Do you know how many pints are in a liter? Are you trying to convert liters to pints? This guide includes everything you need to know, along with conversion tables.
How many pints are in a liter?
There are 2.113 pints in a liter, and there are 0.473 liters in a pint. This is accurate for US liquid pints, commonly used in the United States.
Other types of pints in a liter
There are 3 different variations of pints, discussed below in this article. In the US, US liquid pints are most commonly used to measure liquids.
One liter equals 2.113 US liquid pints, 1.815 US dry pints, and 1.76 imperial (UK) pints.
Pints vs. Liters
How do the liters and pints differ? Although they both are primarily used to measure the volume of liquids, they do not belong to the same measurement system.
Liters are part of the metric system, which is widely used, while pints are part of the imperial or British system, which is used in a few countries.
In addition, a liter is bigger than a pint. In terms of US liquid pints, one liter is approximately equal to 2.113 pints. This means that a liter contains more than twice the volume of a US liquid pint.
What is a pint?
A pint is equal to 0.473 liters and 16 US fluid ounces. It is a volume measurement unit and is part of the imperial system.
The term “pint” originates from the Old French term “pinte,” which is potentially derived from the Latin word “pincta.” The Latin term “pincta” can be translated as “painted,” and it is believed to represent the painted marks on a container used to denote its capacity.
The term “pint” typically refers to the US liquid pint in the United States. There are three distinct types of pints used in various areas and for different applications.
1. US liquid pint
This is used to measure liquids in the US. One US liquid pint equals 0.473 liters.
2. US dry pint
This is used to measure dry ingredients in the US and is larger than the US liquid pint, measuring 0.551 liters.
3. Imperial pint (UK pint)
This is used in countries that utilize the imperial system (outside the US). The imperial pint is larger than the US liquid and dry pint and measures 0.568 liters.
What is a liter?
A liter is equal to 2.113 pints (US liquid) and 33.814 US fluid ounces. It is a volume measurement unit and is part of the metric system.
The liter was introduced during the French Revolution and was defined in 1795 as one cubic decimeter. In 1901, it was redefined as the volume occupied by one kilogram of pure water at its maximum density. However, in 1964, the original definition of one cubic decimeter was reinstated.
How to convert liters to pints?
One liter is equal to 2.113 US liquid pints. So, to convert liters to pints, we can multiply the number of liters by this conversion factor. For example, to convert 5 liters to pints, we can multiply 5 by 2.113.
5 liters x 2.113 = 10.65 pints
To convert pints to liters, we can do the opposite: divide the number of pints by the conversion factor (2.113). You can also refer to this detailed guide on pints to liters conversion.
Liters to pints conversion charts
Below you can see the chart which shows the conversion of liters to pints. The pints referred to here are US liquid pints.
- 0.5 liters is equal to 1.057 pints
- 1 liter is equal to 2.113 pints
- 1.5 liters is equal to 3.17 pints
- 1.75 liters is equal to 3.698 pints
- 2 liters is equal to 4.227 pints
- 2.5 liters is equal to 5.283 pints
- 3 liters is equal to 6.34 pints
- 3.5 liters is equal to 7.397 pints
- 4 liters is equal to 8.454 pints
- 5 liters is equal to 10.567 pints
- 6 liters is equal to 12.68 pints
- 7 liters is equal to 14.794 pints
- 8 liters is equal to 16.907 pints
- 9 liters is equal to 19.02 pints
- 10 liters is equal to 21.134 pints
- 12 liters is equal to 25.361 pints
- 15 liters is equal to 31.701 pints
- 20 liters is equal to 42.268 pints
Below is the chart showing the conversion of liters to both US and Imperial pints, as well as other units.
Conversion of liters to imperial pints
As discussed above, US liquid pints and imperial pints are not the same. Below are the conversions of liters to imperial pints.
- 0.5 liters equals 0.88 imperial pints
- One liter equals 1.76 imperial pints
- Two liters equals 3.52 imperial pints
Other useful conversions of a liter (US measurements)
Takeaway
To summarize, the answer to the question “How many pints are in a liter?” is 2.113 pints. To convert liters to pints, simply multiply the number of liters by 2.113. (This refers to US liquid pints)
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