Convert 1 CM to Inches | Visual Length Comparison

1 CM to Inches Converter

1 centimeters is 0.39 inches.

Visualize 1 Centimeters

An AAA battery diameter is 1.05 centimeters; 1 cm is close to the diameter of an AAA battery.

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How to convert 1 centimeters to inches?

1 cm *
1 in
2.54 cm
 = 0.39370078740157477 in

Verified size references

1 cm equals 0.3937 inches.

Exact conversion

cm
1
mm
10
m
0.01
″
0.3937
Fractional inches
0 3/8″
Feet and inches
0′ 0 3/8″

Measured comparisons

1 cm10.5 mm: An AAA battery's maximum specified diameter [1]15 mm: Long side of a microSD card [2]6.2 mm: USB Type-C receptacle shell length [3]
  • An AAA battery's maximum specified diameter: 1 cm is 4.8% shorter; the ratio is 0.952:1. [1]
  • Long side of a microSD card: 1 cm is 33.3% shorter; the ratio is 0.667:1. [2]
  • USB Type-C receptacle shell length: 1 cm is 61.3% longer; the ratio is 1.613:1. [3]

Interesting Trivia About 1 Centimeters

  • The wingspan of Eastern pygmy blue butterflies is about 1.6 cm; 1 cm is only about 0.6 cm shorter.
  • The body length of A tiny Sri Lankan ant is about 0.085 cm; 1 cm is only about 0.9 cm longer.

Nearby conversions

2 cm = 0.7874″3 cm = 1.1811″

Questions about this value

How many inches is 1 cm?

1 cm equals 0.3937 inches.

How was this comparison calculated?

All values are calculated from the published dimensions linked below. 1 inch equals 25.4 mm exactly.

What is 1 cm in fractional inches?

Rounded to the nearest eighth of an inch, 1 cm is 0 3/8″.

Which verified reference is closest to 1 cm?

Closest verified reference: an AAA battery's maximum specified diameter. Its published dimension is 10.5 mm.

Method and sources

All values are calculated from the published dimensions linked below. 1 inch equals 25.4 mm exactly.

Sources

  1. [1]Energizer E92 (AAA) product data sheet
  2. [2]SD Association — SD, SDHC, SDXC and SDUC card form factors
  3. [3]USB Type-C Cable and Connector Specification, Release 2.0

Convert 1 cm to common lengths

How many inches are 1 centimeters?

0.3937in

How many feet are 1 centimeters?

0.0328ft

How many yards are 1 centimeters?

0.0109yd

How many milimeters are 1 centimeters?

10.0000mm

How many meters are 1 centimeters?

0.0100m

How many kilometers are 1 centimeters?

0.00001km

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