Meters to feet converter

Meters to feet instantly: 1 meter is 3.281 feet. Enter a length in meters and the feet appear while you type – or enter feet to get meters. For heights you also get the feet-and-inches form, for example 1.8 m = 5 ft 10.9 in.

Example: Length 1 · Direction: Meters to feet (m → ft) → Answer: 1 m = 3.281 ft. Source: NIST SP 811, Appendix B.8 – foot (international) = 0.3048 m (exact), inch = 0.0254 m. Updated: 5 October 2026.

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Answer: 1 m = 3.281 ft
In feet and inches: In feet and inches: 3 ft 3.4 in.
Working: 1 m × 3.28084 = 3.281 ft
Quick check in your head: 1 × 3.3 ≈ 3.3 ft (exact: 3.281 ft). Three feet and a bit – add 10 % to three times the meters.
Conversion chart: m ft
0.5 1.64
1 3.281
1.5 4.921
1.8 5.906
2 6.562
3 9.843
5 16.404
10 32.808
20 65.617
50 164.04
100 328.08
200 656.17
500 1,640.42
1,000 3,280.84
Lengths worth knowing: Example m ft
One foot, by definition 0.3048 1
Basketball hoop height (10 ft) 3.048 10
100 m sprint 100 328.08
One mile (5,280 ft) 1,609.34 5,280
Mount Everest, official height 8,848.86 29,031.69
Typical airliner cruising altitude (35,000 ft) 10,668 35,000; One foot is defined as exactly 0.3048 m (since 1959), so feet to meters is exact; meters to feet is rounded for display.

m	ft
0.5	1.64
1	3.281
1.5	4.921
1.8	5.906
2	6.562
3	9.843
5	16.404
10	32.808
20	65.617
50	164.04
100	328.08
200	656.17
500	1,640.42
1,000	3,280.84

Example	m	ft
One foot, by definition	0.3048	1
Basketball hoop height (10 ft)	3.048	10
100 m sprint	100	328.08
One mile (5,280 ft)	1,609.34	5,280
Mount Everest, official height	8,848.86	29,031.69
Typical airliner cruising altitude (35,000 ft)	10,668	35,000

How it is calculated

How to convert meters to feet

feet = meters ÷ 0.3048, which is the same as meters × 3.28084. For 100 m: 100 ÷ 0.3048 = 328.08 ft – the length of a sprint track is a bit over 328 feet. Going back, meters = feet × 0.3048: 6 ft × 0.3048 = 1.829 m, and 100 ft = 30.48 m.

The figure 0.3048 is exact. Since the international yard and pound agreement of 1959, a yard is 0.9144 m and a foot is a third of it, 0.3048 m. One foot is 12 inches, one inch 25.4 mm.

Height: meters to feet and inches

People give their height as 5 ft 10 in, not as 5.9 feet. The converter therefore adds the form in feet and inches: 1.8 m = 5.906 ft = 5 ft 10.9 in. To do it by hand, divide the centimeters by 2.54 to get the inches in total (180 ÷ 2.54 = 70.9 in) and split by 12 (70.9 = 5 × 12 + 10.9).

A quick mental trick

Multiply meters by 3 and add 10 % – or just multiply by 3.3. 50 m gives 165 ft against 164.04 ft exact. In the other direction multiply feet by 0.3: 20 ft ≈ 6 m (exact 6.096 m). The error stays under 1 % when going to feet and under 2 % when going to meters, fine for estimates, not for plans.

Meters to feet chart

The chart in the results lists 0.5 m to 1,000 m. A few anchors: 2 m = 6.562 ft, 5 m = 16.404 ft, 10 m = 32.808 ft, 1,000 m = 3,280.84 ft. Landmarks: a basketball hoop at 10 ft is 3.048 m, a mile is 5,280 ft = 1,609.34 m, an airliner at 35,000 ft flies at 10,668 m, and Mount Everest, officially 8,848.86 m, reaches 29,031.69 ft.

Need other units like yards, inches or miles? Use the length converter; for inches to centimeters see inches to cm.

Frequently asked questions

How many feet is 1 meter?

1 meter is 3.28084 feet, or 3 ft 3.37 in. To go the other way, 1 foot is exactly 0.3048 meters.

How do I convert meters to feet?

Divide the meters by 0.3048 or multiply by 3.28084. Example: 10 m × 3.28084 = 32.808 ft.

How tall is 1.8 m in feet and inches?

1.8 m is 5 ft 10.9 in (5.906 ft). 1.8 m ÷ 0.0254 = 70.87 in, which is 5 × 12 + 10.9.

How many meters is 6 feet?

6 feet is exactly 1.8288 meters, shown rounded as 1.829 m.

How do I convert feet to meters in my head?

Multiply the feet by 0.3. 100 ft is about 30 m (exact: 30.48 m). For better accuracy add 1.6 % of the result.

Sources and legal basis

As of: 5 October 2026 · Editorial policy