Cups to ML converter
1 cup = 236.5882365 mL
One US customary cup is 236.588 236 5 mL, which most recipes round to 240 mL. If your recipe is Australian, a cup is 250 mL; switch units above.
1 cup = 236.5882365 mL
Formula: mL = cup × 236.5882365
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How to convert cups (US customary) to millilitres
mL = cup × 236.5882365
Example: 1 cup × 236.5882365 = 236.5882365 mL.
cup (US customary): 1 cup = 8 US fl oz = 236.588 236 5 mL (NIST Handbook 44, App. C)
millilitre: 1 mL = 1 cm³ = 0.001 L (BIPM SI Brochure)
Going the other way? Use the ml to cups converter.
Where the number 236.58824 comes from
Nothing is measured here. Every step below is a definition written into law or into the SI.
1 cup
Cups to ML table
| cups (US customary) (cup) | millilitres (mL) |
|---|---|
| 0.125 | 29.57353 |
| 0.25 | 59.14706 |
| 0.33333333 | 78.86275 |
| 0.5 | 118.2941 |
| 0.66666667 | 157.7255 |
| 0.75 | 177.4412 |
| 1 | 236.5882 |
| 1.25 | 295.7353 |
| 1.5 | 354.8824 |
| 2 | 473.1765 |
| 2.5 | 591.4706 |
| 3 | 709.7647 |
| 4 | 946.3529 |
| 5 | 1,182.941 |
| 6 | 1,419.529 |
| 8 | 1,892.706 |
Questions
How many millilitres are in 1 cup (US customary)?
1 cup = 236.5882365 mL.
What is the formula to convert cups (US customary) to millilitres?
mL = cup × 236.5882365. 1 cup = 8 US fl oz = 236.588 236 5 mL; 1 mL = 1 cm³ = 0.001 L.
Is this conversion exact?
Yes. Both units are defined exactly (NIST Handbook 44, App. C; BIPM SI Brochure), so the factor is exact and results are only rounded for display.
What is 1 cup in mL?
1 cup = 236.5882365 mL.