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1. Weights, Measurements and Temperatures
US and Metric Conversions
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Weights, Measurements, and Temperatures
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gallon, or convert metric to U.S. standard or vice versa, you've come to the right place.
For precise measurement equivalents of vague, atypical cooking designations, visit our page of
measurements.

2. Common measurements and equivalents
1/2 teaspoon = approximately 30-50 drops*
1 teaspoon = 1/3 tablespoon or approx. 60-100 drops
3 teaspoons = 1 tablespoon
1/2 tablespoon = 11/2 teaspoons
1 tablespoon = 3 teaspoons or 1/2 fluid ounce
2 tablespoons = 1/8 cup or 1 fluid ounce
3 tablespoons = 1 1/2 fluid ounce or 1 jigger
4 tablespoons = 1/4 cup or 2 fluid ounces
5 1/3 tablespoons = 1/3 cup or 5 tablespoon + 1 teaspoon
8 tablespoons = 1/2 cup or 4 fluid ounces
10 2/3 tablespoons = 2/3 cup or 10 tablespoons + 2 teaspoons
12 tablespoons = 3/4 cup or 6 fluid ounces
16 tablespoons = 1 cup or 8 fluid ounces or 1/2 pint
1/8 cup = 2 tablespoons or 1 fluid ounce
1/4 cup = 4 tablespoons or 2 fluid ounce
1/3 cup = 5 tablespoons + 1 teaspoon
1/2 cup = 8 tablespoons or 4 fluid ounces
2/3 cup = 10 tablespoons + 2 teaspoons
5/8 cup = 1/2 cup + 2 tablespoons
3/4 cup = 12 tablespoons or 6 fluid ounces
7/8 cup = 3/4 cup + 2 tablespoons
1 cup = 16 tablespoons or 1/2 pint or 8 fluid ounces
2 cups = 32 tablespoons or 16 fluid ounces
1 pint = 2 cups or 16 fluid ounces
1 quart = 2 pints or 4 cups or 32 fluid ounces
1 gallon = 4 quarts or 8 pints or 16 cups or 128 fluid ounces
* NOTE: Older reference books usually report 40 drops equals 1/2 teaspoon, with newer ones
reporting everything from 30-50 drops.

3. Approximate metric equivalents
1/4 teaspoon = 1.23 milliliters
1/2 teaspoon = 2.46 milliliters
3/4 teaspoon = 3.7 milliliters
1 teaspoon = 4.93 milliliters
1 1/4 teaspoons = 6.16 milliliters
1 1/2 teaspoons = 7.39 milliliters
13/4 teaspoons = 8.63 milliliters
2 teaspoons = 9.86 milliliters
1 tablespoon = 14.79 milliliters
2 tablespoons = 29.58 milliliters
1/4 cup = 59.16 milliliters
1/2 cup = 118.3 milliliters
1 cup = 236.59 milliliters
2 cups or 1 pint = 473.18 milliliters
3 cups = 709.77 milliliters
4 cups or 1 quart = 946.36 milliliters
4 quarts or 1 gallon = 3.785 liters
Converting to Metric
When This Is Multiply It
To Get
Known By
teaspoons 4.93 milliliters
tablespoons 14.79 milliliters
fluid ounces 29.57 milliliters
cups 236.59 milliliters
cups 0.236 liters

4. pints 473.18 milliliters
pints 0.473 liters
quarts 946.36 milliliters
quarts 0.946 liters
gallons 3.785 liters
ounces 28.35 grams
pounds 0.454 kilograms
inches 2.54 centimeters
subtract 32,
multiply by 5 Celsius
Fahrenheit
and divide by (Centigrade)
9
Converting from Metric
When This Is Known Divide It By To Get
milliliters 4.93 teaspoons
milliliters 14.79 tablespoons
milliliters 29.57 fluid ounces
milliliters 236.59 cups
liters 0.236 cups
milliliters 473.18 pints
liters 0.473 pints
milliliters 946.36 quarts
liters 0.946 quarts
liters 3.785 gallons
grams 28.35 ounces
kilograms 0.454 pounds
centimeters 2.54 inches

5. multiply by 9
Celsius (Centigrade) divide by 5 Fahrenheit
and add 32
Lengths of Measurement
1 cable's length 120 fathoms
720 feet
219.456 meters
1 centimeter 0.3937 inch
1 chain (Gunter's or surveyor's) 66 feet
20.1168 meters
1 decimeter 3.937 inches
1 dekameter 32.808 feet
1 fathom 6 feet
1.8288 meters
1 foot 0.3048 meter
1 furlong 10 chains (surveyor's)
660 feet
220 yards
1/8 statute mile
201.168 meters
1 inch 2.54 centimeters
1 kilometer 0.621 mile
1 league (land) 3 statute miles
4.828 kilometers
1 link (Gunter's or surveyor's) 7.92 inches
0.201 168 meter
1 meter 39.37 inches
1.094 yards
1 micrometer 0.001 millimeter
0.000 039 37 inch
1 mil 0.001 inch
0.025 4 millimeter

6. 1 mile (statute or land) 5,280 feet
1.609 kilometers
1 mile (nautical international) 1.852 kilometers
1.151 statute miles
0.999 U.S. nautical miles
1 millimeter 0.03937 inch
1 nanometer 0.001 micrometer or
0.000 000 039 37 inch
1 point (typography) 0.013 837 inch
1/72 inch (approximately)
0.351 millimeter
1 rod, pole, or perch 161/2 feet
5.0292 meters
1 yard 0.9144 meter
Areas or Surfaces
1 acre 43,560 square feet
4,840 square yards
0.405 hectare
1 hectare 2.471 acres
1 square centimeter 0.155 square inch
1 square decimeter 15.5 square inches
1 square foot 929.030 square centimeters
1 square inch 6.4516 square centimeters
1 square kilometer 0.386 square mile
247.105 acres
1 square meter 1.196 square yards
10.764 square feet
1 square mile 258.999 hectares
1 square millimeter 0.002 square inch
1 square rod, square pole or square 25.293 square meters
perch

7. 1 square yard 0.836 square meters
Capacities or Volumes
1 barrel, liquid 31 to 42 gallons
1 barrel, standard for fruits, vegetables, and 7,056 cubic inches
other dry commodities, except cranberries 105 dry quarts
3.281 bushels, struck
measure
1 barrel, standard, cranberry 5,826 cubic inches
2.709 bushels, struck
measure
1 bushel (U.S.) struck measure 2,150.42 cubic inches
35.238 liters
1 bushel, heaped (U.S.) 2,747.715 cubic inches
1.278 bushels, struck
measure
1 cord (firewood) 128 cubic feet
1 cubic centimeter 0.061 cubic inch
1 cubic decimeter 61.024 cubic inches
1 cubic foot 7.481 gallons
28.316 cubic
decimeters
1 cubic inch 0.554 fluid ounce
4.433 fluid drams
16.387 cubic
centimeters
1 cubic meter 1.308 cubic yards
1 cubic yard 0.765 cubic meter
1 cup, measuring 8 fluid ounces
1/2 liquid pint
1 dram, fluid or liquid (U.S.) 1/8fluid ounces
0.226 cubic inch
3.697 milliliters
1.041 British fluid

8. drachms
1 dekaliter 2.642 gallons
1.135 pecks
1 gallon (U.S.) 231 cubic inches
3.785 liters
0.833 British gallon
128 U.S. fluid ounces
1 gallon (British Imperial) 277.42 cubic inches
1.201 U.S. gallons
4.546 liters
160 British fluid
ounces
1 gill 7.219 cubic inches
4 fluid ounces
0.118 liter
1 hectoliter 26.418 gallons
2.838 bushels
1 liter 1.057 liquid quarts
0.908 dry quart
61.024 cubic inches
1 milliliter 0.271 fluid dram
16.231 minims
0.061 cubic inch
1 ounce, fluid or liquid (U.S.) 1.805 cubic inch
29.574 milliliters
1.041 British fluid
ounces
1 peck 8.810 liters
1 pint, dry 33.600 cubic inches
0.551 liter
1 pint, liquid 28.875 cubic inches
0.473 liter
1 quart, dry (U.S.) 67.201 cubic inches
1.101 liters
0.969 British quart
1 quart, liquid (U.S.) 57.75 cubic inches
0.946 liter
0.833 British quart

9. 1 quart (British) 69.354 cubic inches
1.032 U.S. dry quarts
1.201 U.S. liquid
quarts
1 tablespoon, measuring 3 teaspoons
4 fluid drams
1/2 fluid ounce
1 teaspoon, measuring 1/3 tablespoon
11/3 fluid drams
1 assay ton 29.167 grams
1 carat 200 milligrams
3.086 grains
1 dram, apothecaries 60 grains
3.888 grams
1 dram, avoirdupois 27 11/32 (=27.344)
grains
1.772 grams
1 grain 64.798 91 milligrams
1 gram 15.432 grains
0.035 avoirdupois
ounce
1 hundredweight, gross or long 112 pounds
50.802 kilograms
1 hundredweight, net or short 100 pounds
45.359 kilograms
1 kilogram 2.205 pounds
1 microgram (µg—the Greek letter mu in 0.000 001 gram
combination with the letter g)
1 milligram 0.015 grain
1 ounce, avoirdupois 437.5 grains
0.911 troy or
apothecaries' ounce
28.350 grams
1 ounce, troy or apothecaries 480 grains
1.097 avoirdupois
ounces
31.103 grams

10. 1 pennyweight 1.555 grams
1 point 0.01 carat
2 milligrams
1 pound, avoirdupois 7,000 grains
1.215 troy or
apothecaries' pounds
453.592 37 grams
1 pound, troy or apothecaries 5,760 grains
0.823 avoirdupois
pound
373.242 grams
1 ton, gross or long 2,240 pounds
1.12 net tons
1.016 metric tons
1 ton, metric 2,204.623 pounds
0.984 gross ton
1.102 net tons
1 ton, net or short 2,000 pounds
0.893 gross ton
0.907 metric ton
Temperature Conversion Between Celsius and Fahrenheit
Visit our wind chill charts for an extensive look at wind chill temperatures. Visit heat index charts for
both Fahrenheit heat index charts and the Humidex Table (a Celsius heat index).
°Celsius = (°Fahrenheit - 32) ÷ 1.8
°Fahrenheit = (°Celsius x 1.8) + 32
Condition Fahrenheit Celsius
Boiling point of water 212° 100°
A very hot day 104° 40°
Normal body temperature 98.6° 37°
A very warm day 86° 30°
A mild day 68° 20°
A cool day 50° 10°
Freezing point of water 32° 0°

11. Temperature Conversion
Celsius Fahrenheit Celsius Fahrenheit Celsius Fahrenheit
0 32.0 21 69.8 42 107.6
1 33.8 22 71.6 43 109.4
2 35.6 23 73.4 44 111.2
3 37.4 24 75.2 45 113.0
4 39.2 25 77.0 46 114.8
5 41.0 26 78.8 47 116.6
6 42.8 27 80.6 48 118.4
7 44.6 28 82.4 49 120.2
8 46.4 29 84.2 50 122.0
9 48.2 30 86.0 55 123.8
10 50.0 33 87.8 52 125.6
11 51.8 32 89.6 53 127.4
12 53.6 33 91.4 54 129.2
13 55.4 34 93.2 55 131.0
14 57.2 35 95.0 56 132.8
15 59.0 36 96.8 57 134.6
16 60.8 37 98.6 58 136.4
17 62.6 38 100.4 59 138.2
18 64.4 39 102.2 60 140.0
19 66.2 40 104.0 100 212
20 68.0 41 105.8
U.S. System of Measurements
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Area
Length 144 square inches = 1 square foot
12 inches = 1 foot 9 square feet = 1 square yard
3 feet = 1 yard 43,560 square ft = 1 acre
220 yards = 1 furlong 4840 square yards = 1 acre
8 furlongs = 1 mile 640 acres = 1 square mile
5280 feet = 1 mile 1 square mile = 1 section
1760 yards = 1 mile 36 sections = 1 township
Volume Capacity (Liquid)
1728 cubic inches = 1 cubic foot 16 fluid ounces = 1 pint
27 cubic feet = 1 cubic yard 2 cups = 1 pint

12. 4 gills = 1 pint
Capacity (dry) 4 cups = 1 quart
2 pints = 1 quart 2 pints = 1 quart
8 quarts = 1 peck 4 quarts = 1 gallon
4 pecks = 1 bushel 8 pints = 1 gallon
16 cups = 1 gallon
Mass / Weight
437.5 grains = 1 ounce Troy Weights
16 ounces = 1 pound (7000 grains) 24 grains = 1 pennyweight
14 pounds = 1 stone 20 pennyweights = 1 ounce (480 grains)
100 pounds = 1 hundredweight [cwt] 12 ounces = 1 pound (5760 grains)
20 cwt = 1 ton (2000 pounds)
Apothecaries' Weights
Apothecaries' Measures
20 grains = 1 scruple
60 minims = 1 fluid dram
3 scruples = 1 dram
8 fluid drams = 1 fluid ounce
8 drams = 1 ounce (480 grains)
16 fluid ounces = 1 pint
12 ounces = 1 pound (5760 grains)