Leap Year Calculator

Determine whether a year is a leap year. Enter any year to see its leap-year status, the number of days in the year and the next leap year.

Enter a year. The calculator checks the leap-year rules (divisible by 4, but not by 100 unless also by 400), tells you whether it's a leap year, how many days it has and when the next leap year falls.

Leap year?
Days in year
Next leap year

A leap year calculator checks whether a year has an extra day (29 February). Leap years keep our calendar aligned with Earth's orbit around the Sun.

The rules

  • Divisible by 4 = leap year
  • But divisible by 100 = not a leap year
  • Unless also divisible by 400 = leap year again

So 2000 was a leap year, 1900 was not, and 2100 will not be.

Examples

  • 2024 is a leap year (366 days)
  • 2026 is not a leap year (365 days)
  • 2000 was a leap year despite being divisible by 100

Frequently asked questions

Why do we need leap years?

A year is about 365.2425 days long. Without the extra day every four years, the calendar would drift out of step with the seasons over time.

What's the century rule for?

Adding a leap day every four years slightly overshoots, so years divisible by 100 skip a leap year — unless they're also divisible by 400, which keeps things accurate over centuries.

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