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title: "2.5 cup to pt = 1.25 pt"
description: "2.5 US cups is 1.25 US pints. The arithmetic, a table of nearby values, and a converter for any other number."
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# 2.5 cup to pt

**2.5 US cups in US pints: 2.5 cup = 1.25 pt**

pt = cup × 1/2

2.5 US cups is 1.25 US pints. To get there, multiply by 0.5.

## Values either side

*US cups near 2.5, converted to US pints.*

| US cups | US pints |
| --- | --- |
| 0.5 cup | 0.25 |
| 1 cup | 0.5 |
| 1.5 cup | 0.75 |
| 2 cup | 1 |
| 2.5 cup ← | 1.25 |
| 3 cup | 1.5 |
| 4 cup | 2 |
| 5 cup | 2.5 |
| 6 cup | 3 |

## How the conversion works

The relationship is pt = cup × 1/2. 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 cup: US legal cup is 240 mL; the customary cup used here is 236.588 mL.

## Common questions

### What is 2.5 cup in US pints?

2.5 cup is 1.25 pt.

### How do you convert US cups to US pints?

Multiply by 0.5.

## Related pages

- [US cups to US pints](https://atoneplace.net/convert/cups-to-pints/)
- [2.5 pt to cup](https://atoneplace.net/convert/2-5-pints-to-cups/)
- [0.5 cup to pt](https://atoneplace.net/convert/0-5-cups-to-pints/)
- [1 cup to pt](https://atoneplace.net/convert/1-cups-to-pints/)
- [1.5 cup to pt](https://atoneplace.net/convert/1-5-cups-to-pints/)
- [2 cup to pt](https://atoneplace.net/convert/2-cups-to-pints/)
- [3 cup to pt](https://atoneplace.net/convert/3-cups-to-pints/)
- [4 cup to pt](https://atoneplace.net/convert/4-cups-to-pints/)
- [5 cup to pt](https://atoneplace.net/convert/5-cups-to-pints/)
- [6 cup to pt](https://atoneplace.net/convert/6-cups-to-pints/)

## 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/)