A gallon (U.S. liquid gallon) is equal to approximately 3.785 liters. This conversion factor means that to convert gallons to liters, you multiply the number of gallons by about 3.785. For example, 1 gallon is exactly 3.785411784 liters. This conversion applies specifically to the U.S. liquid gallon, which differs from the U.S. dry gallon and the British (imperial) gallon. The imperial gallon is larger, equaling about 4.546 liters, while the U.S. dry gallon is about 4.404 liters. For practical purposes:
- 1 U.S. gallon = 3.785 liters
- 1 imperial (British) gallon = 4.546 liters
- 1 U.S. dry gallon = 4.404 liters
The conversion formula to convert gallons (U.S. liquid) to liters is:
liters=gallons×3.785411784\text{liters}=\text{gallons}\times 3.785411784liters=gallons×3.785411784
This is useful for many everyday applications, such as fuel volume, cooking measurements, and liquid storage conversions.
