How Many Weekends Are in a Year? (Easy 2025 Guide + Calculators) Updated 2025
Answer: Most years have 52 full weekends (Saturday + Sunday). A leap year that starts on a Saturday has 53 full weekends. Weekend-day totals (Saturdays + Sundays) may be 104, 105, or 106 depending on how the calendar lines up.
Use the tools below to count Saturdays and Sundays for any year, see if a year has 53 full weekends, and total weekend days between two dates.
Weekends 101: Simple Rules
- Full weekends: Usually 52 per year. It becomes 53 only when a leap year starts on Saturday (both Saturday and Sunday occur 53 times).
- Weekend days total:
- 104 when both Saturday and Sunday occur 52 times.
- 105 when either Saturday or Sunday occurs 53 times.
- 106 when both occur 53 times (leap year starting Saturday).
Takeaway: “53 weekends” is rare and tied to a leap year that begins on Saturday.
Takeaway: Exact weekend totals depend on the year’s starting weekday and whether it’s a leap year.
Why This Matters
- Trip planning: Count free days before you book.
- Study & exams: Map weekend study time.
- Work & shifts: Balance staffing across weekends.
Takeaway: Knowing weekend counts makes schedules more realistic.
Keep Learning
- Estimate working days in a year after holidays and PTO.
- See how many weeks are in a year.
- Convert time on Weeks, Hours, Minutes & Seconds.
- Learn about leap years here.
- Month lengths: Days in Each Month.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many weekends are in a year?
Most years have 52 full weekends. A leap year that starts on Saturday has 53 full weekends. Weekend-day totals (Saturdays + Sundays) depend on the year’s pattern.
How many Saturdays and Sundays are in 2025?
2025 is a common year that begins on Wednesday. It has 52 Saturdays and 52 Sundays, for 104 weekend days.
Can a year have 53 weekends?
Yes, but it’s rare. It happens when the year is a leap year and January 1 is a Saturday. Then both Saturday and Sunday occur 53 times.
“Weekends” vs. “weekend days” — what’s the difference?
“Weekends” here means full Saturday–Sunday pairs. “Weekend days” means the total count of Saturdays and Sundays. A year can have 52 weekends but 104, 105, or 106 weekend days.