How Many Pints in a Gallon?

Answer

8 pt

There are 8 pints in 1 US gallon (3,785 ml).

UK: 1 imperial gallon (4,546 ml) = 8 imp pt

Exact: 1 gal = 8 pt

Gallons to Pints conversion chart

Gallons to pints (US units)
Gallons	Pints
0.125 gal	1
0.25 gal	2
0.5 gal	4
0.75 gal	6
1 gal	8
1.5 gal	12
2 gal	16
2.5 gal	20
3 gal	24
4 gal	32
5 gal	40
6 gal	48
7 gal	56
8 gal	64
10 gal	80
12 gal	96
15 gal	120
20 gal	160
25 gal	200
50 gal	400
55 gal	440
100 gal	800

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How to convert gallons to pints

pints = gallons × 8

Example: 2 gal × 8 = 16 pt.

Find out how many pints are in a gallon. Convert gallons to pints instantly, see a chart from 0.125 to 100 gallons, get the exact formula and copy the result. — On the scale, 1 gallon lines up with 8 pints; read any other amount straight across.

Multiply the gallons by 8 to get US pints. For mental math, double the number three times: once for half gallons, again for quarts, and a third time for pints.

Fractions of a gallon convert cleanly. Three quarters of a gallon is 6 pints, a gallon and a half is 12 pints, and a quarter gallon is 2 pints, the same as one quart.

Large volumes stay easy too. A batch of 5 gallons fills 40 pints, and a drum that holds 55 gallons contains 440 pints.

US vs UK gallons and pints

This is one conversion where the count survives the trip across the Atlantic. An imperial gallon also holds 8 pints, as long as they are imperial pints of 568 ml. The imperial gallon is 1.201 times the size of a US gallon, and each imperial pint is larger by exactly the same factor.

Mixing the systems breaks the rule. A US gallon holds only 6.661 imperial pints, while an imperial gallon poured into US pint jars fills 9.608 of them.

gallon and pint sizes by country
Unit	Size	Used in
US gallon	3,785 ml	US
imperial gallon	4,546 ml	UK
US pint	473.2 ml	US
imperial pint	568.3 ml	UK

How many pint jars does a gallon fill?

Multiply the gallons by 8 and you have the number of jars for a perfect pour. A pot of 2.5 gallons of tomato sauce, for example, comes to 20 pints.

Real batches rarely pour perfectly. If you leave space at the top of each jar and some sauce clings to the pot, the jar count comes out a little lower, so keep one or two spare jars clean. For quart jars, divide the pint count by 2, or use gallons to quarts.

Gallons and pints: questions

How many pints are in half a gallon?

Half a gallon holds 4 pints. That is also two US quarts, so a half-gallon jug of milk would fill the same number of pint glasses, each with 16 fluid ounces.

Are there 8 pints in a UK gallon?

Yes, if the pints are British too. An imperial gallon holds 8 imperial pints of 20 imp fl oz each. The count only goes wrong when you pour British gallons into American pints, or the other way round.

How many pints are in 10 gallons?

10 gallons equal 80 pints. That is the same as 40 quarts, because each quart holds 2 pints. For volumes this big, the quart count is often easier to picture, and the gallon count easier still.

How many half pints are in a gallon?

A gallon holds 16 half pints. Each half pint is 1 cup, so the count matches the number of cups in a gallon. Half-pint jars suit jams and sauces that you open a little at a time.

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Sources: Unit definitions: NIST Handbook 44 · Last reviewed Sep 27, 2026 · Report an error