--- title: "5 L to cup = 21.13376 cup" description: "5 liters is 21.13376 US cups. The arithmetic, a table of nearby values, and a converter for any other number." url: https://atoneplace.net/convert/5-liters-to-cups/ site: "At One Place" --- # 5 L to cup **5 liters in US cups: 5 L = 21.13376 cup** cup = L × 4.226752838 5 liters is 21.13376 US cups. To get there, multiply by 4.226752838. ## Values either side *Liters near 5, converted to US cups.* | Liters | US cups | | --- | --- | | 2 L | 8.453506 | | 2.5 L | 10.56688 | | 3 L | 12.68026 | | 4 L | 16.90701 | | 5 L ← | 21.13376 | | 6 L | 25.36052 | | 7 L | 29.58727 | | 8 L | 33.81402 | | 9 L | 38.04078 | ## How the conversion works The relationship is cup = L × 4.226752838. 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 5 L in US cups? 5 L is 21.13376 cup. ### How do you convert liters to US cups? Multiply by 4.226752838. ## Related pages - [Liters to US cups](https://atoneplace.net/convert/liters-to-cups/) - [5 cup to L](https://atoneplace.net/convert/5-cups-to-liters/) - [2 L to cup](https://atoneplace.net/convert/2-liters-to-cups/) - [2.5 L to cup](https://atoneplace.net/convert/2-5-liters-to-cups/) - [3 L to cup](https://atoneplace.net/convert/3-liters-to-cups/) - [4 L to cup](https://atoneplace.net/convert/4-liters-to-cups/) - [6 L to cup](https://atoneplace.net/convert/6-liters-to-cups/) - [7 L to cup](https://atoneplace.net/convert/7-liters-to-cups/) - [8 L to cup](https://atoneplace.net/convert/8-liters-to-cups/) - [9 L to cup](https://atoneplace.net/convert/9-liters-to-cups/) ## 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/)