Convert cups to milliliters

Convert cups to milliliters, with the formula and a quick reference table.

Result
236.58824 milliliters

≈ 236 7/12 milliliters · 1 cup = 236.58824 mL

cup: US legal-ish cup = 8 US fl oz = 236.588 mL

All volume units

UnitValueSymbol
236.58824mL
23.658824cL
2.3658824dL
0.23658824L
236.58824cm³
0.00023658824
14.4375in³
0.0083550347ft³
48tsp
16tbsp
8fl oz
1cup
0.5pt
0.25qt
0.0625gal
39.968356tsp (UK)
13.322787tbsp (UK)
8.3267418fl oz (UK)
0.83267418cup (UK)
0.94635295cup (metric)
0.41633709pt (UK)
0.20816855qt (UK)
0.052042137gal (UK)
2stick
0.0014880952bbl

cups to milliliters at a glance

cupmL
1236.588
2473.176
3709.765
4946.353
51,182.94
102,365.88
255,914.71
5011,829.4
10023,658.8

Other volume conversions

How it works

Every unit in this dimension is defined as a ratio to one base unit — the liter. Converting is therefore two multiplications: into the base unit, then out of it.

1 cup = 236.58824 mL

US, imperial and metric cups are not the same

A US cup is 236.588 mL, an imperial (UK) cup is 284.131 mL, and a metric cup — used in Australia and most modern recipe books — is exactly 250 mL. A recipe that says "1 cup" can mean any of the three, so this converter lists them separately rather than guessing.

Rounding

Results are rounded to 8 significant figures, adjustable with the slider above. Exact factors are used internally, so chaining conversions does not accumulate error.

Sources

Conversion factors follow NIST Special Publication 811 (Guide for the Use of the International System of Units) and the BIPM SI Brochure, 9th edition. Every factor is checked by an automated round-trip test on each build.