How many weeks until Christmas?
12 weeks and 2 days until Christmas 2026
Friday, December 25, 2026
86 days in total.
Counted from today, Wednesday, September 30, 2026, in your time zone. The target day itself is included; today is not. Dates follow the official rule — see our sources.
Every way to count to Christmas 2026
- Days
- 86 days
- Weeks
- 12 weeks and 2 days
- Months
- 2 months, 25 days
- Weekends
- 12 weekends
- Business days
- 62 days
- 58 without US federal holidays
- Sleeps
- 86 sleeps
- Fortnights
- 6 fortnights, 2 days
- Hours
- 2,064
Week by week to Christmas
Each date below is exactly that many whole weeks before Friday, December 25, 2026 — the same weekday, counting down. Christmas falls in ISO week 52 of 2026.
| Weeks left | On | ISO week |
|---|---|---|
| 12 weeks to go | Friday, October 2, 2026 | 40 |
| 11 weeks to go | Friday, October 9, 2026 | 41 |
| 10 weeks to go | Friday, October 16, 2026 | 42 |
| 9 weeks to go | Friday, October 23, 2026 | 43 |
| 8 weeks to go | Friday, October 30, 2026 | 44 |
| 7 weeks to go | Friday, November 6, 2026 | 45 |
| 6 weeks to go | Friday, November 13, 2026 | 46 |
| 5 weeks to go | Friday, November 20, 2026 | 47 |
| 4 weeks to go | Friday, November 27, 2026 | 48 |
| 3 weeks to go | Friday, December 4, 2026 | 49 |
| 2 weeks to go | Friday, December 11, 2026 | 50 |
| 1 week to go | Friday, December 18, 2026 | 51 |
About Christmas
Christmas Day celebrates the birth of Jesus and is a federal holiday in the US. When it falls on a weekend, federal offices observe it on the nearest weekday.
Christmas falls on December 25 every year.
More about Christmas: history and traditions
How we check dates and facts: see our sources.
After 2026, Christmas falls on December 25, 2027, December 25, 2028, December 25, 2029. See every year.
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Frequently asked questions
When is Christmas 2026?
Christmas 2026 is on Friday, December 25, 2026. Christmas falls on December 25 every year.
When is Christmas 2027?
Christmas 2027 falls on Saturday, December 25, 2027.
How many days until Christmas?
86 days, counting from today to December 25, 2026.
How are weeks counted?
Whole 7-day weeks plus the remaining days, taken from the same day count.
Is Christmas a federal holiday?
Yes. Federal offices close and many businesses give the day off.