Cubic centimeters Converter
Convert Cubic centimeters (cm³) to any other volume unit. The table below gives the exact figure for each unit, and every conversion is worked from the same engine as the converter.
What cubic centimeters convert to
One cm³ in every other volume unit.
| Unit | 1 cm³ | Reverse |
|---|---|---|
| Milliliters | 1 mL | 1 cm³ |
| Liters | 0.001 L | 1,000 cm³ |
| Cubic meters | 1e-6 m³ | 1,000,000 cm³ |
| Cubic inches | 0.061024 in³ | 16.387064 cm³ |
| Cubic feet | 3.5315e-5 ft³ | 28,316.846592 cm³ |
| US gallons | 2.6417e-4 gal | 3,785.411784 cm³ |
| US quarts | 0.001057 qt | 946.352946 cm³ |
| US pints | 0.002113 pt | 473.176473 cm³ |
| US fluid ounces | 0.033814 fl oz | 29.57353 cm³ |
| Imperial gallons | 2.1997e-4 imp gal | 4,546.09 cm³ |
| US cups | 0.004227 cup | 236.588237 cm³ |
Multiply a cubic centimeters figure by the figure in the second column to get the unit in the first, or multiply by the third column to go the other way.
Cubic centimeters conversion reference
Cubic centimeters to Milliliters
One cubic centimeters is 1 milliliters, and one milliliters is 1 cubic centimeters.
A milliliter is one thousandth of a liter, and exactly the same volume as one cubic centimeter. It is used for drinks, medicine doses and recipe quantities.
- 1 cm³= 1 mL
- 2 cm³= 2 mL
- 5 cm³= 5 mL
A milliliter is one thousandth of a liter, exactly one cubic centimeter, or 0.000001 cubic meters. It is the small metric unit for liquid and dose volumes.
Medicine doses, laboratory samples, cosmetics, flavorings and small bottles of liquid are measured in milliliters. Syringes, measuring spoons and dosing cups are graduated in milliliters. Beverage cans and bottles often carry the volume on the label.
Cubic centimeters to Liters
One cubic centimeters is 0.001 liters, and one liters is 1,000 cubic centimeters.
A liter is one thousandth of a cubic meter. It is the everyday metric unit for liquids — bottled water, fuel, milk and cooking oil.
- 1 cm³= 0.001 L
- 2 cm³= 0.002 L
- 5 cm³= 0.005 L
The liter is exactly one cubic decimeter, or 0.001 cubic meters, and it equals 1,000 milliliters. It is accepted for use with the International System as a named unit of volume.
Fuel, bottled water, cooking oil, paint, milk and engine coolant are sold in liters in most countries, and vehicles quote fuel use in liters per 100 kilometers. Recipes use the unit as well.
Cubic centimeters to Cubic meters
One cubic centimeters is 1e-6 cubic meters, and one cubic meters is 1,000,000 cubic centimeters.
A cubic meter is 1,000 liters, and the volume of a cube one meter on each side. It is used for bulk water, concrete and sand, and for shipping volume.
- 1 cm³= 1e-6 m³
- 5 cm³= 5e-6 m³
- 10 cm³= 1e-5 m³
The cubic meter is the International System unit of volume, the space in a cube with one-meter edges, exactly 1,000 liters or one kiloliter. It is the reference volume against which metric liquid and bulk measurements are defined.
Concrete, water consumption, natural gas, soil, shipping volumes and reservoir capacity are recorded in cubic meters. Utility bills in metric countries often express water and gas use this way.
Cubic centimeters to Cubic inches
One cubic centimeters is 0.061024 cubic inches, and one cubic inches is 16.387064 cubic centimeters.
A cubic inch is 16.387064 milliliters. It is used for engine displacement in the United States and for small volumes in imperial engineering.
- 1 cm³= 0.061024 in³
- 2 cm³= 0.122047 in³
- 5 cm³= 0.305119 in³
Cubic centimeters to Cubic feet
One cubic centimeters is 3.5315e-5 cubic feet, and one cubic feet is 28,316.846592 cubic centimeters.
A cubic foot is 28.316846592 liters, and the volume of a cube one foot on each side. It is used for gas meters, freight and the capacity of appliances and containers.
- 5 cm³= 1.7657e-4 ft³
- 10 cm³= 3.5315e-4 ft³
- 20 cm³= 7.0629e-4 ft³
A cubic foot is the volume of a cube with edges one foot long, exactly 28.316846592 liters or 0.028316846592 cubic meters. It is a unit of volume, not of area.
Shipping containers, natural gas, water supply, refrigeration and timber are measured in cubic feet in the United States and parts of the freight trade. Appliance capacities also use it.
Cubic centimeters to US gallons
One cubic centimeters is 2.6417e-4 us gallons, and one us gallons is 3,785.411784 cubic centimeters.
A US gallon is 3.785411784 liters, defined as 231 cubic inches. It is the standard liquid and fuel unit in the United States, and is about 20% smaller than an imperial gallon.
- 1 cm³= 2.6417e-4 gal
- 2 cm³= 5.2834e-4 gal
- 5 cm³= 0.001321 gal
A US gallon is exactly 3.785411784 liters, or 231 cubic inches, and it divides into four quarts, eight pints or 128 US fluid ounces. It is a defined liquid volume and not a unit of mass.
Fuel at filling stations, paint, milk, water and agricultural sprays are sold by the US gallon in the United States and in some export markets. Larger tanks and drums are also rated in gallons.
Cubic centimeters to US quarts
One cubic centimeters is 0.001057 us quarts, and one us quarts is 946.352946 cubic centimeters.
A US quart is a quarter of a US gallon, or 0.946352946 liters. It is used for milk, oil and other liquids in the United States.
- 1 cm³= 0.001057 qt
- 2 cm³= 0.002113 qt
- 5 cm³= 0.005283 qt
Cubic centimeters to US pints
One cubic centimeters is 0.002113 us pints, and one us pints is 473.176473 cubic centimeters.
A US pint is half a US quart, or 0.473176473 liters. A UK or imperial pint is larger, at 0.56826125 liters, which is why the same drink measures differently in each country.
- 1 cm³= 0.002113 pt
- 2 cm³= 0.004227 pt
- 5 cm³= 0.010567 pt
Cubic centimeters to US fluid ounces
One cubic centimeters is 0.033814 us fluid ounces, and one us fluid ounces is 29.57353 cubic centimeters.
A US fluid ounce is 29.5735295625 milliliters, one sixteenth of a US pint. It is used for drinks, spirits and recipe measures in the United States.
- 1 cm³= 0.033814 fl oz
- 2 cm³= 0.067628 fl oz
- 5 cm³= 0.16907 fl oz
A US fluid ounce is exactly 29.5735295625 milliliters, one 128th of a US gallon. It measures liquid volume and is not the same as the ounce of mass.
Beverage bottles, cocktail recipes, medicine cups, infant formula and cosmetic containers are labelled in US fluid ounces in the United States, and bar measures follow the same unit.
Cubic centimeters to Imperial gallons
One cubic centimeters is 2.1997e-4 imperial gallons, and one imperial gallons is 4,546.09 cubic centimeters.
An imperial gallon is 4.54609 liters, about 20% more than a US gallon. It is the traditional UK and Commonwealth liquid unit, now largely replaced by liters.
- 1 cm³= 2.1997e-4 imp gal
- 2 cm³= 4.3994e-4 imp gal
- 5 cm³= 0.0011 imp gal
Cubic centimeters to US cups
One cubic centimeters is 0.004227 us cups, and one us cups is 236.588237 cubic centimeters.
A US cup is 236.5882365 milliliters, or 8 US fluid ounces. It is the standard measure in American recipes; metric and Australian cups are 250 milliliters, so a recipe's cup depends on where it was written.
- 1 cm³= 0.004227 cup
- 2 cm³= 0.008454 cup
- 5 cm³= 0.021134 cup
A US cup is exactly 236.5882365 milliliters, one sixteenth of a US gallon and eight US fluid ounces. It is a recipe measure rather than a general liquid unit.
It appears in American and adapted recipe books, baking charts, measuring cup sets and some packaged food directions. Outside cooking it is rarely a legal or trade unit.
What cubic centimeters are used for
A cubic centimeter equals one milliliter exactly. It is used for engine displacement, medicine doses and small solid volumes — a 1,500 cc engine displaces 1,500 of them.
US and imperial units are kept separate because they are genuinely different sizes. Confirm which system a source means before trusting a converted figure.
The metric volume units are a clean decimal chain around the liter, so liters to milliliters is a shift of three places and cubic meters to liters is a shift of three the other way. Those pairs a reader can do without a converter.
Every pair that names a US or imperial liquid unit has to go through the definition first, because three of these units differ from a metric unit by amounts too large to round away: a liter is not a quart, a gallon is 3.785411784 liters in the US system and 4.54609 in the imperial one, and a US fluid ounce is not an imperial fluid ounce.
When checking a volume conversion, convert into liters and out again, or measure the container. The mistake that survives every other check is reading a US measure as the imperial unit of the same name, which changes a recipe, a fuel figure or a tank size by about a fifth.
Tanzania reference points
Real quantities, converted into cubic centimeters.
The 20-litre bucket or canister used to carry water in Tanzania
20 L = 20,000 cm³
WaterAid puts the minimum daily water need per person at 20 litres, so one container is roughly one person's daily requirement.
Source: IPS News — water access in Tanzania, citing WaterAid · verified 2026-09-14
Cubic centimeters conversion tables
Cubic centimeters to Milliliters
| Cubic centimeters (cm³) | Milliliters (mL) |
|---|---|
| 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 2 |
| 3 | 3 |
| 4 | 4 |
| 5 | 5 |
| 10 | 10 |
| 25 | 25 |
| 50 | 50 |
| 100 | 100 |
Cubic centimeters to Liters
| Cubic centimeters (cm³) | Liters (L) |
|---|---|
| 1 | 0.001 |
| 2 | 0.002 |
| 3 | 0.003 |
| 4 | 0.004 |
| 5 | 0.005 |
| 10 | 0.01 |
| 25 | 0.025 |
| 50 | 0.05 |
| 100 | 0.1 |
Cubic centimeters to Cubic meters
| Cubic centimeters (cm³) | Cubic meters (m³) |
|---|---|
| 1 | 1e-6 |
| 2 | 2e-6 |
| 3 | 3e-6 |
| 4 | 4e-6 |
| 5 | 5e-6 |
| 10 | 1e-5 |
| 25 | 2.5e-5 |
| 50 | 5e-5 |
| 100 | 1e-4 |