Cups to Pints Converter
Convert cups to US pints and other common volume units. Enter any number of cups and get the exact pint equivalent, plus quarts, gallons, fluid ounces, and metric equivalents.
cup
1 US pint = 2 US cups = 16 fl oz ≈ 473.2 mL
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Cups per pint
21 US pint = 2 US cups exactly - 2
Pints = cups ÷ 2
4 ÷ 2 = 2
How does this calculator work?
Divide cups by 2 to get US pints. One US pint equals 2 cups, 16 fl oz, ½ quart, ⅛ US gallon, and about 473.2 mL. The ratio is exact by definition. The UK Imperial pint (≈ 568 mL) is about 20 % larger than the US pint.
Formula
How this is calculated
In US customary measure, 1 pint equals exactly 2 cups — or equivalently, 16 fluid ounces. The conversion is a simple division by 2: pints = cups ÷ 2. All the larger volume units follow the same powers-of-two pattern: 2 cups = 1 pint, 2 pints = 1 quart, 4 quarts = 1 gallon, making 1 gallon exactly 16 cups.
The calculator also shows metric equivalents using the exact US cup definition of 236.588 mL. Multiplying by the number of cups gives millilitres, then dividing by 1000 gives litres.
These are US customary units. The Imperial (UK) pint is 20 Imperial fluid ounces rather than 16, making it about 568 mL — roughly 20 % larger than the US pint of 473 mL. Beer pints, milk cartons, and pump prices vary in meaning depending on which country you are in, so always confirm the pint size when following international recipes or comparing liquid volumes.
Frequently asked questions
There are exactly 2 US cups in 1 US pint. Equivalently, 1 US pint = 16 fl oz = 32 tablespoons ≈ 473.2 mL.
No. A US pint is 16 US fluid ounces (≈ 473.2 mL). A UK (Imperial) pint is 20 Imperial fluid ounces (≈ 568.3 mL) — about 20 % larger. Pint glasses in the UK and US hold noticeably different amounts.
There are 8 US pints in 1 US gallon (since 1 gallon = 4 quarts = 8 pints = 16 cups). For UK Imperial measure, 1 gallon = 8 Imperial pints.
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