February 2026 at a Glance
February is the shortest month of the year, which makes it the one most likely to catch you off guard. Deadlines arrive faster than expected, and a four-week month can leave a full week of work unplanned if you schedule by habit rather than by date. A printed February calendar keeps the compressed timeline visible.
| Month | February 2026 — month 2 of 12 |
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| Number of days | 28 days |
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| First day | Sunday, February 1, 2026 |
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| Last day | Saturday, February 28, 2026 |
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| Weekend days | 8 Saturdays and Sundays |
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| Calendar weeks | Spans 4 rows (ISO weeks 5–9) |
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| Season | Late Winter in the Northern Hemisphere |
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| Birthstone | Amethyst |
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| Birth flower | Violet & Primrose |
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| Zodiac signs | Aquarius (until Feb 18) & Pisces (from Feb 19) |
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Holidays and Observances in February 2026
February 2026 contains 1 federal holiday: Presidents' Day on Monday, February 16.
Around the federal date, February packs in an unusual amount of social scheduling for its length: Groundhog Day on the 2nd, Valentine's Day on the 14th, Black History Month observances throughout, and school winter breaks that vary widely between districts.
| Date | Day | Holiday | Type |
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| February 2, 2026 | Monday | Groundhog Day | Observance |
| February 12, 2026 | Thursday | Lincoln's Birthday | Observance |
| February 14, 2026 | Saturday | Valentine's Day | Observance |
| February 16, 2026 | Monday | Presidents' Day | Federal holiday |
| February 18, 2026 | Wednesday | Ash Wednesday | Observance |
See every date for the year on our 2026 holidays page, or browse the full
2026 calendar.
Planning Tips for February 2026
Account for the short month in every deadline
If a project runs "a month" from early February, it is finishing several days sooner than a January or March equivalent. Count the actual dates on the grid instead of assuming a standard four-and-a-half weeks.
Plan around the Presidents' Day weekend
School districts frequently attach a full break to the third Monday, so childcare, travel and staffing gaps often land in the same week. Mark the entire week rather than just the holiday itself.
Use the extra white space for a mid-quarter check
February sits in the middle of the first quarter, which makes it the natural point to check progress against the targets you set in January while there is still time to correct course.
How Many Working Days Are in February 2026?
February 2026 contains 19 working days once weekends and federal holidays are
removed from its 28 calendar days. The 1 federal holiday that falls on a weekday is: Presidents' Day. These figures assume a standard Monday-to-Friday schedule;
shift and weekend workers will count differently.
28Total days
20Weekdays
8Weekend days
19Working days
| Calendar days | 28 |
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| Weekdays (Mon–Fri) | 20 |
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| Weekend days | 8 |
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| Federal holidays on a weekday | 1 |
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| Working days | 19 |
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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 February 2026
February 2026 spans ISO week 5 through week 9. 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 5 | January 26 | February 1 |
| Week 6 | February 2 | February 8 |
| Week 7 | February 9 | February 15 |
| Week 8 | February 16 | February 22 |
| Week 9 | February 23 | March 1 |
If your workplace refers to "week 5" or "W9", 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 February 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 February calendar hub for
templates covering every year, or browse all 2026 months in one place.