December is the twelfth and last month and has 31 days. Here are printable December calendars for the next two years, with holidays marked, and a guide to the month.
December 2027 at a glance. Open it for the full holiday list, working days and a print-ready page, or see the December 2026 page.
Starts Wednesday · 31 days · 23 weekdays · holidays & print
December comes from decem, Latin for ten. It kept the name after it became the twelfth month.
December brings the shortest day of the year, around 21–22 December, and the start of real winter in the north, with fog over the plains and snow in the hills.
Christmas on 25 December is a national holiday. The Tamil month of Margazhi begins in mid-December, and the year ends with New Year’s Eve.
December always has 31 days.
December is month number 12 of 12.
December 2026 starts on Tuesday and ends on Thursday.
December 2027 starts on Wednesday and ends on Friday.
Sagittarius until about 21 December, then Capricorn.