13 weeks until Christmas Day
There are 13 full weeks and 2 days until Christmas Day, which falls on Friday, December 25, 2026. As a single figure that is 13.3 weeks, and as working time it is 13.4 working weeks.
How many weeks until Christmas Day?
13 weeks and 2 days. The most searched countdown of the year by a wide margin. A federal holiday, always on 25 December, so the weekday shifts by one each year and by two across a leap year. The 2-day remainder is the offset between today, a Wednesday, and Christmas Day, a Friday. For the day figure ticking live, use the Christmas Day countdown.
Week by week to Christmas Day
There are 13 Monday boundaries between now and Christmas Day, and crossing each one takes a week off the count.
| Week boundary | Week starts | ISO week | Weeks still to go |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 28, 2026 | 40 | 12 |
| 2 | October 5, 2026 | 41 | 11 |
| 3 | October 12, 2026 | 42 | 10 |
| 4 | October 19, 2026 | 43 | 9 |
| 5 | October 26, 2026 | 44 | 8 |
| ... | 3 further weeks not listed | ... | ... |
| 9 | November 23, 2026 | 48 | 4 |
| 10 | November 30, 2026 | 49 | 3 |
| 11 | December 7, 2026 | 50 | 2 |
| 12 | December 14, 2026 | 51 | 1 |
| 13 | December 21, 2026 | 52 | 0 |
Which week of the year does Christmas Day fall in?
Christmas Day 2026 sits in ISO week 52, while today sits in week 39. Because Christmas Day keeps the same calendar date every year, its ISO week number still drifts, by one week at a time, as the weekday of December 25 moves forward. The Monday-to-Sunday dates are listed on the week 52 page.
How many weekends are left before Christmas Day?
13 weekends, counting Saturdays that have not yet passed, out of the 93 days ahead. Of those days, 67 are working days and 26 fall at a weekend. Weekly commitments are easier to plan against the weekday tally than against the raw week count: 13 Mondays and 14 Fridays remain. The weekends until Christmas Day page sets out the counting rule in full.
Weeks until Christmas Day in coming years
| Year | Date | Weekday | Weeks from today | Odd days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | December 25 | Friday | 13 | 2 |
| 2027 | December 25 | Saturday | 65 | 3 |
| 2028 | December 25 | Monday | 117 | 5 |
| 2029 | December 25 | Tuesday | 169 | 6 |
| 2030 | December 25 | Wednesday | 222 | 0 |
The gap between 2026 and 2027 is 365 days, or 52.14 weeks, so the week count never simply rises by 52.
Questions
- How many weeks until Christmas Day?
- 13 weeks and 2 days, from September 23, 2026 to December 25, 2026.
- How many working weeks is that?
- 13.4, being 67 Monday-to-Friday days at five per week.
- What day of the week is Christmas Day 2026?
- A Friday, December 25, 2026, in ISO week 52.
- How many days until Christmas Day?
- 93 days. See the live Christmas Day countdown.
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Christmas Day in other units
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