Question

A leap year consists of how many days?

Answer 1

A leap year consists of 366 days. During leap years, February will have 29 days instead of 28 days.

Leap year

A leap year is a calendar year containing one additional day added to keep the calendar year synchronized with the astronomical or seasonal year.

• During leap year, the February has 29 days instead of 28 days in normal year or non leap year.
• There are 366 days in a leap year.
• In a non leap year there are 365 days.

How to check the leap year?

Divide the year by four to see if it’s a leap year or not. A leap year is one that is completely divisible by four.

Examples:

1. 2016

Divided the given year by 4, we get

2016/4

= 504

2. 2024

Divided the given year by 4, we get

2024/4

= 506