Quarts to Liters Converter

What is a quarts to liters converter?

A quarts to liters converter turns a volume measured in US liquid quarts (qt) into liters (L), the metric unit used in most of the world’s recipes and product labels. It is handy when you follow an American recipe but cook with metric measuring jugs, or when you compare the size of bottles and cartons sold under different systems.

The tool works both ways: enter a value in quarts to get liters, or enter liters to get the equivalent number of quarts.

Formula

One US liquid quart equals approximately 0.946353 liters. The conversion is a simple multiplication:

$\text{Liters} = \text{Quarts} \times 0.946353$

To go the other direction, divide by the same factor (or multiply by its reciprocal, about 1.056688):

$\text{Quarts} = \frac{\text{Liters}}{0.946353} = \text{Liters} \times 1.056688$

How to convert quarts to liters

1. Take the number of US quarts you want to convert.
2. Multiply that number by the base factor 0.946353 liters per quart.
3. The result is the volume expressed in liters.

For the reverse, multiply a value in liters by 1.056688 to get quarts.

Worked examples

Example 1 — 1 quart to liters

$1 \times 0.946353 = 0.946353 \text{ L}$

So 1 US quart is about 0.9464 liters.

Example 2 — 1 liter to quarts (reverse)

$1 \times 1.056688 = 1.056688 \text{ qt}$

So 1 liter is about 1.0567 US quarts.

Example 3 — 4 quarts to liters

$4 \times 0.946353 = 3.785412 \text{ L}$

So 4 US quarts (one US gallon) is about 3.7854 liters.

FAQ

Is a quart the same as a liter?

No. A US liquid quart (about 0.9464 L) is slightly smaller than a liter, so a liter holds a little more than one quart — roughly 1.0567 quarts.

Does this converter use US or UK quarts?

It uses the US liquid quart. A UK (imperial) quart is larger, at about 1.1365 liters, so use the correct definition for your recipe.

For related conversions, see the pints to quarts converter and the quarts to milliliters converter.