Home Calendars 2026 January January 2026 calendar
January 2026 starts on a Thursday and has 22 weekdays, 21 of them working days in England and Wales. New Year's Day is on Thursday 1 January, and 2 January, a bank holiday in Scotland, is on Friday 2 January.
Wk = ISO week number
January 2026 Wk Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su 1 1 2 3 4 2 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 3 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 4 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 5 26 27 28 29 30 31
Key dates in January 2026
Date Occasion
Thu 1 Jan New Year's Day (bank holiday in the whole UK) Fri 2 Jan 2 January (bank holiday in Scotland) Sun 25 Jan Burns Night Sat 31 Jan Self Assessment online tax return deadline for 2024/25
January 2026 in numbers
31 days, from Thursday 1 January 2026 to Saturday 31 January 2026: days 1 to 31 of the year.
22 weekdays and 9 weekend days.
21 working days in England and Wales (1 bank holiday on a weekday), 20 in Scotland and 21 in Northern Ireland.
ISO weeks 1 to 5, from Monday 29 December 2025 to Sunday 1 February 2026.
Quarter 1 of 2026.
See the full 2026 calendar , or go to December 2025 or February 2026 . Also see the UK bank holidays list and today's week number .
Frequently asked questions
How many working days are in January 2026? January 2026 has 22 weekdays. New Year's Day is a bank holiday in England and Wales, leaving 21 working days.
What week numbers are in January 2026? January 2026 covers ISO weeks 1 to 5. Week 1 starts on Monday 29 December 2025 and week 5 ends on Sunday 1 February 2026.