Convert volume units — liters, gallons, cups, milliliters, cubic meters, pints, quarts.
| Unit | Name | Value |
|---|---|---|
| L | Liter | 0.946353 |
| mL | Milliliter | 946.353 |
| m³ | Cubic Meter | 0.000946353 |
| gal(US) | US Gallon | 0.25000013 |
| gal(UK) | UK Gallon | 0.20816856 |
| pt | US Pint | 2.0000021 |
| cup | US Cup | 4.0000042 |
| fl oz | Fluid Ounce | 32.000034 |
Common us quart values converted to liter — factor: 1 qt = 0.9464 L
| US Quart (qt) | Liter (L) | Context |
|---|---|---|
| 0.0625 qt | 0.05915 L | Cup |
| 0.125 qt | 0.1183 L | Half pint |
| 0.25 qt | 0.2366 L | Pint |
| 0.5 qt | 0.4732 L | Large bottle |
| 1 qt | 0.9464 L | Quart bottle |
| 2 qt | 1.893 L | Half gallon |
| 4 qt | 3.785 L | Gallon jug |
| 8 qt | 7.571 L | 2 gallons |
| 16 qt | 15.14 L | 4 gallons |
| 32 qt | 30.28 L | 8 gallons |
| 64 qt | 60.57 L | 16 gallons |
| 128 qt | 121.1 L | 32 gallons |
| 200 qt | 189.3 L | 50 gallons |
| 256 qt | 242.3 L | 50 gallons |
| 500 qt | 473.2 L | Large tank |
Converting us quart to liter comes up frequently in cooking, chemistry, medicine, and engineering. A recipe written in metric units may need to be adapted for a kitchen using liter, or a laboratory protocol may specify volumes in us quart that need to be measured with equipment calibrated in liter.
In everyday use, knowing that 5 qt = 4.732 L and 10 qt = 9.464 L covers most common situations. For bulk calculations, 100 qt = 94.64 L is a useful anchor. The reverse conversion — liter back to us quart — uses the factor 1.057, so 1 L = 1.057 qt.
All conversions use the internationally recognized factor of exactly 1 qt = 0.9464 L. Calculations are performed in IEEE 754 double-precision floating point, giving accuracy to at least 8 significant figures — more than sufficient for any practical application.
Formula: Liter = US Quart × 0.946353
Multiply any us quart value by 0.946353 to get liter. One us quart equals 0.946353 L.
Reverse: US Quart = Liter × 1.0566881
Quarts × 0.946 = liters. Almost 1:1.
A quart is about 94.6% of a liter — close enough for most estimates.
One US gallon (4 quarts) = 3.785 L.
Changes engine oil sold in quart bottles, the standard US motor oil size.
Produces and sells ice cream in quart containers, the classic American retail size.
Stores soups, stocks, and sauces in quart deli containers for organized kitchen prep.
Buys house paint in quart cans for smaller projects, about 90 sq ft per coat.
Scales recipes using quarts: 4 cups = 1 quart for easy mental division.
Measures buffer solutions and culture media in quart batches for microbiology.
The US liquid quart is one-quarter of a US gallon, equal to 946.353 mL. The word 'quart' comes from Old French quarte (fourth part), dating to medieval England.
Quarts are standard in American cooking and food packaging: motor oil, paint, cream, and ice cream are commonly sold in quart containers.
Interesting fact: The US quart and the Imperial quart differ significantly — the Imperial quart is 1.136 liters versus 0.946 liters for the US quart.
The liter was introduced by the French metric system in 1793, defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water at 4°C. The word derives from the older French unit litron, from Medieval Latin litra. It was redefined in 1964 as exactly 1 cubic decimeter.
France adopted the liter as part of revolutionary metric standardization, spreading across Europe with Napoleonic expansion. Today it is the standard unit for liquids in most of the world, from soda bottles to fuel pumps.
Interesting fact: A liter of water at 4°C weighs almost exactly 1 kilogram, which is why the kilogram was originally defined through it.