TireSizeCheck

195/60R15

A 195/60R15 tire is 24.21 inches tall and 7.7 inches wide, with a 4.61-inch sidewall, mounted on a 15-inch wheel.

Common fitments: Prius, Elantra

Overall diameter

24.21″

615 mm

Sidewall height

4.61″

117.0 mm

Tread width

195 mm

7.7″

Circumference

76.07″

6.3 ft

Revs per mile

833

518 per km

Wheel diameter

15″

aspect ratio 60%

Cross-section

Overall diameter
24.21″
Sidewall (each side)
4.61″
Wheel
15″

195/60R15 in inches and millimeters

Every dimension of a 195/60R15, converted both ways. Calculated from the size code, accurate to about 1%.

Measurement Inches Millimeters
Overall diameter (height) 24.21″ 615 mm
Tread width 7.7″ 195 mm
Sidewall height 4.61″ 117.0 mm
Wheel diameter 15″ 381 mm
Circumference 76.07″ 1932 mm

Nominal dimensions from the size code. A real tire varies by a few millimeters between manufacturers, and a loaded tire sits slightly shorter than its free diameter.

195/60R15 compared with other sizes

All 24 practical swaps involving 195/60R15 — diameter change, speedometer impact and a fit verdict for each.

195/60R15 → 175/65R15

175/65R15

Diameter +1.1% · This fits

195/60R15 → 185/60R15

185/60R15

Diameter +2.0% · This fits

195/60R15 → 185/65R15

185/65R15

Diameter −1.0% · This fits

175/65R15 → 195/60R15

175/65R15

Diameter −1.1% · This fits

185/65R15 → 195/60R15

185/65R15

Diameter +1.1% · This fits

195/65R15 → 195/60R15

195/65R15

Diameter +3.2% · Borderline. Check clearance first

185/60R15 → 195/60R15

185/60R15

Diameter −2.0% · This fits

195/55R16 → 195/60R15

195/55R16

Diameter +1.0% · This fits

205/65R15 → 195/60R15

205/65R15

Diameter +5.3% · Too big a jump

185/55R16 → 195/60R15

185/55R16

Diameter −0.8% · This fits

195/50R16 → 195/60R15

195/50R16

Diameter −2.2% · This fits

215/45R17 → 195/60R15

215/45R17

Diameter +1.7% · This fits

205/55R16 → 195/60R15

205/55R16

Diameter +2.7% · This fits

225/45R17 → 195/60R15

225/45R17

Diameter +3.1% · Borderline. Check clearance first

205/50R17 → 195/60R15

205/50R17

Diameter +3.5% · Borderline. Check clearance first

215/55R16 → 195/60R15

215/55R16

Diameter +4.5% · Borderline. Check clearance first

235/45R17 → 195/60R15

235/45R17

Diameter +4.6% · Borderline. Check clearance first

195/60R15 → 195/65R15

195/65R15

Diameter −3.1% · Borderline. Check clearance first

195/60R15 → 205/65R15

205/65R15

Diameter −5.0% · Too big a jump

195/60R15 → 185/55R16

185/55R16

Diameter +0.8% · This fits

195/60R15 → 195/50R16

195/50R16

Diameter +2.3% · This fits

195/60R15 → 195/55R16

195/55R16

Diameter −1.0% · This fits

195/60R15 → 215/45R17

215/45R17

Diameter −1.6% · This fits

195/60R15 → 175/65R14

175/65R14

Diameter +5.5% · Too big a jump

Common questions

What is 195/60R15 in inches?
A 195/60R15 tire is 24.21 inches tall and 7.7 inches wide, with a 4.61-inch sidewall, mounted on a 15-inch wheel. In metric that is 615 mm tall and 195 mm wide. The circumference is 76.07 inches.
How tall is a 195/60R15 tire?
24.21 inches, or 615 mm. That is the overall diameter, wheel included. It turns about 833 times per mile, which is what your speedometer counts.
What do the numbers in 195/60R15 mean?
195 is the tread width in millimeters, 60 is the aspect ratio — the sidewall height as a percentage of the tread width — and 15 is the wheel diameter in inches. So the sidewall is 195 × 60% = 117.0 mm tall.