How many centimeters are in a meter?

There are exactly 100 centimeters in 1 meter. The centimetre is one-hundredth of a metre, so a metre is always a hundred times larger than a centimetre.

What is 1 cm in meters?

1 centimeter equals 0.01 meter. Likewise 50 cm = 0.5 m, 100 cm = 1 m and 250 cm = 2.5 m. The converter shows the exact metre value for any centimetre figure you enter.

Is a centimeter smaller than a meter?

Yes. A centimeter is much smaller — it is one-hundredth of a meter. It takes 100 centimetres laid end to end to make a single metre, which is why heights and room sizes are often given in centimetres but summarised in metres.

When should I convert centimeters to meters?

Converting cm to m is common for room and furniture dimensions, a person’s height, fabric lengths, and construction plans, where measurements are taken in centimetres but recorded or compared in metres. Dividing by 100 moves between them instantly.

Can this tool convert meters back to centimeters?

Yes. Tap the ⇄ swap button to reverse the direction and convert metres to centimetres (multiply by 100). You can also pick any other length unit from the dropdown, since this page runs on our full Mega Length Converter.

Does the converter update live and work on mobile?

Yes. The metre result recalculates instantly as you type — there is no submit button — and the layout adapts to phones. A ready-made centimetres-to-metres table is included for the most common values.

Centimeters to Meters Converter

Convert centimeters to meters instantly. Because both are metric units, the conversion is simple: there are 100 centimeters in every meter, so to go from centimeters (cm) to meters (m) you divide by 100 — for example, 1 cm = 0.01 m and 250 cm = 2.5 m. This converter defaults to centimetres → metres, shows the result li…

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1 centimeter = 0.01 meter · 1 centimeter = 0.01 meter

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HOW TO USE

1
Enter the length in centimeters (cm) in the value box — the converter defaults to centimetres → metres.
2
Read the metre (m) result instantly, or do it by hand: divide the centimetres by 100.
3
Use the cm-to-m table below for common values, or tap ⇄ to convert metres back to centimetres.
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Need another unit? Pick any of the 74 length units in the dropdown, then Share or Embed your conversion.

CENTIMETER TO METER TABLE

centimeter (cm)

meter (m)

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

10 cm

0.1 m

15 cm

0.15 m

20 cm

0.2 m

25 cm

0.25 m

50 cm

0.5 m

100 cm

1 m

1 centimeter = 0.01 meter · 1 meter = 100 centimeter

QUICK REFERENCE

1 inch

2.54 cm

1 foot

30.48 cm

1 yard

0.9144 m

1 mile

1.609344 km

1 nautical mile

1.852 km

1 kilometer

0.621371 mi

1 meter

3.28084 ft

1 light-year

9.4607×10¹² km

1 AU

149,597,870.7 km

1 parsec

3.26156 ly

ABOUT LENGTH UNITS

Length is measured against the metre, the SI base unit, defined by the speed of light. Every unit here is stored as its exact number of metres, so a conversion is simply the input turned into metres and then into the target unit. The metric prefixes run the full modern range — from the quectometre (10⁻³⁰ m) to the quettametre (10³⁰ m), including the ronna and quetta prefixes added in 2022. The imperial and US units use their exact international definitions (an inch is exactly 2.54 cm), while astronomical units such as the light-year, astronomical unit and parsec, and sub-atomic scales like the ångström, Bohr radius and Planck length, extend the range in both directions. Historical and regional units — cubits, ells, versts, the Scandinavian mile — and playful ones like the smoot use common modern equivalents and can vary by source.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Divide the number of centimeters by 100. Because a meter is exactly 100 centimeters, dividing by 100 gives the meter value — the decimal point simply moves two places to the left. For example, 175 cm ÷ 100 = 1.75 m.

Formula: meters = centimeters ÷ 100.
The decimal point moves two places left.
175 cm = 1.75 m; 40 cm = 0.4 m.
To reverse it, multiply meters by 100.

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