--- title: "3 gal to qt = 12 qt" description: "3 US gallons is 12 US quarts. The arithmetic, a table of nearby values, and a converter for any other number." url: https://atoneplace.net/convert/3-gallons-to-quarts/ site: "At One Place" --- # 3 gal to qt **3 US gallons in US quarts: 3 gal = 12 qt** qt = gal × 4 3 US gallons is 12 US quarts. To get there, multiply by 4. ## Values either side *US gallons near 3, converted to US quarts.* | US gallons | US quarts | | --- | --- | | 1 gal | 4 | | 1.5 gal | 6 | | 2 gal | 8 | | 2.5 gal | 10 | | 3 gal ← | 12 | | 4 gal | 16 | | 5 gal | 20 | | 6 gal | 24 | | 7 gal | 28 | ## How the conversion works The relationship is qt = gal × 4. 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 3 gal in US quarts? 3 gal is 12 qt. ### How do you convert US gallons to US quarts? Multiply by 4. ## Related pages - [US gallons to US quarts](https://atoneplace.net/convert/gallons-to-quarts/) - [3 qt to gal](https://atoneplace.net/convert/3-quarts-to-gallons/) - [1 gal to qt](https://atoneplace.net/convert/1-gallons-to-quarts/) - [1.5 gal to qt](https://atoneplace.net/convert/1-5-gallons-to-quarts/) - [2 gal to qt](https://atoneplace.net/convert/2-gallons-to-quarts/) - [2.5 gal to qt](https://atoneplace.net/convert/2-5-gallons-to-quarts/) - [4 gal to qt](https://atoneplace.net/convert/4-gallons-to-quarts/) - [5 gal to qt](https://atoneplace.net/convert/5-gallons-to-quarts/) - [6 gal to qt](https://atoneplace.net/convert/6-gallons-to-quarts/) - [7 gal to qt](https://atoneplace.net/convert/7-gallons-to-quarts/) ## 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/)