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Week Numbers 2027

The 53 weeks of 2027, each with the dates it runs from and to.

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Weeks in this year

Weeks start on Sunday, and week 1 is the one containing 1 January (US convention).

Week Numbers 2027

WeekDates
1Dec 27 – Jan 2
2Jan 3 – Jan 9
3Jan 10 – Jan 16
4Jan 17 – Jan 23
5Jan 24 – Jan 30
6Jan 31 – Feb 6
7Feb 7 – Feb 13
8Feb 14 – Feb 20
9Feb 21 – Feb 27
10Feb 28 – Mar 6
11Mar 7 – Mar 13
12Mar 14 – Mar 20
13Mar 21 – Mar 27
14Mar 28 – Apr 3
15Apr 4 – Apr 10
16Apr 11 – Apr 17
17Apr 18 – Apr 24
18Apr 25 – May 1
19May 2 – May 8
20May 9 – May 15
21May 16 – May 22
22May 23 – May 29
23May 30 – Jun 5
24Jun 6 – Jun 12
25Jun 13 – Jun 19
26Jun 20 – Jun 26
27Jun 27 – Jul 3
28Jul 4 – Jul 10
29Jul 11 – Jul 17
30Jul 18 – Jul 24
31Jul 25 – Jul 31
32Aug 1 – Aug 7
33Aug 8 – Aug 14
34Aug 15 – Aug 21
35Aug 22 – Aug 28
36Aug 29 – Sep 4
37Sep 5 – Sep 11
38Sep 12 – Sep 18
39Sep 19 – Sep 25
40Sep 26 – Oct 2
41Oct 3 – Oct 9
42Oct 10 – Oct 16
43Oct 17 – Oct 23
44Oct 24 – Oct 30
45Oct 31 – Nov 6
46Nov 7 – Nov 13
47Nov 14 – Nov 20
48Nov 21 – Nov 27
49Nov 28 – Dec 4
50Dec 5 – Dec 11
51Dec 12 – Dec 18
52Dec 19 – Dec 25
53Dec 26 – Jan 1

How the week numbering works

Weeks here start on Sunday and week 1 is the one containing 1 January, which is the convention used in the United States. Most of Europe uses ISO-8601 instead: weeks run Monday to Sunday, and week 1 is the one containing the first Thursday of the year. The two give different numbers for much of the year, so a week number is only unambiguous once you know which system produced it.

Under ISO-8601 the year boundary does not align with the week boundary. When 1 January falls on a Friday, Saturday or Sunday, those days belong to the last week of the previous year — which is why a week number always travels with a year, and why «week 53» on its own is ambiguous.

Week numbers are administrative rather than astronomical. They appear in contracts, delivery schedules, shift rotas and production planning, and they exist so that two parties can name a stretch of seven days without spelling out both dates.

2027 has 52 weeks, which is the ordinary case.

Frequently asked questions

Which week numbering does this page use?

The US convention: weeks start on Sunday, and week 1 is the one containing 1 January. The Portuguese, Spanish, German and French versions of this page use ISO-8601 instead, because that is the standard in those markets.

Why do some years have 53 weeks?

Because 52 weeks are 364 days, one short of a year. The extra day accumulates, and roughly every five or six years it adds up to a whole extra week. Under ISO-8601 it happens when the year begins on a Thursday, or on a Wednesday in a leap year.

Can a week belong to two years?

A week belongs to exactly one year, but not always the one its days suggest. Under ISO-8601, 1 January 2027 falls on a Friday and belongs to week 53 of 2026 — the first three days of the calendar year are part of the previous week-year.

What is the difference between a week number and a calendar week?

They are the same thing under different names. German uses Kalenderwoche, abbreviated KW, and it appears routinely in contracts and delivery dates. English speakers say week number, and use it far less often in everyday business.

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