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Kitchen conversions

8 mm in inches

  • Ingredient weights: King Arthur Baking chart
  • Updated
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Flour stored in a glass jar with a clip lid
King Arthur Baking chart1 cup all-purpose flour = 120 gSpooned and levelled
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8 mm = 0.315 in

Worked example

8 ÷ 25.4 = 0.315 inches. On a ruler marked in sixteenths, that is about 5/16″; in thirty-seconds, 5/16″; in sixty-fourths, 5/16″. The nearest 1/16 mark (5/16″ = 7.94 mm) is off by 0.06 mm.

8 mm is also 0.8 cm.

MillimetersInchesNearest 1/16
3 mm0.11811/8″
4 mm0.15753/16″
5 mm0.19693/16″
6 mm0.23621/4″
7 mm0.27561/4″
8 mm0.3155/16″
9 mm0.35433/8″
10 mm0.39373/8″
11 mm0.43317/16″
12 mm0.47241/2″
13 mm0.51181/2″

Frequently asked questions

How many inches is 8 mm?

0.315 inches, about 5/16″.

What fraction of an inch is 8 mm?

About 5/16″ to the nearest 1/32.