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How Many Seconds In A Year?

By Matthew Zane
Aug. 4, 2022
Last Modified and Fact Checked on: Feb. 10, 2026

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How Many Seconds Are in a Year?

In a standard year of 365 days, there are precisely 31,536,000 seconds. During a leap year, which consists of 366 days, this number increases to 31,622,400 seconds.

For a more accurate measurement, a “true” year, or the time it takes for the Earth to complete its orbit around the Sun, is approximately 31,558,149.756 seconds.

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Matthew Zane

Matthew Zane is the lead editor of Zippia's How To Get A Job Guides. He is a teacher, writer, and world-traveler that wants to help people at every stage of the career life cycle. He completed his masters in American Literature from Trinity College Dublin and BA in English from the University of Connecticut.

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