Pints to Liters
US pints to liters converter: multiply by 0.47318 (1 pt = 0.47318 L). Includes a reference table, sample calculations and the inverse ratio 2.1134.
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How US pints convert to liters
One US pint corresponds to 0.47317647 liters here. That single figure is the whole conversion: take the number of US pints, multiply by 0.47317647, and the product is the number of liters.
The ratio works in both directions: multiply by 0.47317647 to go from US pints to liters, or multiply by 2.113376419 to go from liters back to US pints.
Quick lookup: US pints in liters
The table below lists 12 amounts of US pints next to the matching liters. The amounts were picked to suit a ratio of 0.47317647, so the results stay easy to read.
| US pints (pt) | Liters (L) |
|---|---|
| 0.5 | 0.23658824 |
| 1 | 0.47317647 |
| 2 | 0.94635295 |
| 5 | 2.365882365 |
| 10 | 4.73176473 |
| 20 | 9.46352946 |
| 25 | 11.82941182 |
| 50 | 23.65882365 |
| 100 | 47.3176473 |
| 250 | 118.2941182 |
| 500 | 236.5882365 |
| 1,000 | 473.176473 |
Values in the L column are shown the way the converter shows them, with a limited number of significant digits.
Worked examples for US pints to liters
With 650 pt, the multiplication by 0.47317647 produces 307.5647075 L once rounded the way the widget rounds.
A second amount, 35 US pints, becomes 16.56117655 liters. Converting that result in the opposite direction recovers about 35 pt.
Example 3. Starting from the other unit, 42 L is 88.76180959 pt, since 1 L = 2.113376419 pt.
The reverse: liters to US pints
To start from liters instead, open Liters to Pints. For that direction 1 L = 2.113376419 pt, and its reference table is built around liters as the input.
For other combinations, the Volume Converter offers every unit in one pair of dropdowns.
Other conversions in this family
These pages cover neighbouring unit pairs from the same converter.
Frequently asked questions
How many L make up 1 pt?
Each US pint corresponds to 0.47317647 liters, which means 4.73176473 liters for 10 US pints and 47.3176473 liters for 100 US pints.
What is 1 L in pt?
Each liter corresponds to 2.113376419 US pints; scaled up by 10, that is 21.13376419 pt.
How do I convert 240 pt to L?
The result is 113.5623535 L. The widget scales the pt figure by 0.47317647 and trims the digits shown.
How does the converter round results?
The widget calculates with ordinary floating-point numbers and only rounds what it displays. Results of 1 or more show up to 10 significant digits, results below 1 show up to 8, and results from 1,000 upward show up to 6 decimal places with thousands separators. As an example, 0.123456789 pt displays as 0.058416848 L and 1,234.5678 pt displays as 584.1684373 L.
Where does the pt to L result come from?
Behind the scenes, US pints and liters are each tied to the same base unit by a stored factor. The ratio of those factors, 0.47317647, is what turns an pt value into a L value.
What is the reverse of pt to L?
Reversing the pair: multiply by 2.113376419, or equivalently divide by 0.47317647. The page titled "Liters to Pints" covers it, or you can press the swap button in the widget above. Example: 25 L = 52.83441047 pt.
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