Conversion formula

The conversion factor from gallons to cubic meters is 0.0037854118, which means that 1 gallon is equal to 0.0037854118 cubic meters:

1 gal = 0.0037854118 m3

To convert 255 gallons into cubic meters we have to multiply 255 by the conversion factor in order to get the volume amount from gallons to cubic meters. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 gal → 0.0037854118 m3

255 gal → V_(m3)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the volume V in cubic meters:

V_(m3) = 255 gal × 0.0037854118 m3

V_(m3) = 0.965280009 m3

The final result is:

255 gal → 0.965280009 m3

We conclude that 255 gallons is equivalent to 0.965280009 cubic meters:

255 gallons = 0.965280009 cubic meters

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 cubic meter is equal to 1.0359688283983 × 255 gallons.

Another way is saying that 255 gallons is equal to 1 ÷ 1.0359688283983 cubic meters.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that two hundred fifty-five gallons is approximately zero point nine six five cubic meters:

255 gal ≅ 0.965 m3

An alternative is also that one cubic meter is approximately one point zero three six times two hundred fifty-five gallons.

Conversion table

gallons to cubic meters chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from gallons to cubic meters