Convert Imperial pints to US cups
1 imperial pint is 2.4 cup. One imperial pint is exactly 2.40189985101 US cups.
One imperial pint is 2.4018999 US cups. To convert imperial pints to US cups, multiply by 2.4018999; to go the other way, divide by 2.4018999 or multiply by 0.41633709. 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.
Factor checked against the defining standard · How we check
- Imperial pints × 2.4018999
1 * 2.40189992.402 cup
1 imperial pint in every volume unit
| Unit | Value | Exact factor |
|---|---|---|
| US teaspoons | 115.2911928 tsp | × 115.291192848 |
| US tablespoons | 38.43039762 tbsp | × 38.4303976162 |
| US fluid ounces | 19.21519881 fl oz | × 19.2151988081 |
| US cups | 2.401899851 cup | × 2.40189985101 |
| US pints | 1.200949926 pt | × 1.2009499255 |
| US quarts | 0.6004749628 qt | × 0.600474962752 |
| US gallons | 0.1501187407 gal | × 0.150118740688 |
| milliliters | 568.26125 ml | × 568.26125 |
| liters | 0.56826125 L | × 0.56826125 |
| imperial gallons | 0.125 gal (UK) | × 0.125 |
| imperial quarts | 0.5 qt (UK) | × 0.5 |
| imperial pints (as entered) | 1 pt (UK) | — |
| imperial fluid ounces | 20 fl oz (UK) | × 20 |
| imperial gills | 4 gi (UK) | × 4 |
| cubic millimetres | 568,261.25 mm³ | × 568,261.25 |
| cubic centimetres | 568.26125 cm³ | × 568.26125 |
| cubic inches | 34.6774291 in³ | × 34.677429099 |
| cubic feet | 0.02006795665 ft³ | × 0.0200679566545 |
| cubic yards | 0.0007432576539 yd³ | × 0.00074325765387 |
| cubic metres | 0.00056826125 m³ | × 0.00056826125 |
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 imperial pints to US cups? The converter and the working
- 1.Take the measurement in imperial pints.
- 2.Multiply by 2.4018999 — that is how many US cups fit in one imperial pint.
- 3.To go back the other way, divide by 2.4018999, or multiply by 0.41633709.
Worked example: 25 imperial pints to US cups
- Formula
- pt (UK) × 2.4018999 = cup
- Arithmetic
- 25 × 2.4018999 = 60.05 cup
- Answer
- 25 pt (UK) = 60.05 cup
The factor is rounded for display; the figure above is computed from the full value.
Imperial pints to US cups conversion table
| Imperial pints | US cups |
|---|---|
| 1 pt (UK) | 2.4 cup |
| 2 pt (UK) | 4.8 cup |
| 3 pt (UK) | 7.21 cup |
| 4 pt (UK) | 9.61 cup |
| 5 pt (UK) | 12.01 cup |
| 6 pt (UK) | 14.41 cup |
| 7 pt (UK) | 16.81 cup |
| 8 pt (UK) | 19.22 cup |
| 9 pt (UK) | 21.62 cup |
| 10 pt (UK) | 24.02 cup |
| 12 pt (UK) | 28.82 cup |
| 15 pt (UK) | 36.03 cup |
| 20 pt (UK) | 48.04 cup |
| 25 pt (UK) | 60.05 cup |
| 50 pt (UK) | 120.09 cup |
| 100 pt (UK) | 240.19 cup |
| 200 pt (UK) | 480.38 cup |
| 300 pt (UK) | 720.57 cup |
| 500 pt (UK) | 1,200.95 cup |
| 1000 pt (UK) | 2,401.9 cup |
| 2000 pt (UK) | 4,803.8 cup |
| 5000 pt (UK) | 12,009.5 cup |
| 10000 pt (UK) | 24,019 cup |
What is an imperial pint?
An eighth of an imperial gallon, 568.26125 ml exactly, and still the legal measure for draught beer and doorstep milk in the UK. A US pint is 473 ml, which is why a British pint glass holds noticeably more.
What is a US cup?
Eight US fluid ounces, about 236.6 ml. The "legal" cup on nutrition labels is a rounded 240 ml.
How many US cups are in an imperial pint?
One imperial pint is 2.4018999 US cups. Going the other way, one US cup is 0.41633709 imperial pints. 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 an imperial pint.
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Questions people actually ask
- How many US cups are in an imperial pint?
- 2.4018999. Eight US fluid ounces, about 236.6 ml. The "legal" cup on nutrition labels is a rounded 240 ml.
- How do I convert US cups back to imperial pints?
- Divide by 2.4018999, or multiply by 0.41633709 — they are the same operation.
Other volume conversions
US cups to imperial pints — the same conversion the other way.