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Daily Water Intake

The usual guide is 30–35 mL per kilogram, plus roughly 350 mL for every 30 minutes of exercise. The count of 250 mL glasses is shown as well.

Your numbers

Water

2,505mL

Result

2,145mL

Count

10

Formula

Water = Weight (kg) × 33 + Minutes × 12

Food and soup contribute water too, so you need to drink less than this. Heart or kidney conditions may require limits.

What to enter

InputDefaultAccepted range
Weight (kg)The second weight you are comparing against.6510 ~ 300
MinutesA duration in minutes — take care not to mix it with hours.300 ~ 300

Step by step

FormulaWater = Weight (kg) × 33 + Minutes × 12
With the default numbersWater = 65 × 33 + 30 × 12
AnswerWater = 2,505 mL

Quick reference table

Results when only Weight (kg) changes and everything else stays put.

Weight (kg)Water (mL)Result (mL)Count
32.51,4331,0736
48.81,9701,6108
652,5052,14510
97.53,5783,21814
1304,6504,29019

What each result means

ResultAt default values
Water (mL)Water to drink in a day; water inside food is not counted.2,505
Result (mL)What the formula gives back — the answer this page is for.2,145
CountA plain count of items; it often ends up as the denominator.10

Common mistakes

Food and soup contribute water too, so you need to drink less than this. Heart or kidney conditions may require limits.

Glossary

Weight (kg)
The second weight you are comparing against.
Minutes
A duration in minutes — take care not to mix it with hours.
Water
Water to drink in a day; water inside food is not counted.
Result
What the formula gives back — the answer this page is for.
Count
A plain count of items; it often ends up as the denominator.

Frequently asked questions

Q. How is Daily Water Intake calculated?

Water = Weight (kg) × 33 + Minutes × 12 — The usual guide is 30–35 mL per kilogram, plus roughly 350 mL for every 30 minutes of exercise. The count of 250 mL glasses is shown as well.

Q. Can you walk through an example?

With Weight (kg) 65, Minutes 30, the answer is Water 2,505mL.

Q. What do I need to enter?

Enter Weight (kg), Minutes. The result recalculates as you type, and an empty box counts as zero.

Q. How much does the answer move if I change a number?

Changing only Weight (kg) moves the answer to Weight (kg) 32.5 → Water (mL) 1,433 and Weight (kg) 130 → Water (mL) 4,650. The table below lays out five steps.

Q. How are the numbers rounded?

Money is shown to the nearest whole unit, percentages to one decimal place and everything else to two. What you see is rounded; the calculation itself carries the unrounded value forward.

Q. Anything to watch out for?

Food and soup contribute water too, so you need to drink less than this. Heart or kidney conditions may require limits.

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