Cumulus cloud: how big is it?
Cumulus cloud is about 1 km. In everyday terms, that is ≈ 49.7 cricket pitches.
- Size
- 1 km
- In metres
- 1.00 × 10³ m
- Everyday comparison
- ≈ 49.7 cricket pitches
- Chapter
- Landscapes
Did you know?
Fluffy as it looks, a typical kilometre-wide cloud holds around 500 tonnes of water.
How it compares
- About 1.2× bigger than Burj Khalifa (828 m).
- About 5.6× smaller than Bandra–Worli Sea Link (5.6 km).
Other things of a similar size
- Statue of Unity 182 m
- Titanic 269 m
- Eiffel Tower 330 m
- Burj Khalifa 828 m
- Bandra–Worli Sea Link 5.6 km
- Mount Everest 8.85 km
Sizes are rounded, typical values drawn from standard reference sources, including NIST/CODATA physical constants and NASA's planetary fact sheets. Real objects vary; see About for how sizes are chosen.