November 2026 at a Glance
November is the most logistically demanding month on the American calendar. Thanksgiving anchors a travel week that affects nearly every household and workplace, the retail year peaks the day after, and the clocks change at the start of the month. Very little of it works without planning.
| Month | November 2026 — month 11 of 12 |
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| Number of days | 30 days |
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| First day | Sunday, November 1, 2026 |
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| Last day | Monday, November 30, 2026 |
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| Weekend days | 9 Saturdays and Sundays |
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| Calendar weeks | Spans 5 rows (ISO weeks 44–49) |
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| Season | Late Autumn in the Northern Hemisphere |
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| Birthstone | Topaz & Citrine |
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| Birth flower | Chrysanthemum |
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| Zodiac signs | Scorpio (until Nov 21) & Sagittarius (from Nov 22) |
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Holidays and Observances in November 2026
November 2026 contains 2 federal holidays: Veterans Day on Wednesday, November 11 and Thanksgiving Day on Thursday, November 26.
Around those dates, Black Friday follows Thanksgiving immediately, Daylight Saving Time ends on the first Sunday — returning the hour lost in March — and in even-numbered years Election Day falls on the Tuesday after the first Monday. Travel volume peaks in the week of Thanksgiving.
| Date | Day | Holiday | Type |
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| November 1, 2026 | Sunday | Daylight Saving Time Ends | Observance |
| November 3, 2026 | Tuesday | Election Day | Observance |
| November 11, 2026 | Wednesday | Veterans Day | Federal holiday |
| November 26, 2026 | Thursday | Thanksgiving Day | Federal holiday |
| November 27, 2026 | Friday | Black Friday | Observance |
See every date for the year on our 2026 holidays page, or browse the full
2026 calendar.
Planning Tips for November 2026
Treat Thanksgiving as a week, not a day
Travel, hosting, shopping and school closures spread across five days. Blocking the full week on a printed calendar is the only realistic way to see what is actually available.
Book travel unusually early
The Wednesday before Thanksgiving is consistently among the busiest travel days of the American year. Decisions made in early November cost meaningfully less than decisions made in late November.
Close out the year's deadlines
Anything due in December is effectively due in early December once holidays are removed. November is where those deadlines need to be pulled forward and scheduled.
How Many Working Days Are in November 2026?
November 2026 contains 19 working days once weekends and federal holidays are
removed from its 30 calendar days. The 2 federal holidays that fall on a weekday are: Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day. These figures assume a standard Monday-to-Friday schedule;
shift and weekend workers will count differently.
30Total days
21Weekdays
9Weekend days
19Working days
| Calendar days | 30 |
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| Weekdays (Mon–Fri) | 21 |
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| Weekend days | 9 |
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| Federal holidays on a weekday | 2 |
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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 November 2026
November 2026 spans ISO week 44 through week 49. 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 44 | October 26 | November 1 |
| Week 45 | November 2 | November 8 |
| Week 46 | November 9 | November 15 |
| Week 47 | November 16 | November 22 |
| Week 48 | November 23 | November 29 |
| Week 49 | November 30 | December 6 |
If your workplace refers to "week 44" or "W49", 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 November 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 November calendar hub for
templates covering every year, or browse all 2026 months in one place.