US quarts to litres
Multiply US quarts by 0.946353 to get litres.
5 qt = 4.7318 L
How to convert US quarts to litres
The litre is a cubic decimetre (0.001 m³), the SI-accepted metric unit of volume. The US quart is one quarter of a US gallon (0.946352946 litres).
Worked example — 5 qt: 5 × 0.946353 = 4.7318 L.
US quarts to litres table
| US quarts | Litres |
|---|---|
| 1 qt | 0.946353 L |
| 2 qt | 1.8927 L |
| 3 qt | 2.8391 L |
| 4 qt | 3.7854 L |
| 5 qt | 4.7318 L |
| 6 qt | 5.6781 L |
| 8 qt | 7.5708 L |
| 10 qt | 9.4635 L |
| 12 qt | 11.3562 L |
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About US quarts and litres
US quart (qt)
1 qt = 0.946353 LDefinition. One quarter of a US gallon (0.946352946 litres)
History and origin
The quart is literally a quarter of a gallon, a division used in English measure for centuries. The US quart is one quarter of the US gallon, about 0.946 litres.
Current use
Quarts are used in the United States for milk, juice and cooking stock, and as a handy kitchen measure.
Source: NIST Handbook 44, Appendix C §2 (U.S. Customary Units) and §5 (Tables of Equivalents)
Litre (L)
1 L = 1.0567 qtDefinition. 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 quarts: milk and juice, cooking stock. Litres: drinks and bottles, fuel, engine sizes. 1 US quart is about 0.946 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 quart?
One US quart is about 0.946 litres.
How many litres is 2 quarts?
2 US quarts is about 1.89 litres.
Is a quart about a litre?
Close — a US quart is 0.946 L, a little under a litre.