--- title: "12 L to gal = 3.170065 gal" description: "12 liters is 3.170065 US gallons. The arithmetic, a table of nearby values, and a converter for any other number." url: https://atoneplace.net/convert/12-liters-to-gallons/ site: "At One Place" --- # 12 L to gal **12 liters in US gallons: 12 L = 3.170065 gal** gal = L × 0.2641720524 12 liters is 3.170065 US gallons. To get there, multiply by 0.2641720524. ## Values either side *Liters near 12, converted to US gallons.* | Liters | US gallons | | --- | --- | | 8 L | 2.113376 | | 9 L | 2.377548 | | 10 L | 2.641721 | | 11 L | 2.905893 | | 12 L ← | 3.170065 | | 13 L | 3.434237 | | 14 L | 3.698409 | | 15 L | 3.962581 | | 16 L | 4.226753 | ## How the conversion works The relationship is gal = L × 0.2641720524. Both units measure volume, so the conversion is a fixed factor that never changes. The figure is exact rather than approximate: since the international yard and pound agreement of 1959, an inch is defined as exactly 25.4 millimetres and a pound as exactly 0.45359237 kilograms, and every other imperial and US customary unit here is derived from those two. > US gallon: US liquid gallon. The imperial gallon is about 20% larger. ## Common questions ### What is 12 L in US gallons? 12 L is 3.170065 gal. ### How do you convert liters to US gallons? Multiply by 0.2641720524. ## Related pages - [Liters to US gallons](https://atoneplace.net/convert/liters-to-gallons/) - [12 gal to L](https://atoneplace.net/convert/12-gallons-to-liters/) - [8 L to gal](https://atoneplace.net/convert/8-liters-to-gallons/) - [9 L to gal](https://atoneplace.net/convert/9-liters-to-gallons/) - [10 L to gal](https://atoneplace.net/convert/10-liters-to-gallons/) - [11 L to gal](https://atoneplace.net/convert/11-liters-to-gallons/) - [13 L to gal](https://atoneplace.net/convert/13-liters-to-gallons/) - [14 L to gal](https://atoneplace.net/convert/14-liters-to-gallons/) - [15 L to gal](https://atoneplace.net/convert/15-liters-to-gallons/) - [16 L to gal](https://atoneplace.net/convert/16-liters-to-gallons/) ## Sources - Guide for the Use of the International System of Units (SP 811) — NIST (https://www.nist.gov/pml/special-publication-811) [Public domain (US Government)] - The International System of Units (SI Brochure) — Bureau International des Poids et Mesures (https://www.bipm.org/en/publications/si-brochure) - Calculated on this page — At One Place (/about/)