How many Sundays in a year?

There are 52 Sundays in a year, with occasional exceptions of 53 Sundays in a leap year.

In a standard calendar year, there are 52 weeks, each consisting of seven days, totaling 364 days. This means that there are 52 Sundays in a non-leap year. The remaining one or two days in the calendar year fall on weekdays other than Sunday.

In a leap year, an extra day is added to the calendar to account for the fact that Earth’s orbit around the sun takes approximately 365.25 days. This additional day is added to the month of February, making it a 29-day month instead of the usual 28 days. Consequently, in a leap year, there are 52 full weeks (364 days) and one additional day, resulting in a total of 53 Sundays.

Therefore, while there are typically 52 Sundays in a year, a leap year occasionally includes 53 Sundays due to the extra day added to February.