Centimeters to Meters Converter
Convert centimeters (cm) to meters (m), with the formula, a conversion table and exact factors.
Change the values and press Calculate to work out your own figures.
Convert a length from one unit to another. For inches, feet and yards you also get feet and inches with a tape-measure fraction.
Show the working
- 1 cm = 0.01 m
- 1 × 0.01 = 0.01 m
How to convert centimeters to meters
1 cm = 0.01 m, so multiply by 0.01 to go from centimeters to meters. Going the other way, 1 m = 100 cm.
m = cm × 0.01 cm = m × 100
Worked example:
1 cm = 0.01 m 5 × 0.01 = 0.05 m
Centimeters to meters table
| Centimeters | Meters |
|---|---|
| 1 cm | 0.01 m |
| 2 cm | 0.02 m |
| 3 cm | 0.03 m |
| 4 cm | 0.04 m |
| 5 cm | 0.05 m |
| 6 cm | 0.06 m |
| 7 cm | 0.07 m |
| 8 cm | 0.08 m |
| 9 cm | 0.09 m |
| 10 cm | 0.1 m |
| 15 cm | 0.15 m |
| 20 cm | 0.2 m |
| 25 cm | 0.25 m |
| 30 cm | 0.3 m |
| 40 cm | 0.4 m |
| 50 cm | 0.5 m |
| 75 cm | 0.75 m |
| 100 cm | 1 m |
| 250 cm | 2.5 m |
| 500 cm | 5 m |
| 1000 cm | 10 m |
About the units
- Centimeters (cm)
- Centimeters, a metric unit. Definition: BIPM SI Brochure (SI prefixes).
- Meters (m)
- Meters, a metric unit. Definition: BIPM SI Brochure (SI prefixes).