Convert US pints to liters without the headache.
1 pt x 0.473176 = 0.473176 L
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Ever tried following a European recipe only to find it uses liters instead of pints? Or maybe you’re a homebrewer comparing American and international beer volumes? Converting US pints to liters doesn’t have to feel like solving a riddle. Whether you’re measuring milk for a cake or calculating chemical solutions, this guide breaks it down so clearly, you’ll wonder why you ever stressed about it.
Unit definitions
What is a US pint (pt)?
- Description: A unit for liquid volume in the US customary system.
- Symbol: pt
- Common uses: Measuring beverages (milk, beer), cooking recipes.
- Definition: 1 US pint = 1/8th of a US gallon or 16 fluid ounces.
What is a liter (L)?
- Description: The base metric unit for volume.
- Symbol: L
- Common uses: Global standard in science, cooking, and packaging.
- Definition: 1 liter = 1 cubic decimeter or 1,000 cubic centimeters.
Conversion formula
US pints to liters:
Liters = Pints × 0.473176
Liters to US pints:
Pints = Liters ÷ 0.473176
Example calculations
- 2 US pints to liters:
2 × 0.473176 = 0.946 liters (that’s almost a full liter bottle of soda!) - 5 liters to US pints:
5 ÷ 0.473176 ≈ 10.567 pints (enough to fill a small keg)
Conversion tables
US pints to liters
| US Pints | Liters |
|---|---|
| 1 | 0.473 |
| 2 | 0.946 |
| 3 | 1.419 |
| 4 | 1.893 |
| 5 | 2.366 |
| 6 | 2.839 |
| 7 | 3.312 |
| 8 | 3.785 |
| 9 | 4.258 |
| 10 | 4.732 |
Liters to US pints
| Liters | US Pints |
|---|---|
| 1 | 2.113 |
| 2 | 4.227 |
| 3 | 6.340 |
| 4 | 8.454 |
| 5 | 10.567 |
| 6 | 12.680 |
| 7 | 14.794 |
| 8 | 16.907 |
| 9 | 19.020 |
| 10 | 21.134 |
Historical background
The US pint traces its roots to teh British Imperial system, but after American independence, the US standardized its own gallon in 1824. This made the US pint about 16% smaller than its Imperial cousin. Liters, meanwhile, came from the French Revolutionary era in the 1790s as part of the metric system—a decimal-based approach designed to simplify trade and science. Fun fact: The original liter was defined as the volume of 1 kilogram of water, but slight adjustments were made later for precision.
Interesting facts
- Beer’s best friend: Many US craft breweries sell beer in 16-oz pints (aka a “pint”), but some bars use smaller glasses. Buyer beware!
- Milk madness: US milk is often sold in half-gallons (4 pints), while elsewhere, you’ll see 1-liter or 2-liter cartons.
- Soda showdown: A 2-liter soda bottle equals roughly 4.226 US pints.
- Global oddity: The US, Liberia, and Myanmar are the only countries not fully using metric—yet liters still appear on most US nutrition labels.
- Quick estimation: Need to convert pints to liters fast? Multiply by 0.5 and subtract 5%. For 3 pints: (3 × 0.5) = 1.5 L, minus 0.075 L = 1.425 L (actual: 1.419 L).
FAQ
One US liquid pint equals approximately 0.473 liters.
No—a US pint is 16 fluid ounces (≈473 mL), while an Imperial pint is 20 fluid ounces (≈568 mL).
The US customary system evolved from British units. Though metric is used in science, pints remain common in daily life for beverages and cooking.
No—dry pints measure volume for solids like berries. Use liquid pint conversions for fluids.
Multiply liters by 2.11338. For example, 2 liters ≈ 4.22675 US pints.