Conversion formula

The conversion factor from inches to centimeters is 2.54, which means that 1 inch is equal to 2.54 centimeters:

1 in = 2.54 cm

To convert 13 inches into centimeters we have to multiply 13 by the conversion factor in order to get the length amount from inches to centimeters. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 in → 2.54 cm

13 in → L_(cm)

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

L_(cm) = 13 in × 2.54 cm

L_(cm) = 33.02 cm

The final result is:

13 in → 33.02 cm

We conclude that 13 inches is equivalent to 33.02 centimeters:

13 inches = 33.02 centimeters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 centimeter is equal to 0.030284675953967 × 13 inches.

Another way is saying that 13 inches is equal to 1 ÷ 0.030284675953967 centimeters.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that thirteen inches is approximately thirty-three point zero two centimeters:

13 in ≅ 33.02 cm

An alternative is also that one centimeter is approximately zero point zero three times thirteen inches.

Conversion table

inches to centimeters chart

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