LOWA Shoe Size Chart

LOWA's own published size chart, covering a 21.8cm to 32.4cm foot, including a children's chart LOWA publishes itself. Every figure below is keyed to a measured foot length rather than converted from another size number. Open the calculator with LOWA selected to read it against all 35 brands at once.

Does LOWA run small?

It depends on the chart. By its own size chart, LOWA runs half a size to a full size small in men's sizes and runs slightly large in women's sizes. A 27 cm foot is a men's US 9 in 23 of 34 other brands' charts, and a US 10 in LOWA. Charts show how a brand means its sizes to fit, not how any one shoe feels, so read LOWA's own fit advice below as well.

Foot length	LOWA	Most common in other brands
Men's, 25.5 cm	US 8	US 7.5 (21 of 34)
Men's, 27 cm	US 10	US 9 (23 of 34)
Men's, 28.5 cm	US 11.5	US 10.5 (20 of 34)
Women's, 23 cm	US 5.5	US 6 (15 of 33)
Women's, 24 cm	US 7	US 7 (15 of 34)
Women's, 25 cm	US 8	US 8 (15 of 34)

How this is worked out: every foot length from 25 to 29 cm (men's) and 22.5 to 26 cm (women's), in 1 mm steps, is read against LOWA's chart and the other 34 brands' charts the way the calculator reads them, rounding up between sizes. The answer is the average gap between LOWA's size and the size the other brands give most often. See the methodology.

LOWA men's size chart

Foot length (cm)	US	UK	EU	JP
21.8	3.5	2.5	35	21.8
22.2	4	3	36	22.2
22.6	4.5	3.5	36.5	22.6
23	5	4	37	23
23.5	5.5	4.5	37.5	23.5
23.9	6	5	38	23.9
24.3	6.5	5.5	39	24.3
24.7	7	6	39.5	24.7
25.2	7.5	6.5	40	25.2
25.6	8	7	41	25.6
26	8.5	7.5	41.5	26
26.5	9	8	42	26.5
26.9	9.5	8.5	42.5	26.9
27.3	10	9	43.5	27.3
27.7	10.5	9.5	44	27.7
28.1	11	10	44.5	28.1
28.5	11.5	10.5	45	28.5
29	12	11	46	29
29.4	12.5	11.5	46.5	29.4
29.8	13	12	47	29.8
30.2	13.5	12.5	48	30.2
30.7	14	13	48.5	30.7
31.1	14.5	13.5	49	31.1
31.5	15	14	49.5	31.5
31.9	15.5	14.5	50.5	31.9
32.4	16	15	51	32.4

LOWA women's size chart

Foot length (cm)	US	UK	EU	JP
21.8	4	2.5	35	21.8
22.2	4.5	3	36	22.2
22.6	5	3.5	36.5	22.6
23	5.5	4	37	23
23.5	6	4.5	37.5	23.5
23.9	6.5	5	38	23.9
24.3	7	5.5	39	24.3
24.7	7.5	6	39.5	24.7
25.2	8	6.5	40	25.2
25.6	8.5	7	41	25.6
26	9	7.5	41.5	26
26.5	9.5	8	42	26.5
26.9	10	8.5	42.5	26.9
27.3	10.5	9	43.5	27.3
27.7	11	9.5	44	27.7
28.1	11.5	10	44.5	28.1

LOWA kids' size chart

Foot length (cm)	US	UK	EU	JP
17.5	11K	10	28	17.5
18.2	12K	11	29	18.2
18.8	13K	12	30	18.8
19.5	0.5	12.5	31	19.5
20.2	1	13	32	20.2
20.8	2	1	33	20.8
21.5	3	2	34	21.5
21.8	3.5	2.5	35	21.8
22.2	4	3	36	22.2
23	5	4	37	23
23.9	6	5	38	23.9
24.3	6.5	5.5	39	24.3
25.2	7.5	6.5	40	25.2
25.6	8	7	41	25.6
26.5	9	8	42	26.5

How to measure for LOWA

Measure heel-to-toe standing, using the longer foot, with hiking socks on. LOWA's charts are built around true foot length -- the brand states it already adds 15mm of length (12mm for children) when recommending a size, so do NOT add toe room to your measurement yourself before looking it up.

LOWA fit guidance

Two LOWA-specific things worth knowing. First, LOWA's women's US sizing depends on how the boot is built: models with CEMENTED construction and models with INJECTED construction run a half US size apart at the same physical length. The women's figures here follow LOWA's cemented column, so if you are buying an injected-construction model, add a half size. Second, LOWA's EU scale skips 43 entirely -- it runs 42.5 then 43.5 -- so an EU 43 result from another brand does not map onto a LOWA size. Buy by foot length or EU size rather than assuming your usual US number.

Where this data comes from

Sizing information reviewed October 2026. Manufacturers revise their charts from time to time, so always confirm against the specific model before buying.

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