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180 cm in inches

180 cm = 70.87 inches (5′ 10 7/8″)

180 cm ÷ 2.54 = 70.866142 in. 1 inch is exactly 2.54 cm.

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180 centimeters in other forms

Decimal inches70.8661 in
Nearest 1/16 inch70 7/8 in
Nearest 1/64 inch70 55/64 in
Feet and inches5′ 10 7/8″ (5 ft 10.87 in)
Centimeters180 cm
Millimeters and meters1,800 mm · 1.8 m

In words: 180 centimeters is 70.87 inches, or 5 feet 10.9 inches.

180 cm as a height

  • To the nearest inch: 5′ 11″; to the nearest 1/4 inch: 5′ 10 3/4″.
  • In meters: 1.8 m.
  • That is 2.9 cm (1.13 in) shorter than 6 feet.
  • It is 27.6 cm above 5 feet (152.4 cm).

Heights are usually rounded to the nearest inch in the US and UK, and to the nearest centimeter elsewhere.

Nearby values

CentimetersInchesFeet and inches
175 cm68.9 in5′ 8 7/8″
176 cm69.29 in5′ 9 5/16″
177 cm69.69 in5′ 9 11/16″
178 cm70.08 in5′ 10 1/16″
179 cm70.47 in5′ 10 1/2″
180 cm70.87 in5′ 10 7/8″
181 cm71.26 in5′ 11 1/4″
182 cm71.65 in5′ 11 5/8″
183 cm72.05 in6′ 1/16″
184 cm72.44 in6′ 7/16″
185 cm72.83 in6′ 13/16″

How it's calculated

Since 1959 the inch has been defined as exactly 2.54 centimeters, so the conversion itself is exact: 180 cm ÷ 2.54 = 70.866142 in. The fractions above are rounded to the nearest mark, and feet and inches split the total at 12 inches per foot.

For any other value, use the cm to inches converter.