Convert centimeters to kilometers

1 cm = 0.00001 km — exactly. Both units are defined against the SI, so this factor is a fraction, not an approximation.

0.000 01km
✓ Exact 1 cm = 0.000 01 km
As a fraction: 1/100000
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1 cm = 0.00001 km
Show this value in all 50 length units
  • Gigameters Gm 1e-11
  • Megameters Mm 1e-8
  • Kilometers km 0.000 01
  • Hectometers hm 0.0001
  • Decameters dam 0.001
  • Meters m 0.01
  • Decimeters dm 0.1
  • Centimeters cm 1
  • Millimeters mm 10
  • Micrometers µm 10 000
  • Nanometers nm 10 000 000
  • Picometers pm 10 000 000 000
  • Femtometers fm 10 000 000 000 000
  • Inches in 0.393 700 787 402
  • Feet ft 0.032 808 398 950 1
  • Yards yd 0.010 936 132 983 4
  • Miles mi 0.000 006 213 711 922 37
  • Nautical miles nmi 0.000 005 399 568 034 56
  • Thous thou 393.700 787 402
  • Hands hh 0.098 425 196 850 4
  • Links li 0.049 709 695 379
  • Spans span 0.043 744 531 933 5
  • Cubits cubit 0.021 872 265 966 8
  • Ells ell 0.008 748 906 386 7
  • Fathoms ftm 0.005 468 066 491 69
  • Rods rd 0.001 988 387 815 16
  • Chains ch 0.000 497 096 953 79
  • Furlongs fur 0.000 049 709 695 379
  • Leagues lea 0.000 002 071 237 307 46
  • Barleycorns barleycorn 1.181 102 362 2
  • US survey feet ft (US) 0.032 808 333 333 3
  • US survey miles mi (US) 0.000 006 213 699 494 95
  • Ångströms Å 100 000 000
  • Microns µ 10 000
  • Bohr radiuss a₀ 188 972 612.591
  • Planck lengths ℓₚ 6.18714249917e+32
  • Astronomical units au 6.68458712227e-14
  • Light-years ly 1.05700083402e-18
  • Light-seconds ls 3.33564095198e-11
  • Light-minutes lmin 5.55940158664e-13
  • Parsecs pc 3.24077928944e-19
  • Kiloparsecs kpc 3.24077928944e-22
  • Megaparsecs Mpc 3.24077928944e-25
  • Solar radiuss R☉ 1.43740117867e-11
  • Earth radiuss R🜨 1.56961230576e-9
  • Point (DTP)s pt 28.346 456 692 9
  • Picas pc 2.362 204 724 41
  • Scandinavian miles mil 0.000 001
  • Versts вер 0.000 009 373 828 271 47
  • Lis 里 0.000 02

Every row is Centimeter (cm) converted through the meter, in exact rational arithmetic.

How to convert centimeters to kilometers

Multiply the number of centimeters by 0.00001 to get kilometers.

The exact factor is 0.00001 — as a fraction, 1/100000.

Centimeter to Kilometer conversion table

Centimeters (cm) Kilometers (km)
1 cm 0.000 01
2 cm 0.000 02
3 cm 0.000 03
5 cm 0.000 05
10 cm 0.0001
20 cm 0.0002
25 cm 0.000 25
50 cm 0.0005
100 cm 0.001
250 cm 0.0025
500 cm 0.005
1000 cm 0.01

Kilometer to Centimeter conversion table

Kilometers (km) Centimeters (cm)
1 km 100 000
2 km 200 000
3 km 300 000
5 km 500 000
10 km 1 000 000
20 km 2 000 000
25 km 2 500 000
50 km 5 000 000
100 km 10 000 000
250 km 25 000 000
500 km 50 000 000
1000 km 100 000 000

Frequently asked

How many kilometers are in a centimeter?

One centimeter equals 0.00001 kilometers (cm → km). That figure is exact, not rounded.

How do you convert centimeters to kilometers?

Multiply the number of centimeters by 0.00001 to get kilometers.

What is 1 km in centimeters?

One kilometer is 100000 centimeters.

What is 10 cm in km?

10 cm = 0.0001 km.

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