Convert Gallon Into Liter

What is a Gallon (gal) ?

Gallon is a unit of measurement used for measurement of the volume of liquids. The gallon system of liquid measurement was originally used in England as a unit of measuring liquor like wine and beer. Gradually, it was taken up as one of the regular units of measurement of liquids across various countries.

A gallon is abbreviated as gal.

A gallon also has some other related units:

Is the US Gallon and UK Gallon the same?

The use of gallon as a unit of volume measurement started in England for measuring wine and beers. However, becoming a popular unit of measurement over time, variants were created. There are mainly two variants of the gallon: the US Gallon (gal) and the Imperial Gallon (imp gal).

The former is used in the USA, some Latin American nations and Caribbean nations while the latter is used in countries like the UK, Canada, Australia, Ireland, New Zealand etc.

Which one is used: Gallon (US) or Gallon (UK)?

While the Imperial gallon is still used in some of the states of Britain, the US gallon is more commonly used as a standard unit of volume measurement.

What is Liter?

The liter is a unit of volume measurement in the metric system of measurement which originated in France. The word 'litre' as is used in international circles was derived from the French word litron and was defined as one cubic decimetre , i.e 1 litre = 1 dm³.

Liter (l) is the SI unit of measurement of volume that is used as a standard unit of measurement in most countries across the world. A liter is related to various other units of measurement of volume as follows:

• 1 Liter = 0.001 m³ or 1 m³ = 1000 Liters
• 1 Liter = 1 dm³ (decimetre)
• 1 Liter = 0.0353 ft³
• 1 Liter = 61.023 cubic inches

Gallon (gal) to Liter (l) Conversion

The gallon to liter conversion depends on which variant of the gallon you are using, as both have different relationships with liters as a standard unit of measurement. For example:

1 US gal = 3.785 Liters

1 imp gal = 4.546 Liters

To convert a gallon to a liter, multiply the figure in gallons with 3.785. So 'x' gallon to liters calculation will be as:
x * 3.875

So for example if you have to convert 3.98 gal to liters, it will be calculated as follows:

How to Convert Liter to Gallon

To convert a given figure in liters to US gallon, multiply the figure by 0.0264 because
1 liter = 0.0264 US gal

So if you have to calculate how many US gallons will be 'x' liters, the calculation will be as follows:
x liters = 'x' x 0.0264 gals