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Sources and Accuracy
Volume conversions use cubic metre as the reference unit. US liquid units, metric litres, and cubic units are converted with fixed factors stored in the unit table.
Displayed results are rounded for readability. The calculator keeps enough precision for everyday use and switches to scientific notation for very large or very small values. Last reviewed: 2026-08-14.
About These Units
cup (US) [cup US]
Definition
The US cup is a cooking volume unit equal to 236.5882365 milliliters.
History
Cup measures developed from household cooking measures and were standardized for recipes.
Current use
US cups are used in recipes, nutrition labels, baking, meal preparation, and kitchen measuring tools.
gallon (US) [gal US]
Definition
The US gallon is a liquid volume unit equal to exactly 3.785411784 liters.
History
The US gallon developed from older English wine-gallon measures and differs from the UK imperial gallon.
Current use
US gallons are common for fuel, water, paint, tanks, pools, and household liquid measurements in the United States.
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How to Convert
Enter the value in the “From value” field.
Confirm the source unit is cup (US) [cup US].
Confirm the target unit is gallon (US) [gal US].
Read the instant result and formula.
Where This Conversion Is Used
tank and container capacitycooking and recipe scalingfuel and liquid quantitieslaboratory measurements