1 UK gallon
4.546 LVolume · definition
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Volume & capacity
Just how much is 1 UK gallon?
Containers
1 UK gal
1 UK gallon
The quantity is exact as entered.
4.546 LVolume
Too small to see at this scale. The ring marks its true-scale position, not its volume. The shape has not been enlarged.
Too small to see at this scale. The ring marks its true-scale position, not its volume. The shape has not been enlarged.
These are equal-volume cubes. Edge lengths grow with the cube root of capacity; the cubes do not depict container exteriors.
A little perspective
The capacity of a 5 litre watering can is about 1.1 times 1 UK gallon.
Measurements, assumptions & sources +
1 UK gallon
Volume: 4.546 L; definition.
The quantity is exact as entered. Comparisons use the clearly stated specimen, model or nominal measurement.
5 litre watering can
Volume: 5 L; example.
Defined 5 litre capacity. Actual containers, servings and fills vary. Outer shape is not used to calculate capacity.
Defined examples — our methodology
The marked volume is calibrated. Unmeasured illustration details are representative.
Measurement details
Why these numbers?
Compare 1 UK gallon with the volume of a 5 litre watering can. The notes below explain how each value was chosen.
5 litre watering can
5 LVolume · example
Defined 5 litre capacity. Actual containers, servings and fills vary. Outer shape is not used to calculate capacity.
- Comparing
- Volume ↔ Volume
- Relative size
- The capacity of a 5 litre watering can is about 1.1 times 1 UK gallon. The volume of a 5 litre watering can is approximately 9.98% greater than 1 UK gallon.
How to read the visual
The diagram uses the recorded measurements. Details outside the marked spans do not set the scale.
- The volume of a 5 litre watering can: This is an illustrative comparison value, not a claim that every example is the same.
Volume measures three-dimensional space; a container’s capacity is not its outside dimensions.
4.5461 Llitres
0.0045461 m³cubic metres
1.2009 US galUS gallons
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