How to convert pints (US) to liters
- Take the value in pints (US).
- Use the formula liters = pints (US) × 0.473176473.
- For example, 1 pt is 0.473 L.
About pints and liters
A US pint is 16 US fluid ounces, exactly 0.473176473 liters. Multiply pints by 0.473176 to get liters. For a quick estimate halve the pints and take off 5%: 4 pints gives 1.9 L against the exact 1.89 L.
The UK pint is a different, bigger unit of 568 ml (20 UK fluid ounces), which is why a pint of beer in a British pub holds about 20% more than a US pint. This page uses the US pint.
Examples
- 1 pt (a US pint glass) is 0.473 L
- 1.2 pt (about one UK pint) is 0.568 L
- 2 pt (one US quart) is 0.946 L
- 8 pt (one US gallon) is 3.79 L
Pints to liters chart
| Pints (US, pt) | Liters (L) |
|---|---|
| 0.5 | 0.237 |
| 1 | 0.473 |
| 1.5 | 0.71 |
| 2 | 0.946 |
| 2.5 | 1.18 |
| 3 | 1.42 |
| 4 | 1.89 |
| 5 | 2.37 |
| 6 | 2.84 |
| Pints (US, pt) | Liters (L) |
|---|---|
| 8 | 3.79 |
| 10 | 4.73 |
| 12 | 5.68 |
| 16 | 7.57 |
| 20 | 9.46 |
| 24 | 11.36 |
| 32 | 15.14 |
| 40 | 18.93 |
| 50 | 23.66 |