1 meter to feet

Instant conversion for 1 meter — decimal feet and feet + inches, using the same international foot (0.3048 m) as the meters to feet hub.

1 meter to feet conversion

Decimal feet
3.2808 ft
Feet + inches
3 ft 3.370 in

1 m × 3.28084 = 3.28084 ft

1 meter is equal to 3.2808 feet (3 ft 3.37 in).

  • Decimal feet: 3.2808 ft
  • Feet + inches: 3 ft 3.37 in
  • Spoken (nearest inch): 3'3"

How many feet is 1 meter?

1 meter is equal to 3.2808 feet (3 ft 3.37 in). That is the exact international conversion (1 ft = 0.3048 m, so 1 m ≈ 3.28084 ft).

How to convert 1 meter to feet

Formula: feet = meters ÷ 0.3048 (exact). The same definition is feet = meters × 3.28084 (truncated).

  1. Start with 1 meter.
  2. Divide by 0.3048: 1 ÷ 0.3048 = 3.2808 ft.
  3. Reverse check: 3.2808 × 0.3048 = 1 — the conversion round-trips cleanly.
  4. For feet + inches, take the leftover fraction of a foot × 12: 3 ft 3.37 in.

How is 1 meter defined?

Since 1983 the SI metre has been defined by the speed of light in vacuum: the length of the path travelled by light in 1/299,792,458 of a second. That definition fixes what 1 m is. It does not change the foot: 1 ft is still exactly 0.3048 m, so 1 m is 3.2808 ft (3 ft 3.37 in) on this page.

The 1983 definition is why every meter-to-feet reading here uses the same international foot. It does not make 1 m equal 3 ft or 1 yard — those marks are shorter, as the next sections show.

Is 1 meter exactly 3 feet?

No. 1 m is 3.2808 ft (3 ft 3.37 in) — 3.37 in longer than 3 feet. Three feet is 0.9144 m, the same length as 1 international yard, not 1 m.

Spoken to the nearest inch that is 3'3". Use 3 ft 3.37 in when a drawing is in meters and the cut list is in feet and inches.

1 meter vs 1 yard and 3 ft 3.37 in

1 international yard is exactly 0.9144 m (3 ft). 1 m overshoots that mark by 0.0856 m, which is the leftover 3.37 in on this page — so 1 m is 3 ft 3.37 in, not 1 yard and not 3 ft even.

The same leftover is why a 1 m stick is a little longer than a 3 ft stick. Convert with feet = meters ÷ 0.3048 before you treat a 1 m run as a 3 ft cut.

1 meter on a construction drawing

Metric floor-to-floor (storey) heights are often drawn between 2.4 m and 3 m. 2.4 m is 7.8740 ft (7 ft 10.49 in); 3 m is 9.8425 ft (9 ft 10.11 in). 1 m is a module on those drawings, not a storey: 3 ft 3.37 in (spoken 3'3"), not a 3 ft even length of lumber.

Keep the extra 3.37 in when you mix a metric grid with feet-and-inches tape. A 1 m room width, pipe run, or grid line is the same leftover past 3 ft.

1 m = 100 cm = 1000 mm

1 m is exactly 100 cm and exactly 1000 mm by SI prefixes. Those are three names for one length: 39.3701 in, or 3.2808 ft (3 ft 3.37 in) on this page.

A 40-inch stick is 101.6 cm, not 1 m. Use 100 cm when the tape is in inches; use this page when the cut list is in feet and inches.

Also: 100 cm to inches · 1.85 meters to feet · 185 cm to feet

1 meter to feet conversion chart

Local density around 1 m (±1 m, every 0.1 m). For the full 0–10 / 10–100 / 100–1000 m tables, use the meters to feet chart.

mfeet (decimal)feet + inches
0.10.32810 ft 3.94 in
0.20.65620 ft 7.87 in
0.30.98430 ft 11.81 in
0.41.31231 ft 3.75 in
0.51.64041 ft 7.69 in
0.61.96851 ft 11.62 in
0.72.29662 ft 3.56 in
0.82.62472 ft 7.50 in
0.92.95282 ft 11.43 in
13.28083 ft 3.37 in
1.13.60893 ft 7.31 in
1.23.93703 ft 11.24 in
1.34.26514 ft 3.18 in
1.44.59324 ft 7.12 in
1.54.92134 ft 11.06 in
1.65.24935 ft 2.99 in
1.75.57745 ft 6.93 in
1.85.90555 ft 10.87 in
1.96.23366 ft 2.80 in
26.56176 ft 6.74 in

FAQ

  • Is 1 meter exactly 3 feet?

    No. 1 m = 3.2808 ft = 3 ft 3.37 in — 3.37 in taller than 3 feet (3 ft = 0.9144 m).

  • How many feet is 1 meter?

    1 meter is equal to 3.2808 feet, or 3 ft 3.37 in.

  • What is 1 meter in feet and inches?

    1 m = 3 ft 3.37 in using the international foot (1 ft = 0.3048 m exactly).

  • Is 1 meter the same as 1 yard?

    No. 1 international yard is exactly 0.9144 m (3 ft). 1 m is 3.2808 ft, or 3 ft 3.37 in — 3.37 in longer than 1 yard / 3 ft.

  • How is 1 meter defined?

    Since 1983 the SI metre is the distance light travels in vacuum in 1/299,792,458 of a second. That definition fixes 1 m. 1 ft is still exactly 0.3048 m, so 1 m = 3.2808 ft = 3 ft 3.37 in on this page.

  • Is 1 meter equal to 100 cm?

    Yes. 1 m is exactly 100 cm and exactly 1000 mm by SI prefixes. 100 cm is 39.3701 in; 1 m is 3.2808 ft (3 ft 3.37 in) — the same length.

    See 100 cm to inches.

  • How many mm is 1 meter?

    1 meter is exactly 1000 millimeters. That is the same SI length as 100 cm and as 3.2808 ft (3 ft 3.37 in) on this page.

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