US pints to Liters Converter
Converting US pints to liters is a multiplication by a fixed factor: 1 pt = 0.4731765 L. The table below covers the values people look up most often, and the formula section shows exactly where that factor comes from.
Because one us pint works out to 0.4731765 L, the liter is the much smaller unit of the two: a figure given in liter always carries a smaller number than the same measurement in us pint. A chart drawn in pt can hide that, so check which label the axis uses before you compare two readings.
When a container size is certified in liters but you are dosing in US pints, it pays to convert from the certified figure rather than from a rounded label.
The conversion factor used here is 0.4731765 L per us pint (7 significant digits as shown). Kept to seven figures it covers professional measurement; if you round it to two or three decimals for a spreadsheet, the error scales with the input — at a value of 1,000 pt a factor rounded to three decimals can be off by a measurable amount. The reverse direction uses 2.113376 pt per L, the exact reciprocal, so a round trip through both pages returns your original number.
US pints to Liters formula
Use this formula to convert any us pint value to liters:
Worked example: 100 pt × 0.4731765 = 47.31765 L.
US pints to Liters conversion table
| US pints (pt) | Liters (L) |
|---|---|
| 0.5 pt | 0.2365882 L |
| 1 pt | 0.4731765 L |
| 2 pt | 0.9463529 L |
| 5 pt | 2.365882 L |
| 10 pt | 4.731765 L |
| 20 pt | 9.463529 L |
| 50 pt | 23.65882 L |
| 100 pt | 47.31765 L |
| 500 pt | 236.5882 L |
| 1000 pt | 473.1765 L |
How to convert US pints to liters
Multiply the us pint value by 0.4731765 to get the equivalent in liters. This single factor works for every value in the table above and for anything else you need — there is no per-value adjustment, which is why a conversion table and a calculator always agree.
If you need the opposite direction, use the Liters to US pints converter instead of dividing by hand; both pages use the same source factors. For every other pt conversion in one place, see the pt conversion hub.
Frequently asked questions
How many liters are in 1 us pint?
1 us pint = 0.4731765 L.
What is 100 US pints in liters?
100 pt = 47.31765 L.
Is converting US pints to liters the same as liters to US pints?
No — the direction changes the multiplier. The reverse conversion (1 L = 2.113376 pt) is on the Liters to US pints page.
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