Skip to content
Menu

Cups to Milliliters

Cups (US) (cup) to milliliters (mL).

Result236.588mL

Precision (significant figures)

Formula

mL = cup × 236.588

1 cup = 236.588 mL

mL = US cups × 236.5882365. A US cup is 8 US fluid ounces, or 1/16 of a US gallon, so ½ cup is 118.294 mL and 2 cups are 473.176 mL. Australia, Canada and the UK often use a 250 mL metric cup instead.

Formula

mL = cup × 236.588

Worked example

  1. Start with 1 cup.
  2. Multiply by 236.588 (mL per cup): 1 × 236.588 = 236.588 mL.

Cups to ml chart

Cups (US) (cup)Milliliters (mL)
0.12529.5735
0.2559.1471
0.33333378.8627
0.5118.294
0.666667157.726
0.75177.441
1236.588
1.25295.735
1.5354.882
2473.176
2.5591.471
3709.765
4946.353
51,182.94
61,419.53
81,892.71

When you need this conversion

US recipes with a metric measuring jug, or scaling a recipe for a different country’s cups. Most of the time the difference between cups is small, but it adds up in baking.

Quick reference (US cups)

  • ¼ cup = 59.1471 mL
  • ⅓ cup = 78.8627 mL
  • ½ cup = 118.294 mL
  • ⅔ cup = 157.725 mL
  • ¾ cup = 177.441 mL
  • 1 cup = 236.588 mL

Which cup?

  • US customary cup: 236.588 mL (used here)
  • Metric cup: 250 mL (Australia, New Zealand, Canada, South Africa)
  • US legal cup: 240 mL (nutrition labels only)

Choose “cup (metric)” in the unit menu to convert with the 250 mL cup.

Common mistakes

Measuring flour by volume. A cup of flour can weigh 110–150 g depending on how it’s filled. Use cups to grams or a scale for baking.

Mixing cup systems within one recipe. Stick to the recipe’s origin.

For the reverse, use mL to cups.

Questions

How many mL is 1 cup?

236.588 mL for a US cup; 250 mL for a metric cup.

How many mL is ¾ cup?

177.441 mL.

How many mL is ⅓ cup?

78.8627 mL.

Which cup does my recipe use?

US recipes use the 236.6 mL cup. Recipes from Australia, New Zealand, Canada and many UK sources use the 250 mL metric cup.

Sources

Last reviewed 2026-09-24. How we check values · Report a problem with this page

Further reading