5.5 Feet to Meters (5.5 ft to m)
5.5 Feet equals 1.6764 Meters. Below is the formula, the worked arithmetic, and what 5.5 ft typically represents in everyday use.
Formula and worked answer
Formula
m = ft × 0.3048
Substituting 5.5 for ft: 5.5 × 0.3048 = 1.6764 m. The factor 0.3048 comes from the exact international definition of the Foot relative to the Meter, so this answer is precise rather than rounded.
What does 5.5 Feet represent?
5.5 feet (1.676 m, or 167.64 cm) is the lower edge of the average adult-female height band in the United States and a frequent reference on US drivers' license records for medium-build adult-female applicants. Converted to metric the figure is 1.676 m, which European clothing brands cross-reference against their "regular" women's sizing block built around a 168 cm reference body. It is also a common entry on US athletic-recruitment profiles for women's gymnastics and figure skating, where the metric equivalent appears on international competition records. American passport applications converting US-format heights to metric for ICAO-compliant biometric fields use the precise 0.3048 multiplier.
Values near 5.5 ft
- 0.5 ft=0.1524 m
- 1.5 ft=0.4572 m
- 2.5 ft=0.762 m
- 3.5 ft=1.0668 m
- 4.5 ft=1.3716 m
- 6.5 ft=1.9812 m
- 7.5 ft=2.286 m
- 8.5 ft=2.5908 m
- 9.5 ft=2.8956 m
- 10.5 ft=3.2004 m
ft to m reference table around 5.5
| ft | m |
|---|---|
| 1 ft | 0.3048 m |
| 2 ft | 0.6096 m |
| 4 ft | 1.2192 m |
| 5.5 ft | 1.6764 m |
| 7 ft | 2.1336 m |
| 9 ft | 2.7432 m |
| 11 ft | 3.3528 m |
Convert a different value
Looking for a different number of Feet? Use the full ft to m converter to enter any value, see the worked formula, and read the full background on the Foot and the Meter. To go the other direction, the m to ft converter applies the inverse factor and is the page to bookmark if you usually start in Meters.