August 2026 at a Glance
August is the handover month. It begins in full summer and ends with school supply lists, sports try-outs and the first autumn deadlines. Because it holds no federal holiday, August often becomes the month where postponed work finally gets done.
| Month | August 2026 — month 8 of 12 |
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| Number of days | 31 days |
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| First day | Saturday, August 1, 2026 |
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| Last day | Monday, August 31, 2026 |
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| Weekend days | 10 Saturdays and Sundays |
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| Calendar weeks | Spans 6 rows (ISO weeks 31–36) |
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| Season | Late Summer in the Northern Hemisphere |
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| Birthstone | Peridot & Spinel |
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| Birth flower | Gladiolus & Poppy |
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| Zodiac signs | Leo (until Aug 22) & Virgo (from Aug 23) |
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Holidays and Observances in August 2026
August 2026 has no federal holidays, which makes it one of the most uninterrupted working months of the year.
August carries Women's Equality Day on the 26th and National Aviation Day on the 19th, and in much of the country the school year restarts in the final two weeks — which makes the last fortnight of August one of the busiest planning windows on the household calendar.
| Date | Day | Holiday | Type |
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| August 19, 2026 | Wednesday | National Aviation Day | Observance |
| August 26, 2026 | Wednesday | Women's Equality Day | Observance |
See every date for the year on our 2026 holidays page, or browse the full
2026 calendar.
Planning Tips for August 2026
Reverse-plan the back-to-school date
Work backwards from the first day of school: supplies, uniforms, medical forms, haircuts and an earlier bedtime routine each need their own slot in the final fortnight of August.
Use the holiday-free month for deep work
With no federal breaks interrupting it, August offers uninterrupted stretches that are rare elsewhere in the calendar. It is the best month of the year to schedule a demanding project.
Prepare the autumn calendar now
Sports seasons, term dates and holiday travel all get fixed during August. Printing September through December and filling in the known dates saves a frantic week in early autumn.
How Many Working Days Are in August 2026?
August 2026 contains 21 working days once weekends and federal holidays are
removed from its 31 calendar days. These figures assume a standard Monday-to-Friday schedule;
shift and weekend workers will count differently.
31Total days
21Weekdays
10Weekend days
21Working days
| Calendar days | 31 |
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| Weekdays (Mon–Fri) | 21 |
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| Weekend days | 10 |
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| Federal holidays on a weekday | 0 |
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| Working days | 21 |
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Payroll periods, project estimates and billable-hour targets all depend on this number, and it varies by
several days from month to month — which is why estimating "about 22 days" every month quietly
distorts a quarter's planning.
Week Numbers in August 2026
August 2026 spans ISO week 31 through week 36. Under the ISO 8601 standard used across Europe and by
most project-management and payroll software, weeks run Monday to Sunday and week 1 is the week containing the
first Thursday of the year.
| Week number | Starts (Monday) | Ends (Sunday) |
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| Week 31 | July 27 | August 2 |
| Week 32 | August 3 | August 9 |
| Week 33 | August 10 | August 16 |
| Week 34 | August 17 | August 23 |
| Week 35 | August 24 | August 30 |
| Week 36 | August 31 | September 6 |
If your workplace refers to "week 31" or "W36", these are the dates it means.
Our guide to how many weeks are in a year explains why some years
carry 53 numbered weeks and how the ISO rule decides where week 1 begins.
Note that American calendars usually start the week on Sunday, so a US week-of-the-year count can differ by one
from the ISO numbering above — you can switch the grid between Sunday and Monday starts using the
Week starts menu above.
How to Print Your August 2026 Calendar
1
Choose your month
Use the arrows or the month and year menus to open any month between 2024 and 2030. The grid updates instantly.
2
Add your plans
Click straight into any date box and start typing. Appointments, shifts, birthdays and reminders are saved
automatically in your browser, so nothing is lost if you close the page.
3
Print or download
Hit Print for a clean paper copy, PDF to save a document, or
Image for a PNG you can share. All three are free and never watermarked.
For the clearest printed result, choose landscape orientation and
enable background graphics in your printer settings so the header row and holiday highlights appear. If you
prefer a calendar you fill in by hand, our blank calendar templates give you the
same layout without any dates.
Other Calendars You Might Need
You can also open the evergreen August calendar hub for
templates covering every year, or browse all 2026 months in one place.