January 2026 has 31 days, starts on a Thursday and has 20 US work days.
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New Year's Day is on Thursday, January 1 and Martin Luther King Jr. Day is on Monday, January 19.
January 2026
| SSun | MMon | TTue | WWed | TThu | FFri | SSat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1, New Year's Day | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
| 18 | 19, Martin Luther King Jr. Day | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
| 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
- Federal holiday, on the day it is observed
- Holiday date on a weekend
- Other well-known date
January 2026 has 22 weekdays and 2 federal days off, which leaves 20 US work days.
| Days | 31 |
|---|---|
| Starts on | Thursday, January 1 |
| Ends on | Saturday, January 31 |
| Weekdays | 22 |
| Weekend days | 9 |
| Federal days off | 2 |
| US work days | 20 |
| Days of the year | 1 to 31 |
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
The weekdays in blue come five times in January; the others come four times.
January 2026 touches these ISO weeks.
| ISO week | Monday to Sunday |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | December 29 to January 4 |
| Week 2 | January 5 to January 11 |
| Week 3 | January 12 to January 18 |
| Week 4 | January 19 to January 25 |
| Week 5 | January 26 to February 1 |
The rest of 2026 is one click away.
See every federal holiday of 2026 on the federal holidays 2026 page, or the pay dates that fall in January on the 2026 payroll calendar.
Here are answers to the questions people ask about January 2026.
- What day does January 2026 start on?
- January 2026 starts on Thursday, January 1 and ends on Saturday, January 31.
- How many weekdays and weekends are in January 2026?
- January 2026 has 31 days: 22 weekdays and 9 weekend days. Thursday, Friday and Saturday come five times.
- Are there federal holidays in January 2026?
- Yes: New Year's Day (Thursday, January 1) and Martin Luther King Jr. Day (Monday, January 19). That leaves 20 US work days of the 22 weekdays.
- What are the week numbers of January 2026?
- January 2026 runs through ISO weeks 1 to 5. The ISO week starts on Monday, and the week that holds January 1 is the one with the year's first Thursday. Turn on Week numbers in the calendar to see them against each row.
- Which days of the year are January 2026?
- January 2026 is day 1 to day 31 of the year, which are Julian dates 001 to 031.
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