Cubic Foot Per Minute to Gallon Per Minute Converter

Convert cubic foot per minute to gallon per minute instantly.

Standard flow rate units

cubic meter per second 0.0472
cubic meter per hour 169.901
liter per minute 2831.676
liter per second 47.195
gallon per minute 748.051
cubic foot per second 1.667

Fun comparisons

shower heads 🚿~ 298.7
kitchen faucets 🚰~ 374.56
garden hoses 🪴~ 74.79
fire hydrants 🧯~ 0.75
Niagara Falls flows 🌊~ Less than 0.01

How to convert cubic foot per minute to gallon per minute

Enter your flow rate in cubic foot per minute and get the equivalent in gallon per minute instantly. Key reference points: a typical shower head flows at about 9.5 liters per minute (2.5 GPM), a garden hose at about 37.8 L/min (10 GPM), and residential water supply pipes deliver 7-12 GPM.

CFM measures volumetric gas flow in US industrial settings; gallons per minute measures liquid flow and both appear on specs for cooling towers, chillers and process equipment.

Need the opposite direction? Convert gallon per minute to cubic foot per minute just as easily, or explore all our flow rate conversions.

Common cubic foot per minute to gallon per minute conversions

Cubic Foot Per Minute (CFM)Gallon Per Minute (GPM)
17.48051
537.4026
1074.8051
25187.013
50374.026
100748.051
5003740.26
10007480.51

Frequently asked questions

1 cubic foot per minute equals 7.48051 gallon per minute.

Multiply by 7.48051. For example, 5 CFM = 37.4026 GPM.

1 CFM equals approximately 7.481 US gallons per minute.

1 gallon per minute equals 0.133681 cubic foot per minute.

100 cubic foot per minute equals 748.051 gallon per minute.

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