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ISO Week Number

Find the ISO week number and week-numbering year for a date.

About ISO Week Number

The ISO week number uses a week containing the year's first Thursday as week one, so early January can belong to the previous year's final week. ISO 8601 weeks are the standard for business planning, reporting and manufacturing schedules.

Formula

ISO Week Number

ISO week from the Thursday rule: week 1 contains January 4

week year
The year the week belongs to, which can differ from the calendar year

Worked example

With the default values below, ISO Week Number returns ISO Week Number of 1. Change any input above and every figure here is recalculated in your browser.

Inputs used

Year
2,025
Monthaccepts 1–12
1
Dayaccepts 1–31
4

Results

ISO Week Number
1
Week Year
2,025
ISO Label
2025-W1

Step by step

  1. 1Values used
  2. 2ISO Week Number
  3. 3ISO Week Number= 1
  4. 4Week Year= 2,025
  5. 5ISO Label= 2025-W1

Assumptions and limits

  • The result is derived only from the 3 inputs listed above. Anything not among them is not part of the calculation.
  • In particular, this calculator does not take inflation, tax, fees or charges or compounding frequency into account.
  • Figures are rounded for display to whole numbers, so totals built from several rounded parts can differ slightly from the unrounded arithmetic.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How is ISO Week Number calculated?

ISO week from the Thursday rule: week 1 contains January 4 The ISO week number uses a week containing the year's first Thursday as week one, so early January can belong to the previous year's final week.

Why does ISO Week Number matter?

ISO 8601 weeks are the standard for business planning, reporting and manufacturing schedules.

What values do I need to enter?

This calculator takes 3 inputs: Year, Month, Day. The pre-filled defaults are a realistic starting point — replace them with figures from your own environment for a result you can act on.

ISO Week Number – Calculate ISO Week Number & Week Year