Feet to Meter Converter
Free feet to metres converter — type any feet value and instantly see the result in metres, centimetres, and inches. No signup required.
About Feet to Meter Converter
The Feet to Meter Converter gives you an instant metres result the moment you start typing — no button press required. Enter any value in feet, including decimals, and the tool immediately displays the equivalent in metres as the primary result, with centimetres, inches, and yards shown as secondary conversions below. A copy button lets you grab the metres value straight to your clipboard.
Feet and metres appear together constantly in everyday life, especially for anyone who works across US and international contexts. Real estate listings in the United States describe room sizes, ceiling heights, and lot dimensions in feet, while buyers and developers in Europe, Australia, and most of Asia expect those same figures in metres. Construction specifications, swimming pool depths, and building permit documents all present the same challenge — the numbers are right, but the units need converting before they can be compared or used.
Aviation is another common use case. Altitude is communicated in feet as the international standard across most aviation contexts, yet elevation data and obstacle charts in certain countries are published in metres. A cruising altitude of 35,000 feet, for instance, converts to approximately 10,668 metres — a figure that matters when checking compatibility with airspace classifications or weather data expressed in the metric system.
The conversion itself is exact: one foot is defined as exactly 0.3048 metres. There is no approximation involved. Whether you are converting 6 feet (1.8288 m) for a doorframe, 25 feet (7.62 m) for a swimming pool, or 984 feet (299.9952 m) for a building height, this tool handles the arithmetic instantly and accurately — free, private, and available on any device without an account.
Frequently asked questions
Exactly 0.3048 metres. This is a defined conversion — one foot equals 30.48 centimetres or 0.3048 metres precisely, with no rounding involved.
Yes. The input field accepts any decimal value — whole numbers, fractions, and decimals like 5.9 or 12.75. Results update live as you type, shown to four decimal places for metres and two decimal places for centimetres, inches, and yards.
The United States (along with Liberia and Myanmar) continues to use the US customary system, which includes feet and inches. Construction, real estate listings, and building codes in the US are published in feet, while the same specifications in Europe, Australia, and most of Asia are expressed in metres. This converter helps anyone working across both systems — for example, comparing property sizes, checking pool depths, or reviewing architectural drawings from another country.
Common uses include: converting building heights from US real estate listings to metres for international buyers; checking swimming pool dimensions (pools in the US are listed in feet, while regulations in many countries require metres); aviation — altitude in feet is standard internationally, but some countries use metres in certain contexts; and comparing property room sizes listed in feet with local standards expressed in square metres.