--- title: "8 qt to gal = 2 gal" description: "8 US quarts is 2 US gallons. The arithmetic, a table of nearby values, and a converter for any other number." url: https://atoneplace.net/convert/8-quarts-to-gallons/ site: "At One Place" --- # 8 qt to gal **8 US quarts in US gallons: 8 qt = 2 gal** gal = qt × 1/4 8 US quarts is 2 US gallons. To get there, multiply by 0.25. ## Values either side *US quarts near 8, converted to US gallons.* | US quarts | US gallons | | --- | --- | | 4 qt | 1 | | 5 qt | 1.25 | | 6 qt | 1.5 | | 7 qt | 1.75 | | 8 qt ← | 2 | | 9 qt | 2.25 | | 10 qt | 2.5 | | 11 qt | 2.75 | | 12 qt | 3 | ## How the conversion works The relationship is gal = qt × 1/4. 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 8 qt in US gallons? 8 qt is 2 gal. ### How do you convert US quarts to US gallons? Multiply by 0.25. ## Related pages - [US quarts to US gallons](https://atoneplace.net/convert/quarts-to-gallons/) - [8 gal to qt](https://atoneplace.net/convert/8-gallons-to-quarts/) - [4 qt to gal](https://atoneplace.net/convert/4-quarts-to-gallons/) - [5 qt to gal](https://atoneplace.net/convert/5-quarts-to-gallons/) - [6 qt to gal](https://atoneplace.net/convert/6-quarts-to-gallons/) - [7 qt to gal](https://atoneplace.net/convert/7-quarts-to-gallons/) - [9 qt to gal](https://atoneplace.net/convert/9-quarts-to-gallons/) - [10 qt to gal](https://atoneplace.net/convert/10-quarts-to-gallons/) - [11 qt to gal](https://atoneplace.net/convert/11-quarts-to-gallons/) - [12 qt to gal](https://atoneplace.net/convert/12-quarts-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/)