New Balance shoes are larger in size, usually by 0.5 to 1.5 US sizes, compared to other brands. To get the right fit, it’s recommended to size down. New Balance is consistent in sizing with ASICS
MEN
CM (CN, JP, Mondo) | Inches | US | UK | EU |
---|---|---|---|---|
22 | 8.66 | 4 | 3½ | 36 |
22.5 | 8.86 | 4½ | 4 | 37 |
23 | 9.06 | 5 | 4½ | 37½ |
23.5 | 9.25 | 5½ | 5 | 38 |
24 | 9.45 | 6 | 5½ | 38½ |
24.5 | 9.65 | 6½ | 6 | 39½ |
25 | 9.84 | 7 | 6½ | 40 |
25.5 | 10.04 | 7½ | 7 | 40½ |
26 | 10.24 | 8 | 7½ | 41½ |
26.5 | 10.43 | 8½ | 8 | 42 |
27 | 10.63 | 9 | 8½ | 42½ |
27.5 | 10.83 | 9½ | 9 | 43 |
28 | 11.02 | 10 | 9½ | 44 |
28.5 | 11.22 | 10½ | 10 | 44½ |
29 | 11.42 | 11 | 10½ | 45 |
29.5 | 11.61 | 11½ | 11 | 45½ |
30 | 11.81 | 12 | 11½ | 46½ |
30.5 | 12.01 | 12½ | 12 | 47 |
31 | 12.2 | 13 | 12½ | 47½ |
32 | 12.6 | 14 | 13½ | 49 |
33 | 12.99 | 15 | 14½ | 50 |
34 | 13.39 | 16 | 15½ | 51 |
35 | 13.78 | 17 | 16½ | 52 |
36 | 14.17 | 18 | 17½ | 53 |
37 | 14.57 | 19 | 18½ | 54 |
38 | 14.96 | 20 | 19½ | 55 |
WOMEN
CM (CN, JP, Mondo) | Inches | US | UK | EU |
---|---|---|---|---|
20 | 7.87 | 3 | 1 | 33 |
20.5 | 8.07 | 3½ | 1½ | 33½ |
21 | 8.27 | 4 | 2 | 34 |
21.5 | 8.46 | 4½ | 2½ | 34½ |
22 | 8.66 | 5 | 3 | 35 |
22.5 | 8.86 | 5½ | 3½ | 36 |
23 | 9.06 | 6 | 4 | 36½ |
23.5 | 9.25 | 6½ | 4½ | 37 |
24 | 9.45 | 7 | 5 | 37½ |
24.5 | 9.65 | 7½ | 5½ | 38 |
25 | 9.84 | 8 | 6 | 39 |
25.5 | 10.04 | 8½ | 6½ | 40 |
26 | 10.24 | 9 | 7 | 40½ |
26.5 | 10.43 | 9½ | 7½ | 41 |
27 | 10.63 | 10 | 8 | 41½ |
27.5 | 10.83 | 10½ | 8½ | 42½ |
28 | 11.02 | 11 | 9 | 43 |
28.5 | 11.22 | 11½ | 9½ | 43½ |
29 | 11.42 | 12 | 10 | 44 |
29.5 | 11.61 | 12½ | 10½ | 45 |
30 | 11.81 | 13 | 11 | 45½ |
30.5 | 12.01 | 13½ | 11½ | 46 |
31 | 12.2 | 14 | 12 | 46½ |
32 | 12.6 | 15 | 13 | 48 |
New Balance sizing vs Nike and other brands
New Balance follows the same sizing system as ASICS and Brooks, and has identical men’s sizing to Saucony. However, there is a half-size difference with Skechers, and a half to full-size difference with Nike and Adidas.
New Balance | Nike | Brooks | Saucony | Skechers | ASICS | Adidas |
Men’s US 9 | Men’s US 10 | Men’s US 9 | Men’s US 9 | Men’s US 9.5 | Men’s US 9 | Men’s US 10 |
Men’s US 10 | Men’s US 11 | Men’s US 10 | Men’s US 10 | Men’s US 10.5 | Men’s US 10 | Men’s US 11 |
Women’s US 7 | Women’s US 7.5 | Women’s US 7 | Women’s US 7.5 | Women’s US 7.5 | Women’s US 7 | Women’s US 7.5 |
Women’s US 8 | Women’s US 8.5 | Women’s US 8 | Women’s US 8.5 | Women’s US 8.5 | Women’s US 8 | Women’s US 8.5 |
New Balance, being one of the oldest footwear brands, follows a straightforward and consistent sizing system. The brand maintains a 10-mm interval between full sizes and a 5-mm interval between half-sizes.