ISO 8601 week calendar

ISO Week Numbers 2027

2027 has 52 ISO 8601 weeks. Week 1 runs from 4 Jan to 10 Jan, and week 52 ends on 2 Jan 2028. 1 January 2027 sits in week 53 of 2026 and 31 December 2027 in week 52 of 2027.

Every ISO 8601 week of 2027. Weeks run Monday to Sunday. Dates shown with a year belong to the neighbouring calendar year.
WeekMondaySundayMonthFalls in this week
14 Jan10 JanJanuary
211 Jan17 JanJanuary
318 Jan24 JanJanuary
425 Jan31 JanJanuary
51 Feb7 FebFebruaryGroundhog Day, Chinese New Year
68 Feb14 FebFebruaryValentine's Day, Mardi Gras, Super Bowl
715 Feb21 FebFebruary
822 Feb28 FebFebruary
91 Mar7 MarMarchSpring
108 Mar14 MarMarchPi Day, International Women's Day
1115 Mar21 MarMarchSt. Patrick's Day, the Spring Equinox, the International Day of Happiness
1222 Mar28 MarMarchEaster, Good Friday, Earth Hour, World Water Day
1329 Mar4 AprAprilApril Fools' Day
145 Apr11 AprAprilWorld Health Day, National Pet Day
1512 Apr18 AprAprilTax Day
1619 Apr25 AprAprilEarth Day, World Book Day
1726 Apr2 MayAprilMay Day
183 May9 MayMayMother's Day, Cinco de Mayo, Star Wars Day
1910 May16 MayMay
2017 May23 MayMay
2124 May30 MayMay
2231 May6 JunJuneSummer, Memorial Day, World Environment Day
237 Jun13 JunJuneWorld Oceans Day
2414 Jun20 JunJuneFather's Day, Juneteenth
2521 Jun27 JunJunethe Summer Solstice
2628 Jun4 JulJulyIndependence Day
275 Jul11 JulJuly
2812 Jul18 JulJulyWorld Emoji Day
2919 Jul25 JulJuly
3026 Jul1 AugJuly
312 Aug8 AugAugust
329 Aug15 AugAugustBack to School
3316 Aug22 AugAugustWorld Photography Day
3423 Aug29 AugAugustNational Dog Day
3530 Aug5 SepSeptemberAutumn
366 Sep12 SepSeptemberLabor Day
3713 Sep19 SepSeptemberTalk Like a Pirate Day
3820 Sep26 SepSeptemberthe Autumn Equinox, the International Day of Peace
3927 Sep3 OctSeptemberInternational Coffee Day, National Coffee Day
404 Oct10 OctOctoberWorld Teachers' Day, World Mental Health Day
4111 Oct17 OctOctoberColumbus Day, World Food Day
4218 Oct24 OctOctober
4325 Oct31 OctOctoberHalloween, Diwali, National Cat Day
441 Nov7 NovNovember
458 Nov14 NovNovemberVeterans Day, Singles' Day, World Kindness Day
4615 Nov21 NovNovemberInternational Men's Day, World Television Day
4722 Nov28 NovNovemberThanksgiving, Black Friday
4829 Nov5 DecDecemberCyber Monday, Winter, Giving Tuesday
496 Dec12 DecDecemberHuman Rights Day
5013 Dec19 DecDecember
5120 Dec26 DecDecemberChristmas, Boxing Day, the Winter Solstice
5227 Dec2 Jan 2028DecemberNew Year's Eve

Why 2027 has 52 weeks

An ISO week year has 53 weeks when 1 January falls on a Thursday, or when the year is a leap year whose 1 January falls on a Wednesday. Every other year has 52. Because 52 weeks is only 364 days, the calendar has to absorb the leftover day or two somewhere, and a 53-week year is where it does that. Payroll systems, retail reporting and production planning all trip over this, because a 53-week year has one extra reporting period.

The year boundary

The first and last weeks of an ISO year rarely line up with the calendar year. Week 1 of 2027 starts on 4 Jan, and 1 January 2027 belongs to week 53 of 2026. This is not an error in the calendar: it follows directly from the rule that week 1 is the week containing the first Thursday, which keeps every week whole and every week in exactly one year.

Other years

The same calendar for 2020 to 2035. Years with 53 weeks are marked.

Frequently asked questions

How many weeks are in 2027?

2027 has 52 ISO 8601 weeks. A year has 53 weeks when it starts on a Thursday, or when it is a leap year starting on a Wednesday; otherwise it has 52.

Which week is 1 January 2027 in?

1 January 2027 falls in ISO week 53 of 2026. That is the previous ISO week year, because week 1 is the week containing the first Thursday, and in 2027 that week starts later.

Which week is 31 December 2027 in?

31 December 2027 falls in ISO week 52 of 2027.

When does an ISO week start?

On Monday. ISO 8601 defines the week as running Monday to Sunday, and week 1 as the week containing the first Thursday of the year, which is the same as the week containing 4 January. That is why an ISO week calendar can open in late December.

Need the week number for one specific date instead? Use the week number tool. Want this calendar as data? It is published as free JSON at /api/weeks/2027.json, documented on the data page.

Computed from the ISO 8601 rule, not from a stored table. Last updated 2026-08-05.