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Meters to feet converter

1 m = 3.280839895 ft. Building plans, room sizes, swimming pools and running tracks are measured in meters in most of the world; US buyers think in feet.

m
10 m = 32.80839895 ft
  • Inches393.7008 in
  • Centimeters1,000 cm
  • Kilometers0.01 km
  • Miles0.006213712 mi

Factor 1 m = 3.28083989501 ft · shown rounded; the calculation uses exact factors

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Same length in other units
Millimeters (mm)10,000
Centimeters (cm)1,000
Meters (m)10
Kilometers (km)0.01
Inches (in)393.7007874
Feet (ft)32.80839895
Yards (yd)10.93613298
Miles (mi)0.006213711922
Nautical miles (nmi)0.005399568035
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Drawn to scale · metric above, US customary below

Both rulers share one physical scale: a tick on the top lines up with the same length on the bottom. Comparison lengths are official or standard sizes.

How to convert meters to feet

1 ft = 0.3048 m (exact)

feet = meters ÷ 0.3048

1 m ≈ 3.28084 ft

Shortcut: Multiply by 3 and add 10%: 10 m ≈ 30 + 3 = 33 ft; the exact answer is 32.808 ft.

Meters to feet table

Meters to feet conversion table
MetersFeet
0.5 m1.6404 ft
1 m3.2808 ft
1.5 m4.9213 ft
2 m6.5617 ft
2.5 m8.2021 ft
3 m9.8425 ft
4 m13.1234 ft
5 m16.4042 ft
6 m19.685 ft
7 m22.9659 ft
8 m26.2467 ft
9 m29.5276 ft
10 m32.8084 ft
12 m39.3701 ft
15 m49.2126 ft
20 m65.6168 ft
25 m82.021 ft
30 m98.4252 ft
50 m164.042 ft
100 m328.084 ft

Values are calculated with exact factors and rounded for the table; the converter above shows full precision.

Worked examples

1 m to feet

1 × 3.280839895

3.2808 ft

10 m to feet

10 × 3.280839895

32.8084 ft

100 m to feet

100 × 3.280839895

328.084 ft

Questions

How many feet is 1 meter?

About 3.28084 feet, or 3 ft 3.37 in.

How many feet is 100 meters?

About 328.084 feet.

Is a meter longer than a yard?

Yes. A meter is about 1.0936 yards, roughly 9% longer.

Related conversions

The history: How the meter and the metric system began.

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