practical tips for travellers

weight & measures

 

When we talk in meters, they speak in feet. We weigh in grams, them in ounces. How much is a gallon? And how hot is 100° Fahrenheit! Click here, it'll make it a little easier...

 

How to use the converter:

Type the value to be converted in the left column. Press that tab-key or click anywhere outside the left column. The answer will appear in the right column

* Length (for example from feet to meters)
* Areas (for example from square meters to square feet)
* Mass and weight (for example from ounces to gram)
* Volumes (for example from pints to liters)
* Temperature (for example from Celsius to Fahrenheit)

 

 

 

 

Length
inches * 25.4 = millimeter
feet * 30 = centimeter
yards * 0.9 = meter
miles * 1.6 = kilometer
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millimeter * 0.04 = inches
centimeter * 0.4 = inches
meter * 1.1 = yards
kilometer * 0.62 = miles



Areas
square inches * 6.5 = cm2
square feet * 0.09 = m2
square yards * 0.8 = m2
square miles * 2.6 = km2
square acres * 0.4 = hectares
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cm2 * 0.16 = sq inches
m2 * 1.2 = sq yards
km2 * 0.4 = sq miles
hectares * 2.5 = sq acres



Mass and weight
fluid ounces * 30 = gram
pounds * 0.45 = kilogram
short tons * 0.9 = metric ton
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gram * 0.335 = fluid ounces
kilogram * 2.2 = pounds
metric ton * 1.1 = short tons



Volumes
ounces * 30 = milliliter
pints * 0.47 = liter
quarts * 0.95 = liter
gallons * 3.8 = liters
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milliliter * 0.034 = ounces
liter * 2.1 = pints
liter * 1.06 = quarts
liter * 0.26 = gallons



Temperature
Fahrenheit -32*5/9= Celsius
Celsius *9/5+32= Fahrenheit

 

 

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