How CM To Inches Converter Works

CM to Inches Converter

Centimeter

Centimeter (cm) or centimetre is a unit of length in the International System of Units (SI). Centi is a prefix for 1/100.
One centimeter is equal to 1/100 of a meter (m).
One centimeter is equal to 10 millimeters (mm).
One centimeter is eqaul to 1/2.54 of an inch (in).

Inch

Inch (in or ″) is a unit of length.
One inch is equal to 1/12 of a foot (ft).
One inch is equal to 1/36 of a yard (yd).
One inch is eqaul to 2.54 centimeters (cm).

How to convert centimeters to inches

1 centimeter is equal to 0.3937007874 inches:

1cm = (1/2.54)″ = 0.3937007874″

The distance in inches (″ or in) is equal to the distance in centimeters (cm) divided by 2.54:

distance_(inch) = distance_(cm) / 2.54

Example

Convert 20 cm to inches:

distance_(inch) = 20cm / 2.54 = 7.874″

How many inches in a centimeter

One centimeter is equal to 0.3937 inches:

1cm = 1cm / 2.54cm/in = 0.3937in

How many centimeters in an inch

One inch is equal to 2.54 centimeters:

1in = 2.54×1in = 2.54cm

How to convert 10cm to inches

Divide 10 centimeters by 2.54 to get inches:

10cm = 10cm / 2.54cm/in = 3.937in

Centimeters to inches conversion table

The fraction inches are rounded to 1/64 resolution.

Centimeters (cm)	Inches (“) (decimal)	Inches (“) (fraction)
0.01 cm	0.0039 in	0 in
0.1 cm	0.0394 in	3/64 in
1 cm	0.3937 in	25/64 in
2 cm	0.7874 in	25/32 in
3 cm	1.1811 in	1 3/16 in
4 cm	1.5748 in	1 37/64 in
5 cm	1.9685 in	1 31/32 in
6 cm	2.3622 in	2 23/64 in
7 cm	2.7559 in	2 3/4 in
8 cm	3.1496 in	3 5/32 in
9 cm	3.5433 in	3 35/64 in
10 cm	3.9370 in	3 15/16 in
20 cm	7.8740 in	7 7/8 in
30 cm	11.8110 in	11 13/16 in
40 cm	15.7480 in	15 3/4 in
50 cm	19.6850 in	19 11/16 in
60 cm	23.6220 in	23 5/8 in
70 cm	27.5591 in	27 9/16 in
80 cm	31.4961 in	31 1/2 in
90 cm	35.4331 in	35 7/16 in
100 cm	39.3701 in	39 3/8 in