Volume / L → US gal
Convert Liters to US liquid gallons
Compare liquid capacities expressed in liters and US liquid gallons. The US gallon is smaller than the imperial gallon; check the label before converting.
Reverse: US liquid gallons to Liters →
How to convert liters to US liquid gallons
US customary, imperial, and metric kitchen measures can have different sizes despite similar names. Use the system printed on your recipe or container.
Use x for the value in L, b for the intermediate value in L, and y for the result in US gal.
US gal = L ÷ 3.785411784
Worked examples
10 L ≈ 2.64172052358 US gal
Step 1: (10 × 1) ≈ 10 L.
Step 2: 10 ÷ 3.785411784 ≈ 2.64172052358 US gal.20 L ≈ 5.28344104716 US gal
Step 1: (20 × 1) ≈ 20 L.
Step 2: 20 ÷ 3.785411784 ≈ 5.28344104716 US gal.
Results are rounded to 12 significant digits. Converting units does not increase the precision of the original measurement. Very large or small values outside JavaScript’s finite numeric range are rejected.
About Liters
A liter is a unit of volume equal to one cubic decimeter. It is used for container capacity and liquid quantities; one liter contains 1,000 milliliters.
About US liquid gallons
A US liquid gallon is defined as 231 cubic inches, or exactly 3.785411784 liters. It is different from an imperial gallon and a US dry gallon.
Definitions and sources
Check which gallon, cup, or ounce you mean
A US liquid gallon contains 3.785411784 liters; an imperial gallon contains 4.54609 liters. This calculator labels both explicitly and does not substitute one for the other.
Our US customary cup is 236.5882365 mL. A recipe may instead use a 250 mL metric cup or a 240 mL cup. Fluid ounces measure volume, while ounces in the Weight category measure mass.
For a tank or room, calculate the volume using dimensions in the same length unit before converting its cubic units. Changing only one side’s unit will give an incorrect volume.
Check the cup or fluid-ounce convention before using a converted volume in recipe calculations.
Liters to US liquid gallons reference table
| Liters (L) | US liquid gallons (US gal) |
|---|---|
| 1 | 0.264172052358 |
| 5 | 1.32086026179 |
| 10 | 2.64172052358 |
| 25 | 6.60430130895 |
| 50 | 13.2086026179 |
| 100 | 26.4172052358 |
| 1000 | 264.172052358 |
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