We know that there are 12 months in a year, but did we know how many weeks in a year? The answer to this question is quite confusing because the number of weeks in a year varies because of the leap year concept.
Approximately there are 52 weeks in a year, but the correct answer to this question is hidden in some easy mathematical calculations. In this blog post, we are going to calculate the number of weeks in a year, both normal and a leap year. let’s see
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How many weeks in a year? (Calculation)
Regular Year:
There are 365 days in a regular year and 7 days per week. By starting our calculations with this data, we get
Weeks in a one regular year = (365 days) / (7 days / week)
This calculation results in 52.143 weeks per regular year.
Therefore there are 52 weeks and 1 additional day in a regular year.
Leap year:
Generally, the leap occurs every 4 years and there are exceptions for some years that are divisible by 100 not by 400.
Let’s see the calculation part, 1 leap year has 366 days and normally 1 week has 7 days
So, weeks in a one leap year = (366 days) / (7 days / week)
This calculation results in 52.286 weeks per leap year.
Therefore there are 52 weeks and 2 additional days in a leap year.
Final Results
| Weeks in a Regular year = 52 Weeks + 1 day Weeks in a Leap year = 52 Weeks + 2 days |
Facts about Weeks
- The international standard defines that the week starts on a Monday, but in the United States the norm is to count Sunday as the first day of the week
- In English Language, Sunday, Saturday and Monday are named after considering the planets Sun, Saturn and Moon and other days are named after German and Norse gods
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Conclusion
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