Feet to Meters Converter
There are exactly 0.3048 meters in one foot. To convert feet to meters, multiply by 0.3048.
How to Convert Feet to Meters
To convert feet to meters, multiply by 0.3048.
For example: 5 feet × 0.3048 = 1.524 meters.
Where This Comes Up
Feet show up in American home listings, ceiling heights, hiking elevations and aviation altitudes. The moment any of those numbers has to be shared with someone outside the United States, they need to be in meters.
A 6-foot person is 1.8288 meters tall, which is why international profiles list that height as 1.83 m.
What People Get Wrong
Surveying in the US once used the slightly longer US survey foot, about two parts per million bigger than the international foot. NIST retired it at the end of 2022, so every value here uses the international foot of exactly 0.3048 meters.
Feet to Meters Conversion Table
| Feet (ft) | Meters (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 |
| 11 | 3.3528 |
| 12 | 3.6576 |
| 13 | 3.9624 |
| 14 | 4.2672 |
| 15 | 4.572 |
| 16 | 4.8768 |
| 17 | 5.1816 |
| 18 | 5.4864 |
| 19 | 5.7912 |
| 20 | 6.096 |
| 25 | 7.62 |
| 30 | 9.144 |
| 40 | 12.192 |
| 50 | 15.24 |
| 75 | 22.86 |
| 100 | 30.48 |
| 250 | 76.2 |
| 500 | 152.4 |
| 1,000 | 304.8 |
About These Units
The foot
One foot is 12 inches, or exactly 0.3048 meters. It is the everyday American unit for human height, ceiling heights, room dimensions and aviation altitude.
The meter
The meter is the SI base unit of length, defined since 1983 as the distance light travels in a vacuum in 1/299,792,458 of a second. Every other length unit on this site, including the inch and the foot, is now defined against it.
Definitions follow NIST Special Publication 811, Appendix B. See how we calculate for the exact values and rounding rules.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is 1 foot exactly 0.3048 meters?
Yes. The international yard and pound agreement of 1959 defined the foot as exactly 0.3048 meters, so this conversion involves no rounding at all.
How do I convert feet and inches to meters?
Turn the inches into a decimal part of a foot first: 5 ft 9 in is 5.75 ft. Multiply that by 0.3048 to get 1.7526 meters.
How many meters is 10 feet?
10 feet is exactly 3.048 meters.
Why is the foot defined using the meter?
The meter is defined by the speed of light, so it can be reproduced in any laboratory. Tying the foot to the meter gives it that same precision instead of depending on a physical artifact.