Free Blank Printable August 2027 Calendar
Set up an August page in under a minute. Choose a design, decide which weekday opens each row, switch on week numbers if you need them, leave room for trips or term dates, then save the sheet as a PDF, PNG or JPG or send it straight to the printer.
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August 2027 card
Working days run Monday to Friday and keep any public holiday, such as 15 August in several countries, in the count. Weekend days are Saturdays plus Sundays. Every figure follows the year typed above.
Table of contents
- How to build your August calendar
- Choosing a template for August
- Week numbers in August
- Which weekday should open each row?
- Working days by start weekday
- Paper sizes for August planners
- Before you print: August checklist
- Share one August plan with everyone
- August planner ideas
- Two-week leave planner: a worked example
- Who prints an August calendar
- Private, quick and travel-ready
- August at a glance
- How the August grid is calculated
- August: the hinge between holiday and term
- August facts worth knowing
- How August got its name
- August traditions across countries
- Key August dates to copy into your cells
- August birthstone, flowers and zodiac
- August calendar FAQ
- Keep the August page handy
How to build your August calendar
1. Choose a summer-ready look
The template row offers thirty designs: twenty built around one accent colour and ten in plain black on white. Warm and sea-toned accents echo the holiday season, while black ink is the sensible pick for timetables that must be photocopied.
2. Set the year and weekday rules
Type the year, choose Sunday, Monday or Saturday as the first column and decide on week numbers. August is when many schools and offices restart, so matching the numbering to their timetable avoids confusion later.
3. Reserve room for trips and term dates
Pick lined notes for packing lists, dotted notes for sketching itineraries, a grid for holiday budgets or a blank box for ticket details and booking codes.
4. Inspect every cell
The magnifier buttons enlarge the preview from 50 to 300 percent. Click the percentage to go back to 100, or open Full screen for an edge-to-edge look at the sheet.
5. Export before you leave
Save a PDF, PNG or JPG, or print at actual size, so the page is in your bag or on the fridge before the first day of the holiday.
Choosing a template for August
Headers that carry the summer mood
Use the filled banner for a bold wall sheet, the oversized left-aligned month for a planner insert, the centred ruled heading for a clean noticeboard or the outlined year numeral when you want a poster-style page.
Cell styles for a busy month
Squared lines give the most writing space for camp rotas and shift swaps. Rounded boxes feel friendly on a family fridge, ruled lines suit tidy handwriting and dotted lines keep a travel desk calm.
Accent colours with a holiday feel
All twenty coloured designs pair a single accent with a soft weekend tint and a matching typeface, so each member of a household can claim a shade for their own August schedule.
Black ink for term-start paperwork
The ten monochrome designs use very little toner, copy sharply and suit class sets, staff rotas and notices that need printing in bulk before term opens.
Week numbers in August
| System | How August is numbered | Good for |
|---|---|---|
| ISO 8601 | Weeks run Monday to Sunday and week 1 holds the first Thursday of January. The 1st lands in week 30 or 31 and the 31st in week 35 or 36 | European school timetables, payroll cut-offs and project plans |
| US / Canada | Week 1 is the row containing 1 January, so August rows fall roughly between weeks 31 and 36 | Sports leagues, clubs and retailers who count from New Year |
| Simple | 1–7 August is week 1, 8–14 is week 2, and the month ends in week 5 | Holiday countdowns and month-long challenges |
On Sunday-start or Saturday-start pages, ISO numbers are taken from the first August date in each row, so a row may straddle two ISO weeks.
Which weekday should open each row?
| First column | Where it is the norm | August tip |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday | United States, Canada, Japan, Israel | Keeps weekend cells on the outer edges, which suits road-trip and family-visit planning |
| Monday | Most of Europe and ISO 8601 workplaces | Lines up with ISO week numbers and with timetables that restart after the summer break |
| Saturday | Iran, Afghanistan and several Arab countries | Matches calendars where the working week opens on Saturday or Sunday |
Working days by start weekday
August always has 31 days, so three weekdays occur five times. Which three depends on the day the month opens, and that decides how many working days you have.
| 1 August falls on | Working days (Mon–Fri) | Weekend days |
|---|---|---|
| Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday | 23 | 8 |
| Sunday or Thursday | 22 | 9 |
| Friday or Saturday | 21 | 10 |
Public holidays are not removed. The August card under the preview shows the exact split for the year you entered.
Paper sizes for August planners
| Size | Millimetres | August use |
|---|---|---|
| A3 / Tabloid | 297×420 / 279×432 | Camp noticeboards, shop-window rotas, big family holiday walls |
| A4 / Letter / Legal | 210×297 / 216×279 / 216×356 | Fridge door, desk sheet or binder page for the month |
| B4 / B5 | 250×353 / 176×250 | School diaries, ring-binder dividers and homework folders |
| A5 / A6 | 148×210 / 105×148 | Travel journals, passport-wallet cards and lunchbox notes |
Before you print: August checklist
- Set the same paper size in the generator and in the printer dialog.
- Choose Actual size or 100 percent, and avoid Fit to page.
- Switch off browser headers and footers so no URL or date is added.
- If you print away from home, check whether the machine holds A4 or Letter first.
- Use paper of about 120 to 160 gsm for wall pages so they stay flat and opaque.
- Print one spare copy to keep in the car or travel bag.
Each sheet carries inner padding, so most home printers keep the grid intact even if they leave a thin unprintable border.
August planner ideas
Back-to-school countdown
Pick a rounded-box template, hide week numbers and shade one cell per day until the first bell.
Summer reading and fitness log
Choose a squared grid, write pages read or kilometres walked in each cell and keep totals in a grid notes box.
Holiday leave and trip planner
Use a Monday-start page with ISO numbers, mark flights and check-in dates, and list bookings in the lined notes area.
Camp or club roster
Print an A3 landscape sheet, write one group name per day and pin it where coaches and parents can see it.
Garden and harvest planner
Use dotted notes for watering rounds, tomato and bean pick-up days and seeds to sow for a late-summer crop.
Sky-watch diary
Mark the Perseid peak and any eclipse or planet viewing nights, then add a note for the Moon’s phase on each date.
Two-week leave planner: a worked example
Suppose you want two weeks away in August 2027, when the 1st is a Sunday. Taking Monday 9 August to Friday 20 August uses 10 working days of leave, yet you are away from Saturday 7 to Sunday 22 August, which is 16 days in total.
- Select Monday as the first column so each row is a working week.
- Shade the cells from the 7th to the 22nd and write the destination in the notes area.
- Choose ISO week numbers to quote weeks 31 and 32 when you tell your employer.
- Print one copy for the fridge and send the link to everyone travelling with you.
Who prints an August calendar
Teachers lay out classroom walls and parents’ evenings before the autumn term. Families pin an A4 sheet beside the door to track trips and visitors. Camp directors and sports coaches post A3 rotas, event teams plan festival weekends, shop owners schedule staff around holiday cover, and students chart resit revision. Because the design lives in a link, one person can prepare the page and everyone else prints the same layout.
Private, quick and travel-ready
The August sheet is created and exported entirely inside your browser, so there is no account to open and nothing is uploaded. Every control works from the keyboard with visible focus rings, and Full screen closes with Escape. The layout begins with phone screens, which helps when you are sorting out plans from a train or a hotel lobby, and expands into a tools-plus-preview workspace on bigger displays.
August 2027 at a glance
August 2027 starts on a Sunday and ends on a Tuesday. It has 31 days and needs 5 rows on a Sunday-start page, 6 on a Monday-start page and 5 on a Saturday-start page. The 1st sits in ISO week 30 and the 31st in ISO week 35. 2027 is not a leap year, so 1 August is day 213 of the year and 31 August is day 243.
This summary follows the year typed into the generator. The August card under the preview adds working-day and weekend-day counts.
How the August grid is calculated
The Gregorian rule decides every year you enter: a year is a leap year when 4 divides it, except century years that 400 does not divide. August itself never changes length, yet the leap day shifts its position in the year. In a common year 1 August is 212 days after 1 January, and since 212 is 30 whole weeks plus 2 days, August begins two weekdays after the weekday of 1 January. In a leap year the gap is 213 days, so it begins three weekdays later.
The browser reports the weekday of 1 August. The tool subtracts your chosen week start to find how many blank cells come before the 1st, adds 31 days and divides by seven, rounding up. That gives five or six rows, and the rows are spaced evenly to fill the sheet. The US / Canada option also works out which week of the year each row belongs to, using the day of the year and the weekday of 1 January.
August: the hinge between holiday and term
Few months mean such different things to different readers. For many northern families August is the last stretch of long holidays. In parts of the United States classes restart early or mid-month, while most European schools reopen in September. South of the equator the same weeks sit in the middle of a school term, and in the monsoon belt of South Asia they are the wettest of the year.
A single August page therefore often has to serve a trip, a school start and a work restart at once. Setting the first column and week numbers to match the calendar you actually follow keeps one sheet useful for the whole household or team.
August facts worth knowing
Two long months in a row
July and August both have 31 days. They are the only pair of consecutive months with that length.
A start weekday all its own
In a common year no other month opens on the same weekday as August. In a leap year it matches only February.
Perseid nights
The Perseid meteor shower normally peaks around 12 and 13 August, and viewing is best after midnight away from street lights.
Eclipses in the sky
Total solar eclipses crossed Greenland, Iceland and Spain on 12 August 2026 and are due over southern Spain and North Africa on 2 August 2027.
Storm season builds
Activity in the Atlantic hurricane season climbs through August toward a peak in early September.
Winter south of the equator
Australia, New Zealand and southern Africa spend August in late winter, with spring only weeks away.
How August got its name
The Romans first knew this month as Sextilis, the sixth month of a calendar that opened in March. Around 8 BC it was renamed after Augustus, the first Roman emperor, whose title carries the sense of dignified and revered.
Ancient writers linked the choice to events of his career in this month, such as his first consulship and the capture of Alexandria. A well-known tale says he borrowed a day from February so that his month would match July, but historians regard that as a later myth rather than record.
August traditions across countries
Japan
Obon in mid-August brings families home to honour ancestors with lanterns and dances, and Mountain Day on 11 August is a national holiday.
India and Pakistan
Pakistan marks Independence Day on 14 August and India on 15 August. Raksha Bandhan, linked to the lunar calendar, usually also falls in August.
Italy and France
Ferragosto and the Assumption on 15 August empty city streets as families head to the coast or the mountains.
United Kingdom
Edinburgh’s festivals fill the capital, and the Notting Hill Carnival takes over West London on the August bank holiday weekend.
Switzerland and Singapore
Swiss National Day on 1 August is celebrated with bonfires and fireworks, and Singapore holds its National Day parade on 9 August.
South Africa
National Women’s Day on 9 August remembers the 1956 march to the Union Buildings in Pretoria.
Indonesia and South Korea
Indonesia celebrates independence on 17 August, and South Korea marks Liberation Day on the 15th.
Caribbean
Emancipation Day on 1 August is observed in many islands, and Jamaica celebrates Independence Day on 6 August.
Key August dates to copy into your cells
| Date | Occasion | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 1 August | Swiss National Day; Emancipation Day | Switzerland; Caribbean |
| First Monday | Summer bank holiday | Scotland and Ireland |
| 6 August | Independence Day | Jamaica |
| 9 August | National Day; National Women’s Day | Singapore; South Africa |
| 11 August | Mountain Day | Japan |
| 13–16 August | Obon (dates vary by region) | Japan |
| 12–13 August | Perseid meteor shower peak | Best in the Northern Hemisphere |
| 14 August | Independence Day | Pakistan |
| 15 August | Independence Day; Assumption and Ferragosto; Liberation Day | India; Italy, France and others; South Korea |
| 17 August | Independence Day | Indonesia |
| 20 August | St Stephen’s Day | Hungary |
| 24 August | Independence Day | Ukraine |
| Last Monday | Summer bank holiday | England, Wales and Northern Ireland |
| Varies | Raksha Bandhan, Janmashtami, Onam, Ganesh Chaturthi | Lunar dates that can fall in August or September |
The generator leaves holidays off because they differ by country, faith and employer. Copy any date you need into a cell or the notes area, and confirm local dates first.
August birthstone, flowers and zodiac
These traditional symbols suit birthday pages, class displays and greeting cards.
- Birthstone: peridot, a lime-green gem, with spinel and sardonyx as alternatives.
- Birth flowers: gladiolus and poppy.
- Zodiac: Leo until about 22 August, then Virgo from about 23 August; the exact switch moves slightly each year.
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August calendar FAQ
How do I zoom in on the August calendar preview?
Press the magnifier buttons above the preview to move between 50 and 300 percent in steps of 25. The percentage button snaps back to 100. Once zoomed, scroll inside the preview window to inspect any cell. Zoom changes only what you see on screen; downloads and printouts keep the paper size you selected.
Can I make an August calendar for an old or far-future year?
Yes. Enter any year from 1 to 9999 and the grid follows the Gregorian calendar, so 1 August lands on the right weekday. Years before 1582 use the proleptic Gregorian calendar, which can differ from the Julian dates people used at the time.
Which week-number option should I choose for August?
Pick ISO 8601 for European timetables and payroll, US / Canada if your organisation counts from the row holding 1 January, and Simple when you only want 1 to 5 for the weeks of August itself.
Which ISO weeks does August cover?
The 1st falls in ISO week 30 or 31 and the 31st in week 35 or 36, so a Monday-start August touches five or six ISO week numbers depending on the year. In 2027 the month runs from week 30 to week 35.
How many rows will my August page have?
Five or six. Six are needed when the 1st lands in one of the last two columns of your chosen week; otherwise five are enough. The generator counts the blank cells before the 1st, adds 31 days and divides by seven, then spaces the rows evenly.
How many working days does August have?
Counting Monday to Friday there are 21, 22 or 23. The table above shows the count for each possible start day, and the August card gives the exact figure for your year. Public holidays are not subtracted.
How many weekend days are in August?
Eight, nine or ten Saturdays and Sundays, depending on which weekday the month opens on. The August card lists the Saturdays and Sundays separately for the year you typed.
Which weekday does August begin and end on?
Check the Starts on and Ends on tiles in the August card. Because the month has 31 days, the last day falls two weekdays after the first, so a Sunday start ends on a Tuesday.
Does any other month begin on the same weekday as August?
Not in a common year: August’s opening weekday is unique among the twelve months. In a leap year it matches February only. That is why August pages often look different from the months around them.
Does the generator print bank holidays such as 15 August?
No. Public holidays differ by country, region, faith and employer, so every cell stays empty for your own entries. Copy the dates you need from the key-dates table above into the cells or the notes area.
Which holidays and festivals fall in August?
Examples include Swiss National Day on 1 August, Singapore’s National Day and South Africa’s Women’s Day on 9 August, Obon in Japan in mid-August, Pakistan’s Independence Day on 14 August, India’s Independence Day, Ferragosto and Assumption on 15 August, and Indonesia’s Independence Day on 17 August. Summer bank holidays fall on the first Monday in Scotland and Ireland and the last Monday in England and Wales.
Is there a public holiday in the United States in August?
There is no federal holiday in August, which makes it a clear month for school starts, vacations and local fairs. State, county and employer holidays can still apply, so add them yourself.
How can I build a back-to-school countdown from this page?
Choose a boxed or rounded template, switch week numbers off, write the first school day in the notes area and colour one cell for each remaining day. Print one copy per child for the fridge or a bedroom door.
Can I use the page as a holiday leave or trip planner?
Yes. Use a Monday-start layout, mark travel days in the cells and list bookings in a lined or grid notes box. Counting Monday to Friday blocks shows exactly how many leave days a trip will cost.
Which paper size works best for a summer wall planner?
A3 or Tabloid suits a wall, camp noticeboard or shop window rota. A4 or Letter fits a fridge or binder, and A5 or A6 slips into a travel journal or bag. Exports are rendered at twice the on-screen resolution.
I am printing while travelling. Should I pick A4 or Letter?
Choose the size loaded in the machine you will use. A4 is 210 by 297 mm and Letter is about 216 by 279 mm, so a mismatch makes the printer shrink or crop the page. Hotels and print shops in the Americas usually stock Letter, while most other regions use A4.
Why does my printout look smaller or have extra margins?
The print dialog is rescaling it. Select the same paper size as the generator, set scale to 100 percent or Actual size, and switch off Fit to page together with browser headers and footers.
Should I save the August page as PDF, PNG or JPG?
Use PDF when the sheet must print at exact size. PNG keeps text sharp for screens, tablets and image editors, and JPG is lighter for messaging apps. An A4 portrait image measures about 1588 by 2246 pixels.
Are the black-ink designs suitable for classroom timetables and handouts?
Yes. They use black text and lines on white paper, so they save toner, copy cleanly and stay readable on any printer, which helps when a whole class or team needs the same sheet.
How do I share or bookmark the exact August design I made?
Use the share icons or Copy link. Your choices sit after the hash sign in the address, so any link or bookmark reopens the same year, template, week start, numbering, notes style, paper size and layout.
Is the tool free, and does it store my data?
It is free. The page is drawn inside your browser, nothing you design is uploaded, and only your most recent settings are remembered on your own device.
Why is the month called August?
The Romans first called it Sextilis, the sixth month of a year that began in March. It was renamed in honour of Augustus, the first emperor, around 8 BC.
Did Augustus really take a day from February?
That popular story is a medieval myth. The lengths of Roman months were set by the Julian reforms, and there is no solid ancient evidence that a day was moved from February to August.
When is the Perseid meteor shower in August?
The Perseids are active from mid-July to late August and usually peak around 12 and 13 August. Watch after midnight from a dark place, and check the Moon’s phase for your year because bright moonlight hides fainter meteors.
What are the August birthstone and birth flowers?
The modern birthstone is peridot, with spinel and sardonyx as alternatives. The birth flowers are the gladiolus and the poppy.
Is August summer everywhere?
No. It is high summer in much of the Northern Hemisphere but late winter in Australia, New Zealand, Argentina, Chile and southern Africa. Parts of South Asia and West Africa spend August in the rainy season.
Keep the August page handy
Press Ctrl+D (Cmd+D on a Mac) to bookmark the maker, or send the link with Share. On a phone, add it to the home screen from the browser menu and it will open like an app each summer, which is useful for a quick holiday plan on the go.