Nike vs Timberland sizing

A Nike men’s US 9 is made for a foot up to 26.2 cm; a Timberland US 9, up to 27.0 cm, 8 mm longer.

By their charts, Timberland runs larger: its men’s sizes are made for feet about 8 mm longer than Nike’s (the gap grows from 5 mm at US 6 to 12 mm at US 12); for the same foot they never give the same men’s size, and Timberland’s is up to 1½ sizes lower.

Men’s: the same foot in Nike and Timberland

They differ most for a 28.0 cm foot: Nike gives US 11.5, Timberland US 10, 1.5 sizes apart.

Foot lengthNikeTimberland
24.0 cm 9.45 inUS 6.5US 6
24.5 cm 9.65 inUS 7US 6.5
25.0 cm 9.84 inUS 7.5US 7
25.5 cm 10.04 inUS 8.5US 7.5
26.0 cm 10.24 inUS 9US 8
26.5 cm 10.43 inUS 9.5US 8.5
27.0 cm 10.63 inUS 10US 9
27.5 cm 10.83 inUS 10.5US 9.5
28.0 cm 11.02 inUS 11.5US 10
28.5 cm 11.22 inUS 12US 10.5
29.0 cm 11.42 inUS 12.5US 11
29.5 cm 11.61 inUS 13US 11.5
30.0 cm 11.81 inUS 13.5US 12
The foot each men’s US size is made for
USNikeTimberlandTimberland − Nike
422.0 cm22.5 cm+5.0 mm
4.522.4 cm23.0 cm+6.0 mm
522.9 cm23.5 cm+6.0 mm
5.523.3 cm23.8 cm+5.0 mm
623.7 cm24.2 cm+5.0 mm
6.524.1 cm24.5 cm+4.0 mm
724.5 cm25.0 cm+5.0 mm
7.525.0 cm25.5 cm+5.0 mm
825.4 cm26.0 cm+6.0 mm
8.525.8 cm26.5 cm+7.0 mm
926.2 cm27.0 cm+8.0 mm
9.526.7 cm27.5 cm+8.0 mm
1027.1 cm28.0 cm+9.0 mm
10.527.5 cm28.5 cm+10.0 mm
1127.9 cm29.0 cm+11.0 mm
11.528.3 cm29.5 cm+12.0 mm
1228.8 cm30.0 cm+12.0 mm
1329.6 cm31.0 cm+14.0 mm
1430.5 cm32.0 cm+15.0 mm
1531.3 cm33.0 cm+17.0 mm

Each brand’s foot length for the size, from its own chart. Over the sizes for feet of 24.0–30.0 cm, Timberland’s are about 8 mm longer on average.

Women’s: the same foot in Nike and Timberland

By their charts, Timberland runs larger: its women’s sizes are made for feet about 4 mm longer than Nike’s (the gap grows from 0 mm at US 5 to 9 mm at US 11); for the same foot they give the same women’s size once out of 12 (2 more sit within 1 mm of a size line), and Timberland’s is up to a size lower.

They differ most for a 25.5 cm foot: Nike gives US 9.5, Timberland US 8.5, a size apart.

Foot lengthNikeTimberland
22.0 cm 8.66 inUS 5US 5
22.5 cm 8.86 inUS 6US 5.5
23.0 cm 9.06 inUS 6.5US 6
23.5 cm 9.25 inUS 7US 6.5
24.0 cm 9.45 inUS 7.5US 7
24.5 cm 9.65 inUS 8US 7.5
25.0 cm 9.84 inUS 8.5US 8
25.5 cm 10.04 inUS 9.5US 8.5
26.0 cm 10.24 inUS 10US 9
26.5 cm 10.43 inUS 10.5US 9.5
27.0 cm 10.63 inUS 11US 10
27.5 cm 10.83 inUS 11.5US 11
The foot each women’s US size is made for
USNikeTimberlandTimberland − Nike
522.0 cm22.0 cm0 mm
5.522.4 cm22.5 cm+1.0 mm
622.9 cm23.0 cm+1.0 mm
6.523.3 cm23.5 cm+2.0 mm
723.7 cm24.0 cm+3.0 mm
7.524.1 cm24.5 cm+4.0 mm
824.5 cm25.0 cm+5.0 mm
8.525.0 cm25.5 cm+5.0 mm
925.4 cm26.0 cm+6.0 mm
9.525.8 cm26.5 cm+7.0 mm
1026.2 cm27.0 cm+8.0 mm
1127.1 cm28.0 cm+9.0 mm

Each brand’s foot length for the size, from its own chart. Over the sizes for feet of 22.0–27.5 cm, Timberland’s are about 4 mm longer on average.

Kids’: the same foot in Nike and Timberland

By their charts, Nike and Timberland size alike (Nike’s sizes are about 1 mm longer): for the same foot they give the same kids’ size 7 times out of 15 (2 more sit within 1 mm of a size line).

They differ most for a 12.0 cm foot: Nike gives US 5C, Timberland US 4C, a size apart. K and T kids’ sizes are C sizes; plain kids’ numbers are C or Y by the chart’s order.

Foot lengthNikeTimberland
10.0 cm 3.94 inUS 2CUS 2.5C
11.0 cm 4.33 inUS 4CUS 3.5C
12.0 cm 4.72 inUS 5CUS 4C
13.0 cm 5.12 inUS 6CUS 5.5C
14.0 cm 5.51 inUS 7CUS 6.5C
15.0 cm 5.91 inUS 8CUS 8C
16.0 cm 6.30 inUS 10CUS 9C
17.0 cm 6.69 inUS 10.5CUS 10.5C
18.0 cm 7.09 inUS 12CUS 11.5C
19.0 cm 7.48 inUS 13CUS 13C
20.0 cm 7.87 inUS 1YUS 1Y
21.0 cm 8.27 inUS 2.5YUS 2.5Y
22.0 cm 8.66 inUS 3.5YUS 3.5Y
23.0 cm 9.06 inUS 5YUS 5Y
24.0 cm 9.45 inUS 6.5YUS 6Y
The foot each kids’ US size is made for
USNikeTimberlandTimberland − Nike
1C9.1 cm9.0 cm−1.0 mm
2C10.0 cm9.5 cm−5.0 mm
3C10.8 cm10.5 cm−3.0 mm
4C11.6 cm12.0 cm+4.0 mm
5C12.5 cm12.5 cm0 mm
6C13.3 cm13.5 cm+2.0 mm
7C14.2 cm14.0 cm−2.0 mm
8C15.0 cm15.0 cm0 mm
9C15.9 cm16.0 cm+1.0 mm
10C16.7 cm16.5 cm−2.0 mm
10.5C17.1 cm17.0 cm−1.4 mm
11C17.6 cm17.5 cm−1.2 mm
11.5C17.9 cm18.0 cm+0.6 mm
12C18.4 cm18.5 cm+0.9 mm
12.5C18.9 cm18.5 cm−3.9 mm
13C19.2 cm19.0 cm−2.1 mm
13.5C19.7 cm19.5 cm−1.8 mm
1Y20.1 cm20.0 cm−1.0 mm
1.5Y20.5 cm20.5 cm0 mm
2Y20.9 cm20.5 cm−4.0 mm
2.5Y21.4 cm21.0 cm−4.0 mm
3Y21.8 cm21.5 cm−3.0 mm
3.5Y22.2 cm22.0 cm−2.0 mm
4Y22.4 cm22.5 cm+1.0 mm
4.5Y22.7 cm22.5 cm−2.0 mm
5Y23.2 cm23.0 cm−2.0 mm
5.5Y23.5 cm23.5 cm0 mm
6Y23.8 cm24.0 cm+2.0 mm
6.5Y24.3 cm24.5 cm+2.0 mm
7Y24.6 cm25.0 cm+4.0 mm

Each brand’s foot length for the size, from its own chart. Over the sizes for feet of 10.0–24.0 cm, within 2.5 mm on average: the same length.

Nike and Timberland charts side by side

Nike makes men’s sizes up to US 22, Timberland up to 15; Nike’s women’s sizes go up to US 22.5, Timberland’s to 11.

On the chartsNikeTimberland
Men’s US sizes3.5–224–15
Women’s US sizes3.5–22.55–11
Men’s and women’sseparate chartsseparate charts
Kids’ sizes1C–7Y0C–7Y
EU sizesin halves (42.5)in halves (42.5)
Sizes with a foot length142 of 15372 of 72

Shoe charts only (not socks or boots), as each brand prints them; a unisex chart counts as men’s, with the women’s sizes it prints beside them.

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From each brand’s own charts: Nike (men’s), Nike (women’s), Nike (kids’), Timberland (men’s), Timberland (women’s), Timberland (kids’); checked 2026-10-23. Each foot is sized as our calculator does: the first size whose foot length on the brand’s chart covers it, shown as the brand prints it (its own label where it prints no US size). This compares the brands’ charts by length only, not width or how a particular model fits. Not affiliated with either brand.