July 2026 at a Glance
July is peak vacation season in the United States, and calendars in July look different from every other month: fewer meetings, more travel blocks, and a great deal of coordination between people who are alternately away. Coverage planning matters more than task planning.
| Month | July 2026 — month 7 of 12 |
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| Number of days | 31 days |
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| First day | Wednesday, July 1, 2026 |
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| Last day | Friday, July 31, 2026 |
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| Weekend days | 8 Saturdays and Sundays |
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| Calendar weeks | Spans 5 rows (ISO weeks 27–31) |
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| Season | Summer in the Northern Hemisphere |
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| Birthstone | Ruby |
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| Birth flower | Larkspur & Water Lily |
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| Zodiac signs | Cancer (until Jul 22) & Leo (from Jul 23) |
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Holidays and Observances in July 2026
July 2026 contains 1 federal holiday: Independence Day on Saturday, July 4.
The rest of July is defined by what is absent rather than scheduled: it is the peak vacation month in the United States, so project deadlines, approvals and staffing all need more slack than usual. Summer camps, travel and reduced office coverage make it the hardest month to coordinate group plans.
| Date | Day | Holiday | Type |
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| July 4, 2026 | Saturday | Independence Day (observed Friday, July 3) | Federal holiday |
See every date for the year on our 2026 holidays page, or browse the full
2026 calendar.
Planning Tips for July 2026
Map team coverage, not just your own time off
July is the month where two people booking the same week quietly becomes a problem. A single printed month with everyone's away-days marked solves it in one conversation.
Set expectations for slow replies
Response times stretch in July across almost every industry. Building an extra few days into any July deadline is realistic rather than pessimistic.
Keep one anchor per week
Unstructured summer weeks blur together. A single recurring commitment — a Sunday dinner, a Wednesday swim — gives the month a shape you will actually remember afterwards.
How Many Working Days Are in July 2026?
July 2026 contains 23 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
23Weekdays
8Weekend days
23Working days
| Calendar days | 31 |
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| Weekdays (Mon–Fri) | 23 |
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| Weekend days | 8 |
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| Federal holidays on a weekday | 0 |
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| Working days | 23 |
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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 July 2026
July 2026 spans ISO week 27 through week 31. 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 27 | June 29 | July 5 |
| Week 28 | July 6 | July 12 |
| Week 29 | July 13 | July 19 |
| Week 30 | July 20 | July 26 |
| Week 31 | July 27 | August 2 |
If your workplace refers to "week 27" or "W31", 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 July 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 July calendar hub for
templates covering every year, or browse all 2026 months in one place.