048 = 2.4384 m
8 feet = 2.4384 metres. The standard ceiling height in many US homes is about 2.44 m, a little higher than the 2.4 m common in UK and European new builds.
A plane cruising at 35,000 feet
35,000 ft × 0.3048 = 10,668 m
35,000 feet = 10,668 metres. That is about 10.7 km up. Pilots everywhere use feet for altitude, even in countries that use metres for everything else.
Converting feet to metres in real life
Feet are the unit for room dimensions and ceiling heights in the US, UK property listings, aircraft altitude around the world, and the height of buildings and mountains in American sources. Metres are what building codes, architects and most of the world use, so converting is a daily job for anyone comparing homes or plans from different countries.
A handy check: 10 feet is just over 3 metres (3.048 m), and 100 feet is about 30.5 m. If your measurement is in feet and inches, convert the inches to a fraction of a foot first (divide by 12) or use the feet-and-inches box on the length converter. For room areas in square feet, the factor is different: use sq ft to sq m.