Is it a leap year?
2026 is not a leap year. The next leap year is 2028, and the last one was 2024.
The leap year rule
- If the year divides evenly by 4, it is a leap year…
- …unless it divides by 100, then it is not…
- …unless it also divides by 400, then it is.
Leap years 2000 to 2100
2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020, 2024, 2028, 2032, 2036, 2040, 2044, 2048, 2052, 2056, 2060, 2064, 2068, 2072, 2076, 2080, 2084, 2088, 2092, 2096
2100 is not a leap year, even though it divides by 4. See every month's length on days in a month.
Questions people ask
Is 2026 a leap year?
No. 2026 has 365 days. The next leap year is 2028, with February 29 falling on a Tuesday.
How do you know if a year is a leap year?
A year is a leap year if it divides by 4, except century years, which must also divide by 400. So 2000 was a leap year but 1900 and 2100 are not.
Why do we have leap years?
A year in the seasons is about 365.2422 days. Adding a day every four years, and skipping three of those days every 400 years, keeps the calendar in step with the equinoxes.