Convert nanometers to micrometers
1 nm = 0.001 µm — exactly. Both units are defined against the SI, so this factor is a fraction, not an approximation.
0.001µm
As a fraction: 1/1000
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1 nm = 0.001 µm
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- Gigameters Gm 1e-18
- Megameters Mm 1e-15
- Kilometers km 1e-12
- Hectometers hm 1e-11
- Decameters dam 1e-10
- Meters m 1e-9
- Decimeters dm 1e-8
- Centimeters cm 0.000 000 1
- Millimeters mm 0.000 001
- Micrometers µm 0.001
- Nanometers nm 1
- Picometers pm 1000
- Femtometers fm 1 000 000
- Inches in 3.93700787402e-8
- Feet ft 3.28083989501e-9
- Yards yd 1.09361329834e-9
- Miles mi 6.21371192237e-13
- Nautical miles nmi 5.39956803456e-13
- Thous thou 0.000 039 370 078 740 2
- Hands hh 9.84251968504e-9
- Links li 4.9709695379e-9
- Spans span 4.37445319335e-9
- Cubits cubit 2.18722659668e-9
- Ells ell 8.7489063867e-10
- Fathoms ftm 5.46806649169e-10
- Rods rd 1.98838781516e-10
- Chains ch 4.9709695379e-11
- Furlongs fur 4.9709695379e-12
- Leagues lea 2.07123730746e-13
- Barleycorns barleycorn 0.000 000 118 110 236 22
- US survey feet ft (US) 3.28083333333e-9
- US survey miles mi (US) 6.21369949495e-13
- Ångströms Å 10
- Microns µ 0.001
- Bohr radiuss a₀ 18.897 261 259 1
- Planck lengths ℓₚ 6.18714249917e+25
- Astronomical units au 6.68458712227e-21
- Light-years ly 1.05700083402e-25
- Light-seconds ls 3.33564095198e-18
- Light-minutes lmin 5.55940158664e-20
- Parsecs pc 3.24077928944e-26
- Kiloparsecs kpc 3.24077928944e-29
- Megaparsecs Mpc 3.24077928944e-32
- Solar radiuss R☉ 1.43740117867e-18
- Earth radiuss R🜨 1.56961230576e-16
- Point (DTP)s pt 0.000 002 834 645 669 29
- Picas pc 0.000 000 236 220 472 441
- Scandinavian miles mil 1e-13
- Versts вер 9.37382827147e-13
- Lis 里 2e-12
Every row is Nanometer (nm) converted through the meter, in exact rational arithmetic.
How to convert nanometers to micrometers
Multiply the number of nanometers by 0.001 to get micrometers.
The exact factor is 0.001 — as a fraction, 1/1000.
Nanometer to Micrometer conversion table
| Nanometers (nm) | Micrometers (µm) |
|---|---|
| 1 nm | 0.001 |
| 2 nm | 0.002 |
| 3 nm | 0.003 |
| 5 nm | 0.005 |
| 10 nm | 0.01 |
| 20 nm | 0.02 |
| 25 nm | 0.025 |
| 50 nm | 0.05 |
| 100 nm | 0.1 |
| 250 nm | 0.25 |
| 500 nm | 0.5 |
| 1000 nm | 1 |
Micrometer to Nanometer conversion table
| Micrometers (µm) | Nanometers (nm) |
|---|---|
| 1 µm | 1000 |
| 2 µm | 2000 |
| 3 µm | 3000 |
| 5 µm | 5000 |
| 10 µm | 10 000 |
| 20 µm | 20 000 |
| 25 µm | 25 000 |
| 50 µm | 50 000 |
| 100 µm | 100 000 |
| 250 µm | 250 000 |
| 500 µm | 500 000 |
| 1000 µm | 1 000 000 |
Frequently asked
How many micrometers are in a nanometer?
One nanometer equals 0.001 micrometers (nm → µm). That figure is exact, not rounded.
How do you convert nanometers to micrometers?
Multiply the number of nanometers by 0.001 to get micrometers.
What is 1 µm in nanometers?
One micrometer is 1000 nanometers.
What is 10 nm in µm?
10 nm = 0.01 µm.