There are 31 days in October 2027. October 2027 has 31 days: 21 weekdays and 10 weekend days. October 2027 starts on a Friday and ends on a Sunday. This page gives the exact count, the day-by-day calendar, and how the count is worked out.
Try the tool: Date Calculator — count the days for any month or date range, with your own holidays added.
How many days in October 2027?
| Count | Value |
|---|---|
| Total days in the month | 31 |
| Weekdays (Monday–Friday) | 21 |
| Weekend days (Saturday–Sunday) | 10 |
October 2027 has 31 days because October always has 31 days. The month starts on Friday and ends on Sunday, and it contains 4 full weeks plus 3 extra days.
Day-by-day calendar — October 2027
| Date | Day of the week | Day type |
|---|---|---|
| 1 October 2027 | Friday | Weekday |
| 2 October 2027 | Saturday | Weekend |
| 3 October 2027 | Sunday | Weekend |
| 4 October 2027 | Monday | Weekday |
| 5 October 2027 | Tuesday | Weekday |
| 6 October 2027 | Wednesday | Weekday |
| 7 October 2027 | Thursday | Weekday |
| 8 October 2027 | Friday | Weekday |
| 9 October 2027 | Saturday | Weekend |
| 10 October 2027 | Sunday | Weekend |
| 11 October 2027 | Monday | Weekday (Columbus Day) |
| 12 October 2027 | Tuesday | Weekday |
| 13 October 2027 | Wednesday | Weekday |
| 14 October 2027 | Thursday | Weekday |
| 15 October 2027 | Friday | Weekday |
| 16 October 2027 | Saturday | Weekend |
| 17 October 2027 | Sunday | Weekend |
| 18 October 2027 | Monday | Weekday |
| 19 October 2027 | Tuesday | Weekday |
| 20 October 2027 | Wednesday | Weekday |
| 21 October 2027 | Thursday | Weekday |
| 22 October 2027 | Friday | Weekday |
| 23 October 2027 | Saturday | Weekend |
| 24 October 2027 | Sunday | Weekend |
| 25 October 2027 | Monday | Weekday |
| 26 October 2027 | Tuesday | Weekday |
| 27 October 2027 | Wednesday | Weekday |
| 28 October 2027 | Thursday | Weekday |
| 29 October 2027 | Friday | Weekday |
| 30 October 2027 | Saturday | Weekend |
| 31 October 2027 | Sunday | Weekend |
Working weeks in October 2027
The working weeks of the month — Monday to Friday, with the business days in each week:
| Week starting | Days | Business days |
|---|---|---|
| 27 September 2027 | 1 October 2027 – 1 October 2027 | 1 |
| 4 October 2027 | 4 October 2027 – 8 October 2027 | 5 |
| 11 October 2027 | 11 October 2027 – 15 October 2027 | 5 |
| 18 October 2027 | 18 October 2027 – 22 October 2027 | 5 |
| 25 October 2027 | 25 October 2027 – 29 October 2027 | 5 |
How the count is worked out
Step one: count the days in the month — 31 for October 2027. Step two: count the weekends. October 2027 starts on a Friday, so the Saturdays and Sundays fall on the dates shown in the table — 10 weekend days in total, leaving 21 weekdays. There is no third step: the answer is the number of days in the month, 31. The days between dates calculator does the same calculation for any date range, and the date calculator works out what date it is a number of days from now.
October in other years in other years
The same month in the adjacent years, for comparison — the number changes because the calendar shifts by one day each year (two after a leap year), so the same month starts on a different weekday.
| Year | Total days | Weekdays | Weekends | Business days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 31 | 22 | 9 | 21 |
| 2027 | 31 | 21 | 10 | 20 |
| 2028 | 31 | 22 | 9 | 21 |
October 2027 in the year
October is the 10th month of 2027 — the 4th quarter of the year (Q4). There are 273 days in the year before October begins, and 61 days left in the year after it ends. In the Northern Hemisphere it is autumn; in the Southern Hemisphere the seasons are reversed. 2027 is not a leap year, with 365 days.
The federal holidays still to come after October 2027 are Veterans Day (11 November 2027), Thanksgiving Day (25 November 2027), Christmas Day (25 December 2027). If you are planning the rest of the year, those are the days to watch: each one that falls on a weekday costs a business day, and each one that falls near a weekend tends to become a long weekend. The days between dates calculator counts the days to any of them, and the holiday countdowns show the countdown to each one live.
Planning with October 2027
20 business days is 4 working weeks. If you are planning a project, a deadline or a holiday, that is the capacity of the month: 20 days on which offices, banks and government departments are open. The weekends — 10 days — are the days off, and the federal holidays are the days to check before you promise a delivery date. For the same month next year, see days in october 2028.
Frequently asked questions
How many days are there in October 2027?
31 — 31 days in the month.
How many weekdays are in October 2027?
21 weekdays and 10 weekend days, out of 31 days in total.
What day of the week does October 2027 start on?
October 2027 starts on a Friday and ends on a Sunday.
How many days are there in October 2028?
See days in october 2028 for the exact count — it differs because the calendar shifts by a day each year.
How many hours are there in October 2027?
744 hours — 44640 minutes, or 2678400 seconds. That is the total for the whole month, including the nights and weekends; the working hours are 168 for a standard eight-hour day, or 160 if you count business days only.
How do you count business days?
Count the weekdays in the range and subtract the public holidays that fall on weekdays. The business days calculator does it for any range, with your own holidays added.
Sources
- IANA Time Zone Database, via Node.js Intl (
Intl.DateTimeFormatwithtimeZone) — offsets, daylight saving dates and local times in this article were worked out from the IANA database, not typed from memory. - TimeFlow's own time-zone data (
data/cities.ts,data/dst.ts), computed from the IANA database. - US federal holiday rules (5 U.S.C. § 6103): the holidays subtracted in the business day count are the eleven federal holidays, on the dates set by law.
- TimeFlow's business days calculator and days between dates calculator — the live tools behind the counts on this page.
- Time-zone and daylight saving rules are set by governments and can change. For flights, deadlines and meetings that cannot move, confirm the time with an official source.