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Metric to US and imperial volume converter

Convert cubic metres and litres to cubic inches, feet and yards, and to US and UK liquid measures: fluid ounce, cup, pint, quart and gallon.

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US gallon

0.2641720524 US gal

Equivalents

Cubic metre0.001 m³
Litre1 L
Cubic inch61.02374409 in³
Cubic foot0.03531466672 ft³
Cubic yard0.001307950619 yd³
US fluid ounce33.8140227 US fl oz
Imperial fluid ounce35.19507973 UK fl oz
US cup4.226752838 US cup
Imperial cup3.519507973 UK cup
US pint2.113376419 US pt
Imperial pint1.759753986 UK pt
US quart1.056688209 US qt
Imperial quart0.8798769932 UK qt
US gallon0.2641720524 US gal
Imperial gallon0.2199692483 UK gal

US measures derive from the 231 in³ gallon and UK measures from the imperial gallon of exactly 4.54609 L:

  • US gallon = 3.785411784 L; quart = 1/4; pint = 1/8; cup = 1/16; fluid ounce = 1/128 (≈ 29.57 mL)
  • UK gallon = 4.54609 L; quart = 1/4; pint = 1/8 (≈ 568 mL); cup = 1/16; fluid ounce = 1/160 (≈ 28.41 mL)
  • 1 in³ = 16.387064 cm³; 1 ft³ ≈ 28.317 L; 1 yd³ ≈ 0.7646 m³

Use cases

  • Following US or UK recipes with cups, pints and ounces.
  • Comparing fuel consumption or prices per gallon.
  • Converting concrete or soil volumes from cubic yards to m³.

How it works

  1. 1

    Type the amount

    Decimals with a dot or a comma are accepted, as are negative values.

  2. 2

    Pick the units

    Choose the source and target units; the result and the equivalents table update instantly.

Technical details

  • The US cup is the customary 8 fl oz cup (≈ 236.6 mL); US nutrition labelling uses 240 mL and many metric recipes use 250 mL.
  • The UK cup is half an imperial pint (≈ 284 mL), rarely used today.
  • Results use 10 significant figures; very large or very small values are shown in scientific notation (e.g. 1e-10).

Frequently asked questions

How many litres are in a gallon?

The US gallon is 3.785 L; the UK imperial gallon is 4.546 L.

Are UK and US pints the same?

No: the UK pint is about 568 mL and the US pint about 473 mL.

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