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 metre | 0.001 m³ |
| Litre | 1 L |
| Cubic inch | 61.02374409 in³ |
| Cubic foot | 0.03531466672 ft³ |
| Cubic yard | 0.001307950619 yd³ |
| US fluid ounce | 33.8140227 US fl oz |
| Imperial fluid ounce | 35.19507973 UK fl oz |
| US cup | 4.226752838 US cup |
| Imperial cup | 3.519507973 UK cup |
| US pint | 2.113376419 US pt |
| Imperial pint | 1.759753986 UK pt |
| US quart | 1.056688209 US qt |
| Imperial quart | 0.8798769932 UK qt |
| US gallon | 0.2641720524 US gal |
| Imperial gallon | 0.2199692483 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
Type the amount
Decimals with a dot or a comma are accepted, as are negative values.
- 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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