Centiliters to Cups Converter

Convert centilitres to US cups and back — for European drink and recipe measures. Everything runs instantly in your browser; nothing is uploaded.

Convert centiliters ⇄ US cups

1.0567 US cups
25 cl = 1.0567 US cups (US cup = 236.588 ml)

Formula: 25 cl × 10 ÷ 236.588 = 1.0567 US cups

How the cl to cups conversion works

The conversion uses the US cup of 236.588 ml: cups = centilitres × 10 ÷ 236.588, so 1 cl is 0.04227 US cups. Going the other way, centilitres = cups × 236.588 ÷ 10, so 1 US cup is 23.6588 cl.

Worked example: a recipe calling for 25 cl of cream needs 25 × 10 ÷ 236.588 = 1.0568 US cups. And 2 US cups of stock is 2 × 236.588 ÷ 10 = 47.32 cl.

Handy benchmarks: 10 cl ≈ 0.42 cups, 25 cl ≈ 1.06 cups, 50 cl ≈ 2.11 cups and 75 cl ≈ 3.17 cups. For the pure metric step, see our centiliters to ml converter, and for the larger metric unit see deciliters to cups.

centiliters to cups questions

How many cups is 1 cl?
0.04227 US cups — about two and a half US teaspoons. The figure comes from 10 ml per centilitre divided by 236.588 ml per US cup.
How many cups is 25 cl?
1.0568 US cups — just over one cup, or 250 ml. A 25 cl measure is a very common European recipe quantity.
How do I convert cl to cups?
Multiply by 10 and divide by 236.588: cups = cl × 10 ÷ 236.588. So 50 cl is 2.11 cups and 75 cl is 3.17 cups. Type any figure above.
How many cl are in a cup?
23.6588 cl per US cup (236.588 ml ÷ 10). A metric cup of 250 ml is exactly 25 cl.
How do I convert cups back to cl?
Multiply by 236.588 and divide by 10: cl = cups × 23.6588. So 2 US cups is 47.32 cl. Switch the direction above to do it.

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Sources & official guidance

US cup = 236.588 ml; metric cup (250 ml) differs — see the notes above. See our disclaimer.