How many days until Patch Tuesday?
There are 19 days until Patch Tuesday. It falls on Tuesday, 13 October 2026, which is 2.7 weeks or 0.6 months from today. It repeats every month rather than every year, so there are twelve of them in 2026 and the count below rolls to the next one as each passes.
When is Patch Tuesday 2026?
Patch Tuesday falls on Tuesday, 13 October 2026. That is day 286 of 2026, inside ISO week 42, with 79 days left in the year after it. The only entry in this catalogue that recurs monthly rather than yearly, so it has twelve dates a year instead of one.
It is not tied to one country, and it sits in the technology part of this catalogue. Because it repeats monthly, the count above rolls forward twelve times a year rather than once.
How is the date of Patch Tuesday decided?
The second Tuesday of every month, the published cadence for Microsoft’s scheduled security updates.
That matters for a countdown because a rule can be evaluated for any year, this one or one twenty years out, without waiting for an announcement. Every date on this page comes out of that rule rather than out of a list someone typed in, so nothing here can go stale when a year turns over. Where a date is set afresh each year instead, this catalogue leaves the event out rather than guess at it.
What day of the week is Patch Tuesday on?
In 2026 it is a Tuesday. Patch Tuesday does not recur on a rule, so there is no weekday pattern to read from it.
Patch Tuesday dates for the next twelve months
| Month | Date | Weekday | Days away |
|---|---|---|---|
| October | 13 October 2026 | Tuesday | 19 |
| November | 10 November 2026 | Tuesday | 47 |
| December | 8 December 2026 | Tuesday | 75 |
| January | 12 January 2027 | Tuesday | 110 |
| February | 9 February 2027 | Tuesday | 138 |
| March | 9 March 2027 | Tuesday | 166 |
| April | 13 April 2027 | Tuesday | 201 |
| May | 11 May 2027 | Tuesday | 229 |
| June | 8 June 2027 | Tuesday | 257 |
| July | 13 July 2027 | Tuesday | 292 |
| August | 10 August 2027 | Tuesday | 320 |
| September | 14 September 2027 | Tuesday | 355 |
How many weeks until Patch Tuesday?
Every unit at once, counted to 13 October 2026. The live rows update every second while the page is open.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| How many months until Patch Tuesday? | 0.6 |
| How many weeks until Patch Tuesday? | 2.7 |
| How many days until Patch Tuesday? | 19 |
| How many hours until Patch Tuesday? | 456 |
| How many minutes until Patch Tuesday? | 27,360 |
| How many seconds until Patch Tuesday? | 1,641,600 |
What else happens around Patch Tuesday?
Holidays and observances from the main calendar that sit within twelve days of 13 October, closest first. Each one links to its own day counter.
| Date | Also falls near this | Days apart |
|---|---|---|
| 12 October 2026 | Columbus Day | 1 day before |
| 12 October 2026 | Thanksgiving Day | 1 day before |
| 10 October 2026 | World Mental Health Day | 3 days before |
| 16 October 2026 | World Food Day | 3 days after |
| 5 October 2026 | World Teachers' Day | 8 days before |
| 21 October 2026 | Orionids peak | 8 days after |
| 24 October 2026 | United Nations Day | 11 days after |
| 1 October 2026 | US federal fiscal year starts | 12 days before |
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Frequently asked questions about Patch Tuesday
- How many days until Patch Tuesday?
- 19 days. Patch Tuesday falls on Tuesday, 13 October 2026.
- When is Patch Tuesday in 2026?
- Tuesday, 13 October 2026.
- Is the date of Patch Tuesday the same every year?
- No. The second Tuesday of every month, the published cadence for Microsoft’s scheduled security updates.
- What day of the week is Patch Tuesday?
- Tuesday in 2026. It is day 286 of the year, with 79 days left after it.
- How many weeks until Patch Tuesday?
- 2.7 weeks, which is 2 full weeks and 5 spare days.
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