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Convert US cups to Imperial gallons

1 US cup is 0.05 gal (UK). One US cup is exactly 0.0520421365393 imperial gallons.

One US cup is 0.052042137 imperial gallons. To convert US cups to imperial gallons, multiply by 0.052042137; to go the other way, divide by 0.052042137 or multiply by 19.215199. The relation is exact but the figure is not: it is a rounding of a number that does not terminate, and it follows from NIST Handbook 130. Eight US fluid ounces, about 236.6 ml.

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Imperial gallons
0.05 gal (UK)
US cups × 0.052042137
1 * 0.05204210.052 gal (UK)

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 imperial gallons? The converter and the working

  1. 1.Take the measurement in US cups.
  2. 2.Multiply by 0.052042137 — that is how many imperial gallons fit in one US cup.
  3. 3.To go back the other way, divide by 0.052042137, or multiply by 19.215199.

Worked example: 25 US cups to imperial gallons

Formula
cup × 0.052042137 = gal (UK)
Arithmetic
25 × 0.052042137 = 1.3 gal (UK)
Answer
25 cup = 1.3 gal (UK)

The factor is rounded for display; the figure above is computed from the full value.

US cups to imperial gallons conversion table

US cups to imperial gallons conversion table
US cupsImperial gallons
1 cup0.05 gal (UK)
2 cup0.1 gal (UK)
3 cup0.16 gal (UK)
4 cup0.21 gal (UK)
5 cup0.26 gal (UK)
6 cup0.31 gal (UK)
7 cup0.36 gal (UK)
8 cup0.42 gal (UK)
9 cup0.47 gal (UK)
10 cup0.52 gal (UK)
12 cup0.62 gal (UK)
15 cup0.78 gal (UK)
20 cup1.04 gal (UK)
25 cup1.3 gal (UK)
50 cup2.6 gal (UK)
100 cup5.2 gal (UK)
200 cup10.41 gal (UK)
300 cup15.61 gal (UK)
500 cup26.02 gal (UK)
1000 cup52.04 gal (UK)
2000 cup104.08 gal (UK)
5000 cup260.21 gal (UK)
10000 cup520.42 gal (UK)

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 an imperial gallon?

Exactly 4.54609 liters since 1985, and the reason UK and US fuel economy figures cannot be compared: it is 20% larger than the US gallon, so 40 mpg in Britain is about 33 mpg in America on the same car.

How many imperial gallons are in a US cup?

One US cup is 0.052042137 imperial gallons. Going the other way, one imperial gallon is 19.215199 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 imperial gallons are in a US cup?
0.052042137. Exactly 4.54609 liters since 1985, and the reason UK and US fuel economy figures cannot be compared: it is 20% larger than the US gallon, so 40 mpg in Britain is about 33 mpg in America on the same car.
How do I convert imperial gallons back to US cups?
Divide by 0.052042137, or multiply by 19.215199 — they are the same operation.

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