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What Is the Maximum Number of Mondays Possible in a Month?

Discover how many Mondays can occur in a month and when months have 5 Mondays instead of 4.

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Video transcript

A month can have a maximum of 5 Mondays. This happens when a month with 31 days starts on a Monday. In such a scenario, Mondays will fall on the 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd, and 29th of the month. For shorter months like those with 30 or 28/29 days, the maximum number of Mondays will be 4. Use a calendar to check the specific distribution of days for any particular month.

Questions and answers

  1. Can a month have 6 Mondays?

    No, a month can have at most 5 Mondays because a week has 7 days and months have 28 to 31 days.

  2. Which months can have 5 Mondays?

    Only months with 31 days that start on a Monday will have 5 Mondays.

  3. How many Mondays can February have?

    February, having 28 or 29 days, can have a maximum of 4 Mondays.

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