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Conversion Tables

Imperial/American to Metric (Fahrenheit to Celsius/centigrade) conversions for length and area, air, body and oven temperatures, and US to UK to Euro clothing conversion tables.

Click here for: Foreign Exchange conversions
Click here for conversions of: Length, Area, Weight or Volume
Click here for conversions of: Temperature and Energy
Click here for conversions of: Clothing & Shoes (men, women, children)

Length, Area, Weight, Volume Conversion

Imperial/US to Metric: Length
1 inch		2.54 centimetres (cm)
1 foot (ft)	12 inches (in)	0.3048 metre (m)
1 yard (yd)	3 ft	0.9144 m
1 mile	1,760 yd	1.60934 kilometres (km)
1 int nautical mile	2025.4 yd	1852 m

Metric to Imperial/US: Length
1 centimetre (cm)	10 millimetres (mm)	0.3937 in
1 m	100 cm	1.0936 yd / 3.38 ft / 39.37 in
1 kilometre (km)	1000 m	0.62137 mile / 5/8ths of a mile

Imperial/US to Metric: Area
1 in²		645.16 mm²
1 yd²	9 ft²	0.8361 m²
1 acre	4,840 yd²	4046.86 m² / 0.405 hectare
1 mile²	640 acres	2.590 km²

Metric to Imperial/US: Area
1 cm²	100 mm²	0.1550 in²
1 metre² square	10,000 cm²	1.1960 yd²
1 hectare (ha)	10,000 m²	2.471 acres
1 km²	100 ha	0.3861 mile²

Imperial/US to Metric: Weight		Metric to Imperial: Weight
1 ounce	28.35 gram	1 gram	0.035 ounce
1 pound	453.59 gram	1 kilogram	2.2 pounds
Imperial/US to Metric: Volume		Metric to Imperial: Volume
1 US pint	0.473 litres	1 litre	33.2 US / 35.2 Imperial fl ounces
1 Imperial pint	0.568 litres	1 litre	2.11 US / 1.76 Imperial pints
1 cup	0.237 litres	1 litre	4.228 cups

Temperature & Energy Conversion

Temperature
Convert Fahrenheit to Celsius		(degrees F - 32) x 0.555		degrees C
Convert Celsius to Fahrenheit		(degrees C x 1.8) + 32		degrees F
Water Boils at		212° F		100° C
Normal body temperature		98.6° F		37° C
Water Freezes at		32° F		0° C
Room temperature		68° F		20° C
Air Temperatures: degrees Celsius (C) to degrees Fahrenheit (F)
0° C = 32° F	5° C = 41° F		10° C = 50° F		15° C = 59° F
20° C = 68° F	25° C = 77° F		30° C = 86° F		35° C = 95° F
Oven Temperatures
Gas Mark	Celsius (C)		Fahrenheit (F)		Description
1/2	130 ° C		250 ° F		Very Slow
1	140 ° C		275 ° F		Very Slow
2	150 ° C		300 ° F		Slow
3	170 ° C		325 ° F		Slow
4	177 ° C		350 ° F		Moderate
5	190 ° C		375 ° F		Moderate
6	200 ° C		400 ° F		Moderately Hot
7	220 ° C		425 ° F		Hot
8	230 ° C		450 ° F		Hot
9	245 ° C		475 ° F		Hot
10	260 ° C		500 ° F		Extremely Hot
Simple conversion formula: to convert Celsius to Fahrenheit minus 2, times 2, plus 32. Example 16C: 16-2=14 x2=28 +32=60F Online temperature conversion from CalculateMe: Click here
Energy Units
KWh (Kilowatt-hours)			BTU ( British Thermal Unit)
1,000 kWh			3.41 million BTU
0.000293071 kWh			1 BTU
Several online converters help with complex energy conversions: CalculateMe for energy conversions: Click here For KWh/BTU conversions see unit conversion: Click here

Clothing & Shoe' Conversion

Women's suits and dresses
USA/American	UK/British	Euro/France
6	8	36 / Taille 1 (T1) Small
8	10	38 / Taille 1 (T1) Small
10	12	40 / Taille 2 (T2) Med
12	14	42 / Taille 2 (T2) Med
14	16	44 / Taille 3 (T3) Large
16	18	46 / Taille 4 (T4) X-L
18	20	48 XX-L
Website 85B provides an easy-to-use International Dress Size Calculator that accommodates US, UK, Euro, Italian, Japanese, Australian, New Zealand and other: Click here
Women's Shoes
6.5-7 (USA/American)	4.5 (UK/British)	37 (Euro/France)
7-7.5	5	38
7.5-8.5	6	39
8.5-9	6.5	40
9-9.5	7	41
For an online women's shoe size converter: Click here
Bras
Website 85B provides an easy-to-use International Bra Size Calculator that accommodates US, UK, Euro, Italian, Japanese, Australian, New Zealand and other: Click here Website Breast Talk has clear, international bra size conversions: Click here

Men's Suits & Overcoats
36 (USA/American)	36 (UK/British)	46 (Euro/France)
38	38	48
40	40	50
42	42	52
44	44	54
Men's Trousers
28 (USA/American)	28 (UK/British)	71 (Euro/France)
30	30	76
32	32	81
34	34	87
36	36	92
38	38	97
40	40	102
42	42	107
44	44	112
Men's Shoes
8 (USA/American)	7.5 (UK/British)	41 (Euro/France)
8.5	8	42
9.5	9	43
10	9.5	44
For an online men's shoe size converter: Click here

Children's Clothes
USA/American	UK/British (height in inches)	Euro/France (height in cm)
4	43	109
6	48	122
8	55	140
10	58	147
12	60	147
14	62	157
For conversions of infant and child clothes and shoes from US to European standard sizes see website Kidstock: Click here Euro children's shoe sizes are measured in centimetres; 1cm=1 size. For a printable measuring chart and converter for children's shoe size (from Bata Shoes): Click here (PDF)