2 Cups of Water in Grams
2 cups of water weighs 480 grams (about 16.9 oz), based on 240 g per US cup (1 US cup = 240 ml). That's the same as 32 tablespoons of water. When a recipe's outcome depends on accuracy — especially baking — weigh it instead of measuring by cup.
2 cups is a US pint by volume. Cup-measuring it doubles whatever error one cup carries, so if you own a scale this is the point where it starts to pay.
How much is 2 cups of water?
| Grams | 480 g |
|---|---|
| Milliliters | 480 ml |
| Ounces (weight) | 16.9 oz |
| Tablespoons | 32 tbsp |
| Teaspoons | 96 tsp |
| Density used | 240 g per US cup |
No 2 cups measure? Use spoons
2 cups is exactly 32 tablespoons, which is 480 g of water. Measuring spoons are stamped to a tighter tolerance than cups, so for small amounts the spoon route is usually the more accurate one even when you do own the cup.
Halving and doubling 2 cups
Scaling a recipe is the usual reason this conversion comes up, and grams scale cleanly where cup fractions do not:
| Recipe | Cups | Grams | Spoons |
|---|---|---|---|
| Half | 1 cup | 240 g | 16 tablespoons |
| As written | 2 cups | 480 g | 32 tablespoons |
| Double | 4 cups | 960 g | 64 tablespoons |
Nearby amounts
| Cups | Grams | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| 1 cup | 240 g | 8.5 oz |
| 1½ cups | 360 g | 12.7 oz |
| 2 cups | 480 g | 16.9 oz |
| 3 cups | 720 g | 25.4 oz |
Every cup fraction of water in grams — the full chart.
How to measure 2 cup of water
Water is the reference ingredient: 1 US cup (240 ml) weighs 240 g, so grams and milliliters are interchangeable. Any liquid measuring cup works; read at eye level.
2 cup of other ingredients
- 2 cup all-purpose flour in grams — 240 g
- 2 cup granulated sugar in grams — 400 g
- 2 cup powdered sugar in grams — 240 g
- 2 cup brown sugar (packed) in grams — 426 g
- 2 cup honey in grams — 680 g
Convert another amount
250 cups Water = 60000 g
Based on 240 g per US cup.
Reverse conversion: grams of water to cups.
Density 240 g/cup — sources: density (1.00 g/ml), USDA FoodData Central. Data verified 2026-08-20. Methodology.