1 year = 525,600 minutes (527,040 in a leap year)
365 days × 24 hours × 60 minutes = 525,600. A leap year adds a day: 527,040. Averaged over the four-year leap cycle, a year is 525,960 minutes, which is the approximation converters use (the calendar’s long-run average is a hair lower, 525,949).
| Unit | Amount | Working |
|---|---|---|
| 1 day | 1,440 | 24 × 60 |
| 1 week | 10,080 | 7 × 1,440 |
| 1 year (365 d) | 525,600 | 365 × 1,440 |
| 1 leap year | 527,040 | 366 × 1,440 |
| Average year | 525,960 | 365.25 × 1,440 |
| 1 decade | 5,259,600 | 10 × 525,960 |
How many hours in a year?
8,760 (365 × 24), or 8,784 in a leap year.
How many seconds in a year?
31,536,000, or 31,622,400 in a leap year.
Where does 525,600 come from?
It is the number in "Seasons of Love" from the musical Rent, which counts a year in minutes.