Use our calculator for conversions involving meters, feet and inches (m, ft and in), all of which are units of length or height.
How to convert meters to feet
There are 3.28084 feet in 1 meter. To convert meters to feet, multiply your meters figure by 3.28. To convert feet to meters, divide your feet figure by 3.28.
As an example, let's say you have 5m of wrapping paper on a roll. If you want to know how many feet it measures, your calculation will be: 5 × 3.28084 = 16.404 ft. Take a look at the articles section for a feature on how many feet are in a meter.
Meters to feet chart
Meters to feetMeters to feet1 m = 3.281 ft21 m = 68.898 ft2 m = 6.562 ft22 m = 72.178 ft3 m = 9.843 ft23 m = 75.459 ft4 m = 13.123 ft24 m = 78.74 ft5 m = 16.404 ft25 m = 82.021 ft6 m = 19.685 ft26 m = 85.302 ft7 m = 22.966 ft27 m = 88.583 ft8 m = 26.247 ft28 m = 91.864 ft9 m = 29.528 ft29 m = 95.144 ft10 m = 32.808 ft30 m = 98.425 ft11 m = 36.089 ft31 m = 101.706 ft12 m = 39.37 ft32 m = 104.987 ft13 m = 42.651 ft33 m = 108.268 ft14 m = 45.932 ft34 m = 111.549 ft15 m = 49.213 ft35 m = 114.829 ft16 m = 52.493 ft36 m = 118.11 ft17 m = 55.774 ft37 m = 121.391 ft18 m = 59.055 ft38 m = 124.672 ft19 m = 62.336 ft39 m = 127.953 ft20 m = 65.617 ft40 m = 131.234 ft
Note that you can convert between feet and inches here.
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1 meter is equal to:
- 3.28084 feet
- 3 feet and 3.3701 inches
- 39.3701 inches
To convert directly between meters and feet or meters and inches (plus many other units of length, distance and height), please use the length and distance converter. You will also find a converter for centimeters to feet and inches here.
To convert 5 meters into feet, you need to multiply by the conversion factor of 3.28 as there are that many feet in 1 meter.
For example, use the following formula and multiply the number of meters by 3.28 to get the answer in feet.
5 meters x 3.28 (conversion factor) = 16.40 feet.
This means that there are 16.40 inches in 5 meters.
If you want to reverse the question and figure out how many meters can be made from a certain number of feet, you would divide the number of feet by 3.28.
For example, if you have 16.4 feet, you can divide it by 3.28 to get 5 meters.
This means that there are 5 meters in 16.40 feet.
If you don’t feel like doing the math, use our online conversion calculator below to convert different units of measurements.
Meters into feet conversion calculator
Use the following calculator to easily convert meters into feet. Simply type in the desired value and select meters in the convert from box and feet in the convert to box. The calculator will instantly do the math for you.
Also, check out all of our online conversion calculators here.
You can also use the following table to convert meters into feet.
Meters into feet conversion table
MetersFeetMetersFeet13.282065.6126.563098.4239.8440131.23413.1250164.04516.4060196.85619.6870229.66722.9680262.46826.2490295.27929.52100328.081032.80200656.17You can also convert 5 meters into other units of measurements.
- 5 meters = 196.85 inches
- 5 meters = 5.46 yards
- 5 meters = 500 centimeters
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- How long is 2 meters in inches?
- How many meters are in 6 feet?
Meters measurement
A Meter is part of the metric system of measurement which was created in France to have a way to measure length, mass, and volume. 1 meter is equal to 3 feet 3 inches in length.
One meter is a length measurement and equals approximately 3.28 feet. One foot equals 12 inches exactly. If you need to be super precise, you can use one meter = 3.2808398950131 feet. Once this is very close to 3.28 feet, you will almost always want to use the simpler number to make the math easier.
Step 1: Convert from meters to feet
1 meter = 3.28 x feet, so,
5 x 1 meter = 5 x 3.28 feet, or
5 meters = 16.4 feet.
Step 2: Convert the decimal feet to inches
An answer like "16.4 feet" might not mean much to you because you may want to express the decimal part, which is in feet, in inches once its is a smaller unit.
So, take everything after the decimal point (0.4), then multiply that by 12 to turn it into inches. This works because one foot = 12 inches. Then,
16.4 feet = 16 feet + 0.4 foot. Once 0.4 foot x 12 = 4.8 inches or 16.4 feet = 16 feet and 4.8 inches. Obviously, this is equivalent to 5 meters.
Step 3: Convert from decimal inches to an usable fraction of inch
The previous step gave you the answer in decimal inches (4.8), but how to measure it in an ruler or tape? See below a procedure, which can also be made using a calculator, to convert the decimal inches to the nearest usable fraction:
a) Subtract 4, the number of whole inches, from 4.8:
4.8 - 4 = 0.8. This is the fractional part of the inches value.
b) Multiply 0.8 times 16 (it could be 8, 16, 32, 64, ... depending on the exactness you want) to get the number of 16th's inches:
0.8 x 16 = 12.8. This is the number of 16th's of an inch and also the numerator of the fraction which may be still reduced.
c) Round the result to nearest integer:
round(12.8) = 13
Finally, 5 meters = 16 feet and 13/16 of an inch.
In short: 5 m = 16'4 13/16"(*)
(*) This result may differ from the calculator above because we've assumed that 1 meter equals 3.28 feet instead of 3.2808398950131 feet).
Height conversion chart
You can use this table to find any value in feet, in inches or in feet plus inches when you know the value in centimeters. It is an alternative to the converter above. Here is another version of this Centimeter to feet and inches table.
Height conversion chart
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