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189 cm in feet and inches
189 centimetres is 6 ft 2 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
6 ft 2 in
189 cm converts to the figure on the left, exactly. Nothing in it is an approximation.
Converting 189 cm
189 centimetres is 6 ft 2 in. An inch is exactly 2.54 cm and a foot is 12 inches, so 189 cm is 74.4 inches, which is 6 ft 2 in once the whole feet are taken out. In inches alone it is 74.4 in.
Between which whole foot
189 cm is 2.4 in past 6 ft and 9.6 in short of 7 ft. 6 ft exactly is 182.9 cm; 7 ft is 213.4 cm.
What weighs what at 6 ft 2 in
At 6 ft 2 in, the NHS healthy weight range works out at 66.1 to 89.3 kg, which is 10 st 5.7 lb to 14 st 0.9 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 66.1 kg | under 10 st 5.7 lb |
| Healthy weight | 66.1 to 89.3 kg | 10 st 5.7 lb to 14 st 0.9 lb |
| Overweight | 89.3 to 107.2 kg | 14 st 0.9 lb to 16 st 12.3 lb |
| Obese (class 1) | 107.2 to 125 kg | 16 st 12.3 lb to 19 st 9.6 lb |
| Obese (class 2) | 125 to 142.9 kg | 19 st 9.6 lb to 22 st 7 lb |
| Obese (class 3) | 142.9 kg and over | 22 st 7 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.