Jeans waist to waist in centimeters

28 W = 71.12 cm. Type your own value in W below.

Size

From To

71.12cm

Sizing for

That is a waist of about 71.12 cm (28 in). Labels run from W27 to W29 between brands.

Convert the other way: cm to W

What it means

Where does that waist sit?

The math

How to convert W to cm

To convert jeans waist to waist in centimeters, multiply by 2.54.

Example: 28 W × 2.54 = 71.12 cm.

In the other direction, 1 cm = 0.393701 W.

The table below uses Women’s sizes. Switch above and the EU, French, US and UK columns shift.

In practice

When you’d convert jeans waist to waist in centimeters

Brands print inches, patterns and body charts use centimeters: W28 is 71 cm, W30 is 76 cm, W32 is 81 cm and W34 is 86 cm. It is the same waist for women and men; only the other size columns change with the switch.

Common mistake: Typing a waist in centimeters into a W box: 71 is not a W71. Divide by 2.54 first, or use the centimeter box.

Quick check at 2.54 cm per inch: W26 is 66 cm, W27 is 69 cm, W28 is 71 cm, W29 is 74 cm, W30 is 76 cm, W31 is 79 cm and W32 is 81 cm. The label rounds to whole inches, so allow a size either way.

Every unit

That size in every system

Tables

W to cm conversion table

W to cm conversion table
W	cm
21 W	53.34 cm
22 W	55.88 cm
23 W	58.42 cm
24 W	60.96 cm
25 W	63.5 cm
26 W	66.04 cm
27 W	68.58 cm
28 W	71.12 cm
29 W	73.66 cm
31 W	78.74 cm

cm to W conversion table

cm to W conversion table
cm	W
53.3 cm	20.9843 W
55.9 cm	22.0079 W
58.4 cm	22.9921 W
61 cm	24.0157 W
63.5 cm	25 W
66 cm	25.9843 W
68.6 cm	27.0079 W
71.1 cm	27.9921 W
73.7 cm	29.0157 W
78.7 cm	30.9843 W

Quick answers

How many cm is 1 W?: 1 W is 2.54 cm.
How many cm is 10 W?: 10 W is 25.4 cm.
How many cm is 28 W?: 28 W is 71.12 cm.

The units

About these units

Jeans waist (W)

The waist in inches printed after the W on a Levi’s, Wrangler or Lee label.

Waist in centimeters (cm)

The nominal waist the size is cut for, in centimeters.

Learn more about jeans size units

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