Conversion formula

The conversion factor from centimeters to feet is 0.032808398950131, which means that 1 centimeter is equal to 0.032808398950131 feet:

1 cm = 0.032808398950131 ft

To convert 1 centimeter into feet we have to multiply 1 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from centimeters to feet. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 cm → 0.032808398950131 ft

1 cm → L_(ft)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the length L in feet:

L_(ft) = 1 cm × 0.032808398950131 ft

L_(ft) = 0.032808398950131 ft

The final result is:

1 cm → 0.032808398950131 ft

We conclude that 1 centimeter is equivalent to 0.032808398950131 feet:

1 centimeter = 0.032808398950131 feet

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 foot is equal to 30.48 × 1 centimeter.

Another way is saying that 1 centimeter is equal to 1 ÷ 30.48 feet.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one centimeter is approximately zero point zero three three feet:

1 cm ≅ 0.033 ft

An alternative is also that one foot is approximately thirty point four eight times one centimeter.

Conversion table

centimeters to feet chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from centimeters to feet