Daily Water Needs

How much water does the average household use? The EPA says more than 300 gallons a day for the average family, about 10,000 gallons a month for four, beside 1 gallon per person to store.

How much water should the average man drink a day? About 3.7 L (125 oz) of total water from drinks and food (National Academies), roughly 3 L from drinks, plus heat and work.

How many liters should a woman drink a day? About 2.7 L of total water from drinks and food (National Academies), roughly 2.2 L from drinks, with every conversion shown.

How much water does the average person drink a day? U.S. adults average 44 oz of plain water and children 23 oz (CDC), by age, sex and group, against the reference.

How many ounces of water should you drink a day? About 91 fl oz for women and 125 for men, from drinks and food, with every conversion shown.

Ready.gov puts a normally active adult at about 3/4 gallon of fluid a day. Here is why to store 1 gallon per person per day, and when to store more.

How many gallons of water should you drink a day? About 0.71 for women and 0.98 for men from drinks and food, versus 1 gallon a day to store.

How many liters of water should you drink a day? About 2.7 L for women and 3.7 L for men from drinks and food, plus conversions and storage in liters.

How many bottles of water should you drink a day? The reference intake in 16.9 oz, 20 oz, 32 oz and 1 L bottles, plus bottles for an emergency supply.