What This Tool Does
Water Intake Calculator estimates your daily hydration target, splits it into direct drinking, food moisture, and metabolic water, then provides a timed drinking plan and beverage water conversion.
How to Use
- Select gender and enter age, weight, and height (height is optional).
- Choose activity level, climate, indoor/outdoor pattern, and altitude.
- Check special conditions when applicable (pregnancy, breastfeeding, fever/illness, diuretics).
- Click "Calculate water needs" to view total intake, source breakdown, and schedule.
- Use the beverage converter to map drink volume to equivalent water intake.
Calculation Logic
- Base hydration starts from body-weight estimation at about 30ml per kg.
- Age, activity, climate, location, altitude, and special conditions adjust the baseline.
- Output is split into about 80% direct drinking, 15% food moisture, and 5% metabolic water.
- Schedule distributes intake across common daytime slots, and extra volume is added as flexible hydration.
Use Cases
- Hydration planning for fitness and regular training routines.
- Water scheduling for hot, dry, or mostly outdoor work environments.
- Daily health management with practical drinking targets.
Notes
- Results are general references and not medical diagnosis.
- If you are pregnant, breastfeeding, or have chronic/kidney conditions, seek medical advice before adjusting fluid intake.
- All calculations run locally in your browser and no input data is uploaded.