--- title: "5 in to cm = 12.7 cm" description: "5 inches is 12.7 centimeters. The arithmetic, a table of nearby values, and a converter for any other number." url: https://atoneplace.net/convert/5-inches-to-cm/ site: "At One Place" --- # 5 in to cm **5 inches in centimeters: 5 in = 12.7 cm** cm = in × 2.54 5 inches is 12.7 centimeters. To get there, multiply by 2.54. ## Values either side *Inches near 5, converted to centimeters.* | Inches | Centimeters | | --- | --- | | 2 in | 5.08 | | 2.5 in | 6.35 | | 3 in | 7.62 | | 4 in | 10.16 | | 5 in ← | 12.7 | | 6 in | 15.24 | | 7 in | 17.78 | | 8 in | 20.32 | | 9 in | 22.86 | ## How the conversion works The relationship is cm = in × 2.54. Both units measure length, so the conversion is a fixed factor that never changes. The figure is exact rather than approximate: since the international yard and pound agreement of 1959, an inch is defined as exactly 25.4 millimetres and a pound as exactly 0.45359237 kilograms, and every other imperial and US customary unit here is derived from those two. ## Common questions ### What is 5 in in centimeters? 5 in is 12.7 cm. ### How do you convert inches to centimeters? Multiply by 2.54. ## Related pages - [Inches to centimeters](https://atoneplace.net/convert/inches-to-cm/) - [5 cm to in](https://atoneplace.net/convert/5-cm-to-inches/) - [2 in to cm](https://atoneplace.net/convert/2-inches-to-cm/) - [2.5 in to cm](https://atoneplace.net/convert/2-5-inches-to-cm/) - [3 in to cm](https://atoneplace.net/convert/3-inches-to-cm/) - [4 in to cm](https://atoneplace.net/convert/4-inches-to-cm/) - [6 in to cm](https://atoneplace.net/convert/6-inches-to-cm/) - [7 in to cm](https://atoneplace.net/convert/7-inches-to-cm/) - [8 in to cm](https://atoneplace.net/convert/8-inches-to-cm/) - [9 in to cm](https://atoneplace.net/convert/9-inches-to-cm/) ## Sources - Guide for the Use of the International System of Units (SP 811) — NIST (https://www.nist.gov/pml/special-publication-811) [Public domain (US Government)] - The International System of Units (SI Brochure) — Bureau International des Poids et Mesures (https://www.bipm.org/en/publications/si-brochure) - Calculated on this page — At One Place (/about/)