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Kitchen conversions

16 mm in inches

  • Ingredient weights: King Arthur Baking chart
  • Updated
  • Reviewed by Alex · How we calculate
Flour stored in a glass jar with a clip lid
King Arthur Baking chart1 cup all-purpose flour = 120 gSpooned and levelled
Photo: Ilinca Roman / Unsplash

16 mm = 0.6299 in

Worked example

16 ÷ 25.4 = 0.6299 inches. On a ruler marked in sixteenths, that is about 5/8″; in thirty-seconds, 5/8″; in sixty-fourths, 5/8″. The nearest 1/16 mark (5/8″ = 15.88 mm) is off by 0.12 mm.

16 mm is also 1.6 cm.

MillimetersInchesNearest 1/16
11 mm0.43317/16″
12 mm0.47241/2″
13 mm0.51181/2″
14 mm0.55129/16″
15 mm0.59069/16″
16 mm0.62995/8″
17 mm0.669311/16″
18 mm0.708711/16″
19 mm0.7483/4″
20 mm0.787413/16″
21 mm0.826813/16″

Frequently asked questions

How many inches is 16 mm?

0.6299 inches, about 5/8″.

What fraction of an inch is 16 mm?

About 5/8″ to the nearest 1/32.