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Liters To Gallons Converter

Convert liters to US gallons instantly. Essential for fuel, beverages, and liquid volume conversions.

What this tool does

Convert liters to US gallons instantly. Essential for fuel, beverages, and liquid volume conversions. Type an amount in liters, choose the units, and the tool converts it to US liquid gallons. It offers 5 volume units and also shows the same amount in the others.

Inputs

  • Value: A number.
  • From: Choose one: Liter, US liquid gallon, Imperial gallon, US liquid quart, US fluid ounce. Starts as Liter.
  • To: Choose one of the same 5 units as "From". Starts as US liquid gallon.

How to use

  1. Enter the amount you want to convert.
  2. Choose the unit to convert from and the unit to convert to.
  3. Read the result: the converted amount and the same amount in the other units. It appears once every required field has a valid value.

Worked examples

Conversions from liters to US liquid gallons:

  • 1 L ≈ 0.264172 gal (US)
  • 5 L ≈ 1.32086 gal (US)
  • 10 L ≈ 2.641721 gal (US)
  • 50 L ≈ 13.208603 gal (US)
  • 100 L ≈ 26.417205 gal (US)

Multiply the number of liters by about 0.264172 to get US liquid gallons. The factor follows from exact definitions. It has more digits than fit here, so it is shown rounded.

Sources: Liter: SI Brochure, 9th edition (2019), Table 8. US liquid gallon: NIST Handbook 44, Appendix C.

Limitations

  • Converts the unit of a volume only. It does not work out a volume from dimensions or weight.
  • Sizes of cups, spoons, gallons and barrels differ between countries. Check that the unit chosen matches your recipe or source.

FAQs

Q: How many US liquid gallons are in one liter?
A: One liter is about 0.26417 US liquid gallons. Enter any amount to convert it.
Q: Which units does this use?
A: The default gallon is the US gallon. The imperial (UK) gallon is shown as well. Quarts and fluid ounces are US units.
Q: Can I convert the other way?
A: Yes. Swap the From and To boxes to convert US liquid gallons to liters.

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