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Convert US cups to US gallons

1 US cup is 0.06 gal. One US cup is exactly 0.0625 US gallons.

One US cup is 0.0625 US gallons. To convert US cups to US gallons, multiply by 0.0625; to go the other way, divide by 0.0625 or multiply by 16. The factor is exact rather than rounded: it follows from NIST Handbook 130. Eight US fluid ounces, about 236.6 ml.

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US gallons
0.06 gal
US cups × 0.0625
1 * 0.06250.063 gal

1 US cup in every volume unit

1 US cup expressed in every volume unit
UnitValueExact factor
US teaspoons48 tsp× 48
US tablespoons16 tbsp× 16
US fluid ounces8 fl oz× 8
US cups (as entered)1 cup—
US pints0.5 pt× 0.5
US quarts0.25 qt× 0.25
US gallons0.0625 gal× 0.0625
milliliters236.5882365 ml× 236.5882365
liters0.2365882365 L× 0.2365882365
imperial gallons0.05204213654 gal (UK)× 0.0520421365393
imperial quarts0.2081685462 qt (UK)× 0.208168546157
imperial pints0.4163370923 pt (UK)× 0.416337092314
imperial fluid ounces8.326741846 fl oz (UK)× 8.32674184629
imperial gills1.665348369 gi (UK)× 1.66534836926
cubic millimetres236,588.2365 mm³× 236,588.2365
cubic centimetres236.5882365 cm³× 236.5882365
cubic inches14.4375 in³× 14.4375
cubic feet0.008355034722 ft³× 0.00835503472222
cubic yards0.0003094457305 yd³× 0.000309445730453
cubic metres0.0002365882365 m³× 0.0002365882365

Factors are entered by hand from NIST Handbook 130 rather than derived from a units library, so the ones that terminate are exact rather than rounded.

How do you convert US cups to US gallons? The converter and the working

  1. 1.Take the measurement in US cups.
  2. 2.Multiply by 0.0625 — that is how many US gallons fit in one US cup.
  3. 3.To go back the other way, divide by 0.0625, or multiply by 16.

Worked example: 25 US cups to US gallons

Formula
cup × 0.0625 = gal
Arithmetic
25 × 0.0625 = 1.56 gal
Answer
25 cup = 1.56 gal

The factor is exact, so this figure is exact too — only the display is rounded.

US cups to US gallons conversion table

US cups to US gallons conversion table
US cupsUS gallons
1 cup0.06 gal
2 cup0.13 gal
3 cup0.19 gal
4 cup0.25 gal
5 cup0.31 gal
6 cup0.38 gal
7 cup0.44 gal
8 cup0.5 gal
9 cup0.56 gal
10 cup0.63 gal
12 cup0.75 gal
15 cup0.94 gal
20 cup1.25 gal
25 cup1.56 gal
50 cup3.13 gal
100 cup6.25 gal
200 cup12.5 gal
300 cup18.75 gal
500 cup31.25 gal
1000 cup62.5 gal
2000 cup125 gal
5000 cup312.5 gal
10000 cup625 gal

What is a US cup?

Eight US fluid ounces, about 236.6 ml. The "legal" cup on nutrition labels is a rounded 240 ml.

What is a US gallon?

Exactly 231 cubic inches. The imperial gallon is 4.546 liters, so US and UK fuel economy figures are not comparable.

How many US gallons are in a US cup?

One US cup is 0.0625 US gallons, exactly. Going the other way, one US gallon is 16 US cups. Both figures come from the same defined relation rather than from a measurement, which is why they are the same today as they were in 1959.

Every volume unit here

The whole group — 20 units with their symbols and the size of each one in liters — is on the conversion index, along with every pair it makes. The table above already gives each of them relative to a US cup.

Source: NIST Handbook 130 — US customary liquid measure

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Questions people actually ask

How many US gallons are in a US cup?
0.0625. Exactly 231 cubic inches. The imperial gallon is 4.546 liters, so US and UK fuel economy figures are not comparable.
How do I convert US gallons back to US cups?
Divide by 0.0625, or multiply by 16 — they are the same operation.

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