How many cups in a quart

A US quart is 4 cups: type quarts, pints or gallons and get cups.

1 quart

4 cups

1 cup×4

US cup of 236.6 mL

How this is measured

Exact by definition: 1 US cup = 8 US fl oz = 236.5882365 mL; 1 tbsp = 1/16 cup, 1 tsp = 1/48 cup. Source: NIST Handbook 44, Appendix C.

How many cups in a quart

A US quart is 4 cups. NIST Handbook 44 sets the chain exactly: a cup is half a liquid pint, 2 pints make a quart and 4 quarts make a gallon. So quarts × 4 = cups, and to convert cups to quarts divide by the same number: ½ quart is 2 cups, 2 quarts are 8 cups and 3 quarts are 12 cups.

Quarts and cups both measure volume, so the answer is the same for water, milk, stock or flour, and the converter asks for no ingredient.

How many cups in a pint

A US pint is 2 cups, or 16 fluid ounces; each cup is 8 fluid ounces or 16 tablespoons. Half a pint is 1 cup, and a quart is 2 pints.

How many cups in a gallon

A US gallon is 16 cups: 4 quarts, 8 pints or 128 fluid ounces. Half a gallon is 8 cups.

Quarts to cups conversion chart

US quarts to cups, pints and gallons
Quarts	Cups	Pints	Gallons
¼ quart	1 cup	0.5 pints	0.0625 gallons
½ quart	2 cups	1 pint	0.125 gallons
1 quart	4 cups	2 pints	0.25 gallons
1½ quarts	6 cups	3 pints	0.375 gallons
2 quarts	8 cups	4 pints	0.5 gallons
3 quarts	12 cups	6 pints	0.75 gallons
4 quarts	16 cups	8 pints	1 gallon
5 quarts	20 cups	10 pints	1.25 gallons
6 quarts	24 cups	12 pints	1.5 gallons
8 quarts	32 cups	16 pints	2 gallons

Cups, pints, quarts and gallons

Every US liquid measure in cups, pints, fluid ounces and milliliters, with the British imperial pint, quart and gallon for comparison:

US liquid measures first; the British imperial pint, quart and gallon are larger, with 20 imperial fl oz to the pint.

Cups, pints, quarts and gallons
Measure	US cups	US pints	Fluid ounces	Milliliters
1 US cup	1 cup	0.5 pints	8 fl oz	236.6 mL
1 US pint	2 cups	1 pint	16 fl oz	473.2 mL
1 US quart	4 cups	2 pints	32 fl oz	946.4 mL
1 US gallon	16 cups	8 pints	128 fl oz	3,785 mL
1 imperial pint	2.4 US cups	1.2 US pints	20 imperial fl oz	568.3 mL
1 imperial quart	4.8 US cups	2.4 US pints	40 imperial fl oz	1,137 mL
1 imperial gallon	19.22 US cups	9.61 US pints	160 imperial fl oz	4,546 mL

US and imperial quarts

A British recipe's quart is the imperial quart, 1,137 mL, against 946.4 mL for the US quart. NIST Handbook 44 puts the imperial gallon about 20% above the US gallon, and the imperial pint holds 20 imperial fluid ounces where the US pint holds 16 US fluid ounces. Pick the imperial cup standard in the converter and the pints, quarts and gallons switch to imperial ones.

Dry quarts are a different measure

NIST Handbook 44 also lists a dry quart, a separate measure: a US dry quart is 1.101 liters, a US liquid quart 0.946 liter. A measuring cup is half a liquid pint, so the converter's quarts are liquid quarts; for anything sold by the dry quart, weigh it or count the cups you fill from it.

Quarts and liters

A liter is a little more than a US quart: 1.06 quarts, or ≈ 4¼ cups. For metric amounts use mL to cups.

Questions

Is 4 cups of liquid 1 quart?

Yes. 4 US cups are 1 quart, exactly.

Is 8 cups equivalent to 1 quart?

No, 8 cups are 2 quarts, which is 0.5 gallons.

What is 1 qt equal to?

4 cups, 2 pints, 32 fluid ounces or 946.4 mL in US measures.

Does 4 pints make 1 quart?

No, 4 pints are 2 quarts. A quart is 2 pints.

Is a pint 8 or 16 oz?

A US pint is 16 fl oz; 8 fluid ounces is 1 cup. An imperial pint is 20 imperial fluid ounces.

How do I measure 1 quart?

Measure 4 cups with a 1-cup measure, or fill a 4-cup liquid measuring jug to its top line. For a quart of something sold by weight, convert it with the grams to cups converter.

Sources

21 CFR 101.9 (US nutrition labeling)
NIST Handbook 44, Appendix C
NIST Special Publication 430, Household Weights and Measures
Weights and Measures Act 1985 (UK), Schedule 1