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Convert cup (US) [cup US] to liter [L] instantly with formula, examples, chart, and FAQs.
1 cup (US) [cup US] = 0.236588 liter [L]
1 cup (US) [cup US] = 0.236588 liter [L]
Example: 1 cup (US) [cup US] equals 0.236588 liter [L].
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.
The US cup is a cooking volume unit equal to 236.5882365 milliliters.
HistoryCup measures developed from household cooking measures and were standardized for recipes.
Current useUS cups are used in recipes, nutrition labels, baking, meal preparation, and kitchen measuring tools.
The liter is a metric volume unit equal to one cubic decimeter, or 0.001 cubic meters.
HistoryThe liter became widely used with metric measurement because it is convenient for liquid and container volumes.
Current useLiters are used for beverages, fuel, tanks, laboratory liquids, cooking, and product packaging.
| cup (US) [cup US] | liter [L] |
|---|---|
| 1 | 0.236588 |
| 2 | 0.473176 |
| 5 | 1.182941 |
| 10 | 2.365882 |
| 20 | 4.731765 |
| 25 | 5.914706 |
| 50 | 11.829412 |
| 100 | 23.658824 |
| 1000 | 236.588237 |
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1 cup (US) [cup US] equals 0.236588 liter [L].
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