Convert liters to US gallons
1 l = 0.264172 gal (US) · 1 gal (US) = 3.78541 l · Exact by definition
1 l = 0.264172 gal (US)
The same value in other units
- millilitre
- 1000 ml
- cubic metre
- 0.001 m³
- US fluid ounce
- 33.814 fl oz (US)
- US cup
- 4.22675 cup (US)
- imperial gallon
- 0.219969 gal (UK)
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Volume
liters to US gallons: conversion table
| litre | US gallon |
|---|---|
| 1 l | 0.264172 gal (US) |
| 2 l | 0.528344 gal (US) |
| 3 l | 0.792516 gal (US) |
| 5 l | 1.32086 gal (US) |
| 10 l | 2.64172 gal (US) |
| 20 l | 5.28344 gal (US) |
| 25 l | 6.6043 gal (US) |
| 50 l | 13.2086 gal (US) |
| 100 l | 26.4172 gal (US) |
| 250 l | 66.043 gal (US) |
| 500 l | 132.086 gal (US) |
| 1000 l | 264.172 gal (US) |
| US gallon | litre |
|---|---|
| 1 gal (US) | 3.78541 l |
| 2 gal (US) | 7.57082 l |
| 3 gal (US) | 11.3562 l |
| 5 gal (US) | 18.9271 l |
| 10 gal (US) | 37.8541 l |
| 20 gal (US) | 75.7082 l |
| 25 gal (US) | 94.6353 l |
| 50 gal (US) | 189.271 l |
| 100 gal (US) | 378.541 l |
| 250 gal (US) | 946.353 l |
| 500 gal (US) | 1892.71 l |
| 1000 gal (US) | 3785.41 l |
How the conversion works
gal (US) = l × 0.26417205
Both units are defined exactly, so the precision of the liters to US gallons result depends only on the number of decimal places you choose.
METHOD AND SOURCES
Where the conversion factors come from
Results are calculated from the unit definitions stored in the converter, not copied from a lookup table. For exact units, every value in the table follows from the same factor shown in the formula above.
- BIPM — SI Brochure
The official definitions of the International System of Units (SI).
- NIST SP 811 — Conversion factors
Conversion-factor tables for SI and non-SI units.
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