US Quarts to Liters Converter

To convert a measurement in us quarts to liters, multiply the value by 0.946352946. The conversion factor comes from the relationship between both units and the liter.

For example, to convert 5 qt to liters: 5 × 0.946352946 = 4.731765 L.

A US quart is a US customary unit of volume equal to one quarter of a gallon, 2 pints, or about 0.946 liters. The quart (from the Latin 'quartus', a fourth) is a quarter of a gallon. In US kitchens it is a common size for milk, stock, and storage containers, sitting just under one liter.

Common uses of us quarts include: Milk and dairy carton sizes in the US; Motor oil and automotive fluids; Cooking stock and liquid quantities; Food storage container sizing.

A liter is a metric unit of volume equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters or one cubic decimeter, about 0.264 US gallons. Introduced in France in 1795, the liter was originally defined as the volume of one kilogram of water. It is accepted for use with the SI and is the everyday unit of volume for liquids across most of the world.

Common uses of liters include: Beverage and bottle sizes; Fuel sold at the pump in most countries; Engine displacement (e.g. a 2.0 L engine); Cooking and liquid recipe quantities.

Here are some common values converted:

1 qt = 0.946352946 L 5 qt = 4.731765 L 10 qt = 9.463529 L 50 qt = 47.317647 L 100 qt = 94.635295 L