How Many Days in August?

Named after Augustus, the first Roman emperor. Along with March and April, it has no US federal holiday.

A quick way to remember month lengths is the knuckle rule: make two fists and count across your knuckles and the gaps between them. Every month that lands on a knuckle has 31 days; every month in a gap has 30, except February. Or use the rhyme: “Thirty days hath September, April, June and November…”