Millimeters to Meters

Convert millimeters (mm) to meters (m). Type in either box; the other updates as you go.

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1 mm = 0.001 m

1 millimeter equals0.001 m
1 meter equals1,000 mm
Formulam = mm × 0.001

How to convert millimeters to meters

To convert millimeters to meters, multiply the number of millimeters by 0.001.

m = mm × 0.001

Example

Convert 5 millimeters to meters:

5 mm × 0.001 = 0.005 m

Millimeter to meter conversion chart

Millimeters to meters
Millimeters (mm)Meters (m)
1 mm0.001 m
2 mm0.002 m
3 mm0.003 m
4 mm0.004 m
5 mm0.005 m
6 mm0.006 m
7 mm0.007 m
8 mm0.008 m
9 mm0.009 m
10 mm0.01 m
12 mm0.012 m
15 mm0.015 m
20 mm0.02 m
25 mm0.025 m
30 mm0.03 m
40 mm0.04 m
50 mm0.05 m
60 mm0.06 m
70 mm0.07 m
75 mm0.075 m
80 mm0.08 m
90 mm0.09 m
100 mm0.1 m
150 mm0.15 m
200 mm0.2 m
250 mm0.25 m
500 mm0.5 m
1,000 mm1 m

Going the other way? See the meters to millimeters chart.

About the units

Millimeter (mm)

A millimeter is one thousandth of a meter. It is the unit on engineering drawings, rainfall gauges and the small marks of a metric ruler.

Meter (m)

The meter is the SI base unit of length, defined by the distance light travels in a vacuum in 1/299,792,458 of a second.

Frequently asked questions

How many meters are in a millimeter?

There are 0.001 meters in a millimeter.

How many millimeters are in a meter?

There are 1,000 millimeters in a meter.

How do you convert millimeters to meters?

To convert millimeters to meters, multiply the number of millimeters by 0.001.

What is 5 millimeters in meters?

5 millimeters equals 0.005 meters.

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