1 liters to US gallons
0.26 gal
1 L = 0.26 gal.
US gallons
0.26gal
1 L = 0.26 gal
The short answer
How many US gallons is 1 liters?
1 L = 0.26 gal. 1 liter = 0.264172 US gallons, so the working is 1 × 0.264172 = 0.26.
The working
The factor below is an exact definition rather than a measurement, so nothing is approximated in the arithmetic. The only rounding on this page happens where a number is displayed.
1 liter = 0.264172 US gallons 1 × 0.264172 = 0.26
How much precision do you need?
Each row is the same answer cut at a different number of decimals, with what that choice costs you. Pick the shortest row whose error is smaller than whatever you are measuring with.
| Rounded to | Answer (gal) | Off by |
|---|---|---|
| Whole number | 0 | −0.26417 |
| 1 decimal | 0.3 | +0.03583 |
| 2 decimals | 0.26 | −0.00417 |
Round trip: take 0.26 gal back the other way and you land on 0.9842 L — a drift of 0.0158 L. That gap is the rounding, not the conversion.
What 1 L looks like
1 L
A litre of water weighs almost exactly one kilogram, which is how the kilogram was defined back in 1795.
Frequently asked questions
What is 1 liters in US gallons?
1 liters is 0.26 US gallons. 1 liter = 0.264172 US gallons, so the working is 1 × 0.264172 = 0.26.
How accurate is 0.26 gal?
Rounding to 0.26 gal and converting straight back gives 0.9842 L, a drift of 0.0158 L from the 1 you started with. The factor itself is exact; every bit of that difference comes from the rounding, not the conversion.
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