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How Many Pints in a Gallon
Last updated: May 31, 2026
Written by Blake Boege
A pints-in-a-gallon conversion page translates liquid volumes between pints and gallons. In both the US Customary and Imperial (UK) systems, a gallon contains exactly 8 pints. However, because the US fluid ounce is slightly larger than the Imperial fluid ounce and a US pint contains 16 ounces while an Imperial pint contains 20, the physical volumes of the two systems differ by about 20%.
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How Many Pints in a Gallon?
There are exactly 8 pints in a gallon.
This holds true in both the US Customary and Imperial (UK) liquid systems.
Liquid System
Formula: 1 Gallon = 8 Pints. (Note: A US pint is 16 fl oz, so absolute volumes differ)
US Gallons to Pints Table
| Gallons | Pints (16 oz) |
|---|---|
| 1/8 gal (1 Pint) | 1 pt |
| 1/4 gal (1 Quart) | 2 pt |
| 1/2 gal | 4 pt |
| 1 gal | 8 pt |
| 5 gal | 40 pt |
Imperial Gallons to Pints Table
| Imperial Gallons | Pints (20 oz) |
|---|---|
| 1/8 gal | 1 pt |
| 1/4 gal | 2 pt |
| 1/2 gal | 4 pt |
| 1 gal | 8 pt |
| 5 gal | 40 pt |
Examples
1 Gallon
8 pints
0.5 Gallons (Half Gallon)
4 pints
5 Gallons
40 pints
How it works
In both the US and British measurement systems, a gallon is divided into 4 quarts, and each quart contains 2 pints:
1 Gallon (gal) = 8 Pints (pt)
Comparing US Customary and UK Pints and Gallons
Although both systems define a gallon as containing 8 pints, the physical size of the containers differs.
A US liquid gallon is defined as 231 cubic inches, making a US pint 16 fl oz (473.18 mL). A British Imperial gallon is defined as the volume of 10 lbs of water, making the Imperial pint 20 fl oz (568.26 mL).
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Frequently asked questions
There are exactly 4 pints in a half gallon (8 pints ÷ 2) in both the US and UK systems.
No. A UK (Imperial) pint contains 20 Imperial fluid ounces, while a US liquid pint contains 16 US fluid ounces. This makes the UK pint (568.26 mL) about 20% larger than the US liquid pint (473.18 mL).
Since there are 2 cups in a pint and 8 pints in a gallon, there are exactly 16 cups in a US gallon (8 × 2).
There are exactly 2 pints in a quart. A gallon consists of 4 quarts, which is why it contains 8 pints (4 × 2).
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