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178 cm in feet and inches
178 centimetres is 5 ft 10 in. Below: how that is worked out, and what weight ranges go with it.
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cm = ft in
Displayed values are rounded for readability, but the arithmetic uses the full precision of the internationally defined factors, an inch is exactly 2.54 cm and a foot is exactly 12 inches, so converting back and forth will not drift.
Centimetres to Feet and inches
5 ft 10 in
178 cm converts to the figure on the left, exactly. Nothing in it is an approximation.
Converting 178 cm
178 centimetres is 5 ft 10 in. An inch is exactly 2.54 cm and a foot is 12 inches, so 178 cm is 70.1 inches, which is 5 ft 10 in once the whole feet are taken out. In inches alone it is 70.1 in.
Between which whole foot
178 cm is 10.1 in past 5 ft and 1.9 in short of 6 ft. 5 ft exactly is 152.4 cm; 6 ft is 182.9 cm.
What weighs what at 5 ft 10 in
At 5 ft 10 in, the NHS healthy weight range works out at 58.6 to 79.2 kg, which is 9 st 3.2 lb to 12 st 6.6 lb. The BMI bands are the same for everybody; where they land on the scales is not, and at this height they fall here.
| NHS category | Weight | In stone and pounds |
|---|---|---|
| Underweight | under 58.6 kg | under 9 st 3.2 lb |
| Healthy weight | 58.6 to 79.2 kg | 9 st 3.2 lb to 12 st 6.6 lb |
| Overweight | 79.2 to 95.1 kg | 12 st 6.6 lb to 14 st 13.7 lb |
| Obese (class 1) | 95.1 to 110.9 kg | 14 st 13.7 lb to 17 st 6.5 lb |
| Obese (class 2) | 110.9 to 126.7 kg | 17 st 6.5 lb to 19 st 13.3 lb |
| Obese (class 3) | 126.7 kg and over | 19 st 13.3 lb and over |
BMI is a screening measure, not a diagnosis, and it says nothing on its own about how healthy you are. It does not know how much of you is muscle, and the thresholds are lower for some family backgrounds. What your BMI does and does not say.
The values either side
A centimetre either way changes the inches, and heights get recorded inconsistently enough that it is worth checking both.
For the conversion in the other direction, see feet to cm. To put this height to work, the healthy weight calculator gives the range for it, and the BMI calculator takes your own weight against it.