Centimeter Conversions

A centimeter is one hundredth of a meter. It's widely used for body height, clothing sizes, rulers and everyday objects.

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1 cm = 0.01 m

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Metric (SI)

Centimeter to Meter0.01 m
Centimeter to Kilometer0.00001 km
Centimeter to Hectometer0.0001 hm
Centimeter to Dekameter0.001 dam
Centimeter to Decimeter0.1 dm
Centimeter to Millimeter10 mm
Centimeter to Micrometer10,000 µm
Centimeter to Micron10,000 µ
Centimeter to Nanometer10,000,000 nm
Centimeter to Angstrom100,000,000 Å
Centimeter to Picometer10,000,000,000 pm
Centimeter to Femtometer10,000,000,000,000 fm
Centimeter to Fermi10,000,000,000,000 fm
Centimeter to Attometer1 × 10¹⁶ am
Centimeter to Megameter1 × 10⁻⁸ Mm
Centimeter to Gigameter1 × 10⁻¹¹ Gm
Centimeter to Terameter1 × 10⁻¹⁴ Tm
Centimeter to Petameter1 × 10⁻¹⁷ Pm
Centimeter to Exameter1 × 10⁻²⁰ Em

Imperial & US customary

Centimeter to Inch0.393701 in
Centimeter to Foot0.0328084 ft
Centimeter to Yard0.0109361 yd
Centimeter to Mile0.00000621371 mi
Centimeter to Kiloyard0.0000109361 kyd
Centimeter to Furlong0.0000497097 fur
Centimeter to Chain0.000497097 ch
Centimeter to Rope0.00164042 rope
Centimeter to Rod0.00198839 rd
Centimeter to Perch0.00198839 perch
Centimeter to Pole0.00198839 pole
Centimeter to Fathom0.00546807 ftm
Centimeter to Link0.0497097 li
Centimeter to Hand0.0984252 h
Centimeter to Mil393.701 mil
Centimeter to Microinch393,701 µin

US survey units

Centimeter to Foot (US Survey)0.0328083 ft (US)
Centimeter to Inch (US Survey)0.3937 in (US)
Centimeter to Mile (US Survey)0.0000062137 mi (US)
Centimeter to Mile (Statute)0.0000062137 mi
Centimeter to League (Statute)0.00000207123 lea
Centimeter to Furlong (US Survey)0.0000497096 fur (US)
Centimeter to Chain (US Survey)0.000497096 ch (US)
Centimeter to Rod (US Survey)0.00198838 rd (US)
Centimeter to Link (US Survey)0.0497096 li (US)
Centimeter to Fathom (US Survey)0.00546806 ftm (US)

Nautical

Centimeter to Nautical Mile (international)0.00000539957 NM
Centimeter to Nautical Mile (UK)0.00000539612 NM (UK)
Centimeter to Nautical League (int.)0.00000179986 NL
Centimeter to Nautical League (UK)0.00000179871 NL (UK)

Astronomical

Centimeter to Astronomical Unit6.68459 × 10⁻¹⁴ au
Centimeter to Light Year1.057 × 10⁻¹⁸ ly
Centimeter to Parsec3.24078 × 10⁻¹⁹ pc
Centimeter to Kiloparsec3.24078 × 10⁻²² kpc
Centimeter to Megaparsec3.24078 × 10⁻²⁵ Mpc

Atomic & physics

Centimeter to A.u. of Length188,973,000 a₀
Centimeter to X-unit99,792,400,000 xu

Historical & cloth

Centimeter to Ell0.00874891 ell
Centimeter to Cubit (UK)0.0218723 cubit
Centimeter to Span (cloth)0.0437445 span
Centimeter to Finger (cloth)0.0874891 finger
Centimeter to Nail (cloth)0.174978 nail
Centimeter to Barleycorn1.1811 barleycorn
Centimeter to League0.00000207124 lea
Centimeter to Arpent0.000170877 arpent
Centimeter to Mile (Roman)0.00000675765 m.p.

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