Centimeters to meters Converter

This page allows you to convert length values expressed in centimeters to their equivalent in meters.

Enter the value in centimeters in the top field (the one marked "cm"), then press the "Convert" button or the "Enter" key. The converter also works the other way round: if you enter the value in meters in the "m" field, the equivalent value in centimeters is calculated and displayed in the top field.

Centimeter

Centimeter is a unit of length used by the metric system. One centimeter is 1/100 of a meter. That means there are 100 centimeters in 1 meter. One inch is equal to 2.54 cm. The following line should be approximately 1 centimeter long:

Meter

Meter is the basic unit of length in the metric system. The official definition of meter, since 1983 is: the length of the path travelled by light in vacuum during a time interval of 1/299 792 458 of a second.