Week numbers 2026

When does week 1 of 2026 start? On December 29, 2025 (ISO 8601).

53ISO weeks in 2026
Mon, Dec 29week 1 starts
Sun, Jan 3week 53 ends

2026 has 53 ISO weeks: week 53 runs from December 28 to January 3, 2027. These are ISO 8601 week numbers, used in Europe, most of the world and by Excel's ISOWEEKNUM: weeks start on Monday and week 1 is the week with the year's first Thursday. In the US, many calendars start weeks on Sunday and count the week containing January 1 as week 1, so the US number can be one higher.

WeekMondaySundayUS federal holidays
1Mon, Dec 29Sun, Jan 4New Year's Day
2Mon, Jan 5Sun, Jan 11
3Mon, Jan 12Sun, Jan 18
4Mon, Jan 19Sun, Jan 25Martin Luther King Jr. Day
5Mon, Jan 26Sun, Feb 1
6Mon, Feb 2Sun, Feb 8
7Mon, Feb 9Sun, Feb 15
8Mon, Feb 16Sun, Feb 22Washington's Birthday
9Mon, Feb 23Sun, Mar 1
10Mon, Mar 2Sun, Mar 8
11Mon, Mar 9Sun, Mar 15
12Mon, Mar 16Sun, Mar 22
13Mon, Mar 23Sun, Mar 29
14Mon, Mar 30Sun, Apr 5
15Mon, Apr 6Sun, Apr 12
16Mon, Apr 13Sun, Apr 19
17Mon, Apr 20Sun, Apr 26
18Mon, Apr 27Sun, May 3
19Mon, May 4Sun, May 10
20Mon, May 11Sun, May 17
21Mon, May 18Sun, May 24
22Mon, May 25Sun, May 31Memorial Day
23Mon, Jun 1Sun, Jun 7
24Mon, Jun 8Sun, Jun 14
25Mon, Jun 15Sun, Jun 21Juneteenth National Independence Day
26Mon, Jun 22Sun, Jun 28
27Mon, Jun 29Sun, Jul 5Independence Day (observed), Independence Day
28Mon, Jul 6Sun, Jul 12
29Mon, Jul 13Sun, Jul 19
30Mon, Jul 20Sun, Jul 26
31Mon, Jul 27Sun, Aug 2
32Mon, Aug 3Sun, Aug 9
33Mon, Aug 10Sun, Aug 16
34Mon, Aug 17Sun, Aug 23
35Mon, Aug 24Sun, Aug 30
36Mon, Aug 31Sun, Sep 6
37Mon, Sep 7Sun, Sep 13Labor Day
38Mon, Sep 14Sun, Sep 20
39Mon, Sep 21Sun, Sep 27
40Mon, Sep 28Sun, Oct 4
41Mon, Oct 5Sun, Oct 11
42Mon, Oct 12Sun, Oct 18Columbus Day
43Mon, Oct 19Sun, Oct 25
44Mon, Oct 26Sun, Nov 1
45Mon, Nov 2Sun, Nov 8
46Mon, Nov 9Sun, Nov 15Veterans Day
47Mon, Nov 16Sun, Nov 22
48Mon, Nov 23Sun, Nov 29Thanksgiving Day
49Mon, Nov 30Sun, Dec 6
50Mon, Dec 7Sun, Dec 13
51Mon, Dec 14Sun, Dec 20
52Mon, Dec 21Sun, Dec 27Christmas Day
53Mon, Dec 28Sun, Jan 3New Year's Day

Week number in Excel and Google Sheets

  • ISO week (Monday start)=ISOWEEKNUM(A1)
  • US week (Sunday start)=WEEKNUM(A1)
  • Current ISO week=ISOWEEKNUM(TODAY())

Questions

How many weeks are in 2026?

2026 has 53 ISO weeks: week 53 runs from December 28 to January 3, 2027.

When does week 1 of 2026 start?

On December 29, 2025 (ISO 8601).

Federal holidays follow the US Office of Personnel Management (OPM) list; dates are calculated, not estimated.