Estimate garden hose flow rate in gallons per minute, gallons per hour, bucket fill time, watering run time, monthly water use, and watering cost. Use bucket test timing, hose diameter, hose length, pressure, or known garden watering needs.
Bucket test mode:
The calculator divides bucket size by fill time to estimate actual hose gallons per minute.
Hose size estimate mode:
The calculator estimates flow from hose diameter, hose length, pressure, and nozzle restriction.
Watering time mode:
The calculator estimates garden gallons needed, then divides by hose flow rate to estimate watering time.
Water use mode:
The calculator estimates weekly and monthly gallons from hose flow, minutes per use, and uses per week.
A garden hose flow rate calculator helps estimate how much water a hose delivers and how long watering will take.
It can help set watering schedules, estimate garden hose water use, fill containers or rain barrels, compare hose sizes, plan irrigation, and estimate outdoor water cost.
Your result shows hose gallons per minute, gallons per hour, watering time, gallons per watering session, weekly gallons, monthly gallons, estimated water cost, hose size estimate, and garden water requirement.
Fill a bucket of known size and time how long it takes. Divide bucket gallons by fill time in minutes to get gallons per minute.
Many garden hoses deliver several gallons per minute, but actual flow depends on water pressure, hose length, hose diameter, fittings, and nozzle restrictions.
Estimate the gallons your garden needs, then divide by hose gallons per minute. This gives watering time in minutes.
Yes. Longer hoses usually reduce flow because friction loss increases as water travels through the hose.
No. This is an estimate. Actual hose flow can vary by pressure, hose diameter, hose length, nozzle type, fittings, elevation, and water use elsewhere in the home.