About yards and metres
A yard (yd) is an imperial and US unit of length equal to 3 feet, or exactly 0.9144 metres.
The metre (m) is the base unit of length in the metric (SI) system. Almost every other metric length unit is a multiple or a fraction of it.
How the conversion works
Converts yards to metres, and back again. Type a value in either box and the other one updates as you type. The conversion uses 1 yard = 0.9144 metres.
Yard to Metre conversion table
| yards | metres |
|---|---|
| 1 yard | 0.9144 metres |
| 2 yards | 1.8288 metres |
| 5 yards | 4.572 metres |
| 10 yards | 9.144 metres |
| 25 yards | 22.86 metres |
| 50 yards | 45.72 metres |
| 100 yards | 91.44 metres |
| 1,000 yards | 914.4 metres |
How to use it
- Enter a value in yards to see it in metres, or type in the other box to convert the opposite way.
- Check the quick conversion table below for common values.
- To convert by hand, multiply the number of yards by 0.9144.
Did you know?
- An American football field is 100 yards long between the goal lines.
- Since 1983 the metre has been defined as the distance light travels in a vacuum in 1/299,792,458 of a second.