How Many Weekends (& Weekend Days) Are In A Year?
You’re here to know how many weekends (and weekend days) occur in a year. On average, one can count on 52 weekends and 104 weekend days in a given year. However, this can be affected by leap years and which day of the week January 1 falls on. Accurate counting of work days and weekend days is essential for various operational purposes in your business, and we have the quick answers.
- Weekends in a year
- Weekend days in a year
- Weekend days by month, 2024
- Leap year variations
- Additional resources
How many weekends are in a year?
In a standard year, there are typically 52 weekends. This number is straightforward since a year consists of 365 days and seven days per week.
The only exception is during leap years. Here are the number of weekends in a year during this decade:
- 2023: 52.5
- 2024: 52
- 2025: 52
- 2026: 52
- 2027: 52
- 2028: 53
- 2029: 52
- 2030: 52
- 2031: 52
- 2032: 52
How many weekend days are in a year?
There are 104 weekend days in a typical year. Each weekend comprises two days, Saturday and Sunday, and each year has 52 weekends.
Here are the weekend days per year for the next decade:
- 2023: 105 weekend days
- 2024: 104
- 2025: 104
- 2026: 104
- 2027: 104
- 2028: 106
- 2029: 104
- 2030: 104
- 2031: 104
- 2032: 104
2024 Weekend Days By Month
Here are the weekend days by month for our current year:
Month | Work Days | Total Days | Weekend Days | Federal Holidays | Holiday Dates |
January | 21 | 31 | 8 | New Year’s MLK, Jr. | Mon, Jan 1 Mon, Jan 15 |
February | 20 | 29 | 8 | President's | Mon, Feb 19 |
March | 21 | 31 | 10 | ||
April | 22 | 30 | 8 | ||
May | 22 | 31 | 8 | Memorial | Mon, May 27 |
June | 19 | 30 | 10 | Juneteenth | Wed, Jun 19 |
July | 22 | 31 | 8 | Independence | Thu, Jul 04 |
August | 22 | 31 | 9 | ||
September | 20 | 30 | 9 | Labor | Mon, Sep 2 |
October | 22 | 31 | 8 | Columbus | Mon, Oct 14 |
November | 19 | 30 | 9 | Veterans Thanksgiving | Mon, Nov 11 |
December | 21 | 31 | 9 | Christmas | Wed, Dec 25 |
Total | 251 | 366 | 104 | 11 |
Variations To Weekends During Leap Years
Leap years, which occur every four years, add an extra day to the calendar year, making it 366 days long. This can slightly adjust the number of weekend days if the additional day, February 29, falls on a weekend.
- 2024 is a leap year, but it didn’t add an extra weekend or weekend day
- 2028 is a leap year, and it did add an extra weekend to the calendar
Calendar Tools, Calculators, & Spreadsheets
To assist with planning, we provide a downloadable calendar and a weekend day calculator which can help you determine the exact number of weekend days in a given year.
Calculate Work Days Between Two Dates
Want to calculate work days for your schedule? Use our work days calculator here.
US Federal Holidays
There are 11 federal holidays each year. If you are trying to plan out further into the future, remember that the observed holidays change each year.
Here are the US federal holidays for 2024:
- New Year’s Day: Monday, January 1
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday: Monday, January 15
- President’s Day: Monday, February 19
- Memorial Day: Monday, May 27
- Juneteenth: Wednesday, June 19
- Independence Day: Thursday, July 4
- Labor Day: Monday, September 2
- Columbus Day: Monday, October 14
- Veterans Day: Monday, November 11
- Thanksgiving: Thursday, November 28
- Christmas: Wednesday, December 25
Spreadsheet: 2023 – 2032 Work Calendar Dataset
We have created a Google Sheets workbook with a tab for each year from 2023 – 2032 and a summary tab for all years. Within each tab, you’ll find total days, federal holidays, weekend days, work days, and work hours by month.
To use the spreadsheet, you have two options:
- Log into your Google account, then click “File” and “Make a copy.”
- Download the workbook to Excel by clicking “File” and “Download.”
2024 Calendar
Definitions
- Weekday: Monday – Friday
- Weekend day: Saturday and Sunday
- Leap year: A year, occurring once every four years, which has 366 days via an extra day in February
Additional Work Calendar Resources
Slice the work calendar data differently:
- How many hours are in a year?
- How many work weeks are in a year?
- Work days calculator
- Work hours calculator
- Work weeks calculator
View the work days per month for 2023, 2024, 2025.
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