Convert CFT to cubic meters
Type a value in either box, and the answer shows it in the other unit as you type.
- Cubic meters (m³)
- 0.028317
1 ft³ = 0.028317 m³.
Cubic meters (m³): 0.028317. 1 ft³ = 0.028317 m³.
Cubic meters (m³) by cubic feet (ft³)
How to calculate
Converts cubic feet (ft³) to cubic meters (m³) and back, with the exact unit definitions.
Example with the default inputs (Cubic feet (ft³) 1): 1 ft³ = 0.028317 m³.
Formula: m³ = ft³ × 0.028316846592
- 1 cubic foot = 0.028316846592 cubic meters, from the exact definitions in NIST SP 811.
- Cups, ounces, tablespoons, teaspoons, pints, quarts, and gallons are US customary units: 1 US cup is 8 US fluid ounces.
- Exact on the typed decimals: at most 6 decimal places (6 significant digits below 0.0001), rounded half up.
Worked examples
Each example is checked against the calculator on every build.
- Cubic feet (ft³) 1 gives Cubic meters (m³) 0.028317.Source: Exact unit definitions in NIST SP 811 (2008), Appendix B.8
- Cubic feet (ft³) 100 gives Cubic meters (m³) 2.831685.Source: Exact unit definitions in NIST SP 811 (2008), Appendix B.8
- Cubic meters (m³) 2.831685 gives Cubic feet (ft³) 100.Source: Exact unit definitions in NIST SP 811 (2008), Appendix B.8
Other questions people ask
How many cubic meters are in a cubic foot?
1 cubic foot is 0.028317 cubic meters, from the exact unit definitions (NIST SP 811).
How do I convert cubic feet to cubic meters?
Multiply by 0.028317: m³ = ft³ × 0.028316846592. For example, 1 ft³ × 0.028317 = 0.028317 m³.
How do I convert cubic meters back to cubic feet?
Multiply by 35.314667, or type the cubic meters into the second box and the converter works it out. 1 cubic meter is 35.314667 cubic feet.
What does CFT mean?
CFT is short for cubic feet (ft³), the volume of a cube 1 foot on each side. It is used for wood, sand, aggregate, freight, and refrigerator sizes.
How do I find the cubic feet of a box or a pile?
Multiply length × width × height, all in feet: a 4 × 3 × 2 ft box is 24 cft. Then convert here. The cubic feet calculator in the construction section does the multiplying, with inches and other units.
How many cubic feet are in a cubic meter?
1 m³ is 1 ÷ 0.028316846592 = 35.3147 cubic feet, because a foot is exactly 0.3048 m and 0.3048³ = 0.028316846592.