US pints to litres
Multiply US pints by 0.473176 to get litres.
5 pt = 2.3659 L
How to convert US pints to litres
The litre is a cubic decimetre (0.001 m³), the SI-accepted metric unit of volume. The US pint is one eighth of a US gallon (0.473176473 litres).
Worked example — 5 pt: 5 × 0.473176 = 2.3659 L.
US pints to litres table
| US pints | Litres |
|---|---|
| 1 pt | 0.473176 L |
| 2 pt | 0.946353 L |
| 3 pt | 1.4195 L |
| 4 pt | 1.8927 L |
| 5 pt | 2.3659 L |
| 6 pt | 2.8391 L |
| 8 pt | 3.7854 L |
| 10 pt | 4.7318 L |
| 12 pt | 5.6781 L |
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About US pints and litres
US pint (pt)
1 pt = 0.473176 LDefinition. One eighth of a US gallon (0.473176473 litres)
History and origin
The pint is an old English unit, one eighth of a gallon, whose name probably comes from the painted marks once made on drinking vessels. The US pint is about 0.473 litres, smaller than the imperial pint.
Current use
Pints are used in the United States for drinks, cream and berries, and in the UK and Ireland the pint remains the standard measure for beer and milk.
Source: NIST Handbook 44, Appendix C §2 (U.S. Customary Units) and §5 (Tables of Equivalents)
Litre (L)
1 L = 2.1134 ptDefinition. A cubic decimetre (0.001 m³), the SI-accepted metric unit of volume
History and origin
The litre was introduced in France in 1795 as a unit of volume, defined as one cubic decimetre. It is not an SI base unit but is accepted for use with the SI.
Current use
Litres measure drinks and bottles, fuel and engine sizes across the metric world, and appear on beverage containers almost everywhere.
Source: BIPM SI Brochure (2019); the litre is an SI-accepted unit (1 L = 1 dm³)
Where people use this
US pints: beer and drinks, cream and berries. Litres: drinks and bottles, fuel, engine sizes. 1 US pint is about 0.473 L.
Every value is carried to full double precision; the display is rounded.
Sources: BIPM SI Brochure (2019); the litre is an SI-accepted unit (1 L = 1 dm³); NIST Handbook 44, Appendix C §2 (U.S. Customary Units) and §5 (Tables of Equivalents).
Questions people ask
How many litres in a US pint?
One US pint is about 0.473 litres.
How many litres is 2 pints?
2 US pints is about 0.946 litres.
Is a US pint the same as a UK pint?
No — the imperial pint is about 0.568 L, larger than the US pint.