Cup & Gram

Grams of Water to Cups

One US cup of water weighs 240 grams. To convert grams of water to cups, divide the grams by 240 — so 100 g is ⅜ cup and 240 g is exactly 1 cup.

250 g Water = 1 cup

Exactly 1.04 cups — or measure 1 cup + 1 tbsp.

Water cups-to-grams chart

US cups of water to grams (240 g per cup)
CupsGramsOunces
¼ cups 60 g 2.1 oz
⅓ cups 80 g 2.8 oz
½ cups 120 g 4.2 oz
⅔ cups 160 g 5.6 oz
¾ cups 180 g 6.3 oz
1 cup 240 g 8.5 oz
1½ cups 360 g 12.7 oz
2 cups 480 g 16.9 oz

How to measure 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.

Grams of water to cups — every amount

Other ingredients

Density 240 g/cup — sources: density (1.00 g/ml), USDA FoodData Central. Data verified 2026-08-20. Methodology.