Quarts to Liters Converter
1 US quart is exactly 0.946352946 liters. To convert quarts to liters, multiply by 0.946352946.
Sources: NIST SP 811, NIST Handbook 44, BIPM SI Brochure, UK Weights and Measures Act 1985 Updated
Result
1 qt = 0.946353 L
How to convert quarts to liters
liters = quarts × 0.946352946
1 US liquid quart is 1/4 US gallon (57.75 cubic inches). 1 liter is exactly one cubic decimeter (0.001 cubic meter). 1 imperial quart is 1/4 imperial gallon.
The factor 0.946352946 is exact, not a rounded value. Nothing is rounded until you choose how many decimals to show.
Worked example: 4 qt
- Start with the value in quarts: 4 qt.
- Multiply by 0.946352946, because 1 quart = 0.946352946 liters: 4 × 0.946352946 = 3.785411784 L.
- Round to the precision you need: 3.79 L to two decimals.
Quarts and liters side by side
Quarts to liters chart
Quarts from 1 to 100 converted to liters with the exact factor, shown to five significant digits.
| qt | L |
|---|---|
| 1 | 0.94635 |
| 2 | 1.8927 |
| 3 | 2.8391 |
| 4 | 3.7854 |
| 5 | 4.7318 |
| 6 | 5.6781 |
| 7 | 6.6245 |
| 8 | 7.5708 |
| 9 | 8.5172 |
| 10 | 9.4635 |
| 11 | 10.41 |
| 12 | 11.356 |
| 13 | 12.303 |
| 14 | 13.249 |
| 15 | 14.195 |
| 16 | 15.142 |
| 17 | 16.088 |
| 18 | 17.034 |
| 19 | 17.981 |
| 20 | 18.927 |
| 21 | 19.873 |
| 22 | 20.82 |
| 23 | 21.766 |
| 24 | 22.712 |
| 25 | 23.659 |
| qt | L |
|---|---|
| 26 | 24.605 |
| 27 | 25.552 |
| 28 | 26.498 |
| 29 | 27.444 |
| 30 | 28.391 |
| 31 | 29.337 |
| 32 | 30.283 |
| 33 | 31.23 |
| 34 | 32.176 |
| 35 | 33.122 |
| 36 | 34.069 |
| 37 | 35.015 |
| 38 | 35.961 |
| 39 | 36.908 |
| 40 | 37.854 |
| 41 | 38.8 |
| 42 | 39.747 |
| 43 | 40.693 |
| 44 | 41.64 |
| 45 | 42.586 |
| 46 | 43.532 |
| 47 | 44.479 |
| 48 | 45.425 |
| 49 | 46.371 |
| 50 | 47.318 |
| qt | L |
|---|---|
| 51 | 48.264 |
| 52 | 49.21 |
| 53 | 50.157 |
| 54 | 51.103 |
| 55 | 52.049 |
| 56 | 52.996 |
| 57 | 53.942 |
| 58 | 54.888 |
| 59 | 55.835 |
| 60 | 56.781 |
| 61 | 57.728 |
| 62 | 58.674 |
| 63 | 59.62 |
| 64 | 60.567 |
| 65 | 61.513 |
| 66 | 62.459 |
| 67 | 63.406 |
| 68 | 64.352 |
| 69 | 65.298 |
| 70 | 66.245 |
| 71 | 67.191 |
| 72 | 68.137 |
| 73 | 69.084 |
| 74 | 70.03 |
| 75 | 70.976 |
| qt | L |
|---|---|
| 76 | 71.923 |
| 77 | 72.869 |
| 78 | 73.816 |
| 79 | 74.762 |
| 80 | 75.708 |
| 81 | 76.655 |
| 82 | 77.601 |
| 83 | 78.547 |
| 84 | 79.494 |
| 85 | 80.44 |
| 86 | 81.386 |
| 87 | 82.333 |
| 88 | 83.279 |
| 89 | 84.225 |
| 90 | 85.172 |
| 91 | 86.118 |
| 92 | 87.064 |
| 93 | 88.011 |
| 94 | 88.957 |
| 95 | 89.904 |
| 96 | 90.85 |
| 97 | 91.796 |
| 98 | 92.743 |
| 99 | 93.689 |
| 100 | 94.635 |
liters = quarts × 0.946352946. Factors: NIST SP 811, NIST Handbook 44, BIPM SI Brochure, UK Weights and Measures Act 1985. unitcheck.net/volume/quarts-to-liters/
US quart or imperial quart?
The converter starts with the US quart (0.946352946 L, defined through the US gallon of exactly 231 cubic inches). The imperial quart used in the United Kingdom is 1.1365225 L, about 20% larger. Use the switch above the converter if your number comes from a British source.
Going the other way? Use the Liters to Quarts converter.
Frequently asked questions
How many liters are in 1 quart?
1 US quart is exactly 0.946352946 liters. 1 US liquid quart is 1/4 US gallon (57.75 cubic inches).
How do I convert quarts to liters?
Multiply by 0.946352946: liters = quarts × 0.946352946. For example, 4 qt = 3.79 L.
How many quarts are in 1 liter?
1 liter is about 1.05669 US quarts. To go the other way, use the liters to quarts converter.
Is the qt to L conversion exact?
Yes. 1 US liquid quart is 1/4 US gallon (57.75 cubic inches). The factor 0.946352946 follows from the definitions, so the only rounding is in the number of decimals you display.
Sources
- NIST Special Publication 811, Guide for the Use of the International System of Units, Appendix B.8: Factors for Units Listed Alphabetically — exact factors are printed in bold in the NIST table (checked October 12, 2026)
- NIST Handbook 44 (2026), Appendix C: General Tables of Units of Measurement — US customary units and their exact relationships (checked October 12, 2026)
- BIPM, The International System of Units (SI Brochure), 9th edition — defines the SI units, the prefixes and the units accepted for use with the SI
- Weights and Measures Act 1985 (UK), Schedule 1: Definitions of Units of Measurement — imperial gallon, pint and fluid ounce, stone and long ton (checked October 12, 2026)