Micrometers to Millimeters Converter
1 micrometer is exactly 0.001 millimeters. To convert micrometers to millimeters, divide by 1,000.
Sources: BIPM SI Brochure Updated
Result
1,500 µm = 1.5 mm
How to convert micrometers to millimeters
millimeters = micrometers ÷ 1,000
1 micrometer is one millionth of a meter (SI prefix micro, 10⁻⁶). 1 millimeter is one thousandth of a meter (SI prefix milli, 10⁻³).
The factor is exact in both directions: 1 µm = 0.001 mm and 1 mm = 1,000 µm. Nothing is rounded until you choose how many decimals to show.
Worked example: 75 µm
- Start with the value in micrometers: 75 µm.
- Divide by 1,000, because 1 millimeter = 1,000 micrometers: 75 ÷ 1,000 = 0.075 mm.
Micrometers to millimeters chart
Micrometers from 10 to 1,000 converted to millimeters with the exact factor, shown to five significant digits.
| µm | mm |
|---|---|
| 10 | 0.01 |
| 20 | 0.02 |
| 30 | 0.03 |
| 40 | 0.04 |
| 50 | 0.05 |
| 60 | 0.06 |
| 70 | 0.07 |
| 80 | 0.08 |
| 90 | 0.09 |
| 100 | 0.1 |
| 110 | 0.11 |
| 120 | 0.12 |
| 130 | 0.13 |
| 140 | 0.14 |
| 150 | 0.15 |
| 160 | 0.16 |
| 170 | 0.17 |
| 180 | 0.18 |
| 190 | 0.19 |
| 200 | 0.2 |
| 210 | 0.21 |
| 220 | 0.22 |
| 230 | 0.23 |
| 240 | 0.24 |
| 250 | 0.25 |
| µm | mm |
|---|---|
| 260 | 0.26 |
| 270 | 0.27 |
| 280 | 0.28 |
| 290 | 0.29 |
| 300 | 0.3 |
| 310 | 0.31 |
| 320 | 0.32 |
| 330 | 0.33 |
| 340 | 0.34 |
| 350 | 0.35 |
| 360 | 0.36 |
| 370 | 0.37 |
| 380 | 0.38 |
| 390 | 0.39 |
| 400 | 0.4 |
| 410 | 0.41 |
| 420 | 0.42 |
| 430 | 0.43 |
| 440 | 0.44 |
| 450 | 0.45 |
| 460 | 0.46 |
| 470 | 0.47 |
| 480 | 0.48 |
| 490 | 0.49 |
| 500 | 0.5 |
| µm | mm |
|---|---|
| 510 | 0.51 |
| 520 | 0.52 |
| 530 | 0.53 |
| 540 | 0.54 |
| 550 | 0.55 |
| 560 | 0.56 |
| 570 | 0.57 |
| 580 | 0.58 |
| 590 | 0.59 |
| 600 | 0.6 |
| 610 | 0.61 |
| 620 | 0.62 |
| 630 | 0.63 |
| 640 | 0.64 |
| 650 | 0.65 |
| 660 | 0.66 |
| 670 | 0.67 |
| 680 | 0.68 |
| 690 | 0.69 |
| 700 | 0.7 |
| 710 | 0.71 |
| 720 | 0.72 |
| 730 | 0.73 |
| 740 | 0.74 |
| 750 | 0.75 |
| µm | mm |
|---|---|
| 760 | 0.76 |
| 770 | 0.77 |
| 780 | 0.78 |
| 790 | 0.79 |
| 800 | 0.8 |
| 810 | 0.81 |
| 820 | 0.82 |
| 830 | 0.83 |
| 840 | 0.84 |
| 850 | 0.85 |
| 860 | 0.86 |
| 870 | 0.87 |
| 880 | 0.88 |
| 890 | 0.89 |
| 900 | 0.9 |
| 910 | 0.91 |
| 920 | 0.92 |
| 930 | 0.93 |
| 940 | 0.94 |
| 950 | 0.95 |
| 960 | 0.96 |
| 970 | 0.97 |
| 980 | 0.98 |
| 990 | 0.99 |
| 1,000 | 1 |
millimeters = micrometers ÷ 1,000. Factors: BIPM SI Brochure. unitcheck.net/length/micrometers-to-millimeters/
Frequently asked questions
How many millimeters are in 1 micrometer?
1 micrometer is exactly 0.001 millimeters. 1 micrometer is one millionth of a meter (SI prefix micro, 10⁻⁶).
How do I convert micrometers to millimeters?
Divide by 1,000: millimeters = micrometers ÷ 1,000. For example, 75 µm = 0.075 mm.
How many micrometers are in 1 millimeter?
1 millimeter is exactly 1,000 micrometers. Press Swap on the converter to go the other way.
Is the µm to mm conversion exact?
Yes. 1 micrometer is one millionth of a meter (SI prefix micro, 10⁻⁶). The factor 0.001 follows from the definitions, so the only rounding is in the number of decimals you display.
Sources
- BIPM, The International System of Units (SI Brochure), 9th edition — defines the SI units, the prefixes and the units accepted for use with the SI