How Many Days Are in Each Month?

Days in each month: 31 in January, March, May, July, August, October and December; 30 in April, June, September and November; February 28 or 29.

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Seven months have 31 days (January, March, May, July, August, October, December), four have 30 days (April, June, September, November), and February has 28 days, or 29 in a leap year.

30.4369 days

1 month = 30.4369 days

The same amount in every unit
UnitAmount
Milliseconds2,629,746,000
Seconds2,629,746
Minutes43,829.1
Hours730.485
Days30.4369
Weeks4.3481
Years0.0833
Decades0.0083
Centuries0.0008333

A month is 30.436875 days on average (a year ÷ 12). Calendar months have 28 to 31 days.

How it’s calculated

Every unit is converted through seconds: 1 minute = 60 s, 1 hour = 3,600 s, 1 day = 86,400 s, 1 week = 604,800 s. Months and years use the Gregorian average: 1 year = 365.2425 days = 31,556,952 s, 1 month = 1/12 year = 2,629,746 s.

Worked example with your numbers

  1. 1 month × 2,629,746 seconds per month = 2,629,746 seconds.
  2. 2,629,746 seconds ÷ 86,400 seconds per day = 30.4369 days.

Quick answer

Seven months have 31 days (January, March, May, July, August, October, December), four have 30 days (April, June, September, November), and February has 28 days, or 29 in a leap year.

31 days
7 months
30 days
4 months
February
28 or 29 days
Average
30.44 days
Days, weeks and hours in each month of 2026
Month Days Weeks Hours Weekdays
January 31 4 weeks + 3 days 744 22
February 28 4 weeks + 0 days 672 20
March 31 4 weeks + 3 days 744 22
April 30 4 weeks + 2 days 720 22
May 31 4 weeks + 3 days 744 21
June 30 4 weeks + 2 days 720 22
July 31 4 weeks + 3 days 744 23
August 31 4 weeks + 3 days 744 21
September 30 4 weeks + 2 days 720 22
October 31 4 weeks + 3 days 744 22
November 30 4 weeks + 2 days 720 21
December 31 4 weeks + 3 days 744 23

Average month (365.2425 ÷ 12): 30.436875 days = 4.348 weeks = 730.485 hours. “Thirty days hath September, April, June and November; all the rest have thirty-one, except February” — 28 days, 29 in a leap year.

How it works

The knuckle trick: make two fists and count months across the knuckles and the gaps between them — months on a knuckle have 31 days, months in a gap have 30 (or 28/29 for February).

Frequently asked questions

Which months have 31 days?

January, March, May, July, August, October and December.

Which months have 30 days?

April, June, September and November.