# Feet to meters converter

> Convert feet to meters (feet to meters) with the exact factor, a conversion chart and worked steps.

Interactive version: https://www.calcopenly.com/conversion/feet-to-meters
Subject: Unit converters

A distance stated in feet may describe ceiling height, lumber or a route segment. Combine separate feet and inches into the correct total before using a single-value conversion. The unit here is the international foot; historical survey documents may use a different definition.

One foot is exactly 0.3048 meters, so 10 ft is 3.048 m. To convert feet to meters, multiply by 0.3048; to convert back, multiply by 3.280839895.

The international foot is defined as exactly 0.3048 m, which is 12 inches. Because both units are defined exactly, the factor above is exact and the results here carry no conversion error.

## Inputs

- **Feet (ft)**

## Results

- Meters (m) — main result
- Conversion
- 1 m in feet (ft)

## Formula

$$
\text{meters} = \text{feet} \times 0.3048
$$

## Worked examples

### 10 ft to m

- Feet (ft): 10 ft
- **Meters: 3.048 m**
- Checked against: Exact-fraction computation from the legal unit definitions (scripts/gen-pairs.py, Python fractions)

### 5 ft to m

- Feet (ft): 5 ft
- **Meters: 1.524 m**
- Checked against: Exact-fraction computation from the legal unit definitions (scripts/gen-pairs.py, Python fractions)

### 50 ft to m

- Feet (ft): 50 ft
- **Meters: 15.24 m**
- Checked against: Exact-fraction computation from the legal unit definitions (scripts/gen-pairs.py, Python fractions)

## Questions

### When would I convert feet to meters?

A distance stated in feet may describe ceiling height, lumber or a route segment. Combine separate feet and inches into the correct total before using a single-value conversion. The unit here is the international foot; historical survey documents may use a different definition.

### How many meters are in a foot?

One foot is exactly 0.3048 meters. The international foot is defined as exactly 0.3048 m, which is 12 inches.

### How do you convert feet to meters?

Multiply the number of feet by 0.3048. For example, 10 ft × 0.3048 = 3.048 m. To go the other way, divide by 0.3048.

### How can I estimate feet to meters without a calculator?

Multiply by 0.3. That is 1.6% low of the exact factor 0.3048, so 10 ft comes out as 3 m instead of 3.048.

### How accurate is the feet to meters converter?

Accuracy depends on your inputs and the method's assumptions. Decimal arithmetic uses 50 significant digits, but estimates, numerical methods and source data can be less precise; the displayed rounding does not remove those limits. It is checked against 3 worked examples whose answers come from independent sources; for example, “10 ft to m” is checked against Exact-fraction computation from the legal unit definitions (scripts/gen-pairs.py, Python fractions).

### Where does the method come from?

NIST SP 811 (2008), Guide for the Use of the International System of Units, Appendix B; NIST Handbook 44, Appendix C: General tables of units of measurement; BIPM, The International System of Units (SI Brochure), 9th edition.

## Sources

- [NIST SP 811 (2008), Guide for the Use of the International System of Units, Appendix B](https://www.nist.gov/pml/special-publication-811)
- [NIST Handbook 44, Appendix C: General tables of units of measurement](https://www.nist.gov/pml/weights-and-measures/publications/nist-handbooks/handbook-44)
- [BIPM, The International System of Units (SI Brochure), 9th edition](https://www.bipm.org/en/publications/si-brochure)