February sits in the first calendar quarter of 2027, which runs from January to March, and is the eighth month of the financial year that began the previous July. February 2027 runs to 28 days, leaving four months of the financial year still to come before the 30 June close and the fresh financial year that follows it in July. February sits in the first calendar quarter of 2027 as well as the eighth month of the financial year.
With no public holiday in February in most states, leave planning around February 2027 depends entirely on annual leave taken independently of any public holiday, rather than being built around a long weekend. Some workers use this quieter stretch to take leave before school holiday demand picks up again in April around Easter and ANZAC Day. School Term 1 is in full session across every state by the second week of February.
The shift from February into March brings the official start of autumn on 1 March, along with the return of Labour Day long weekends in Western Australia, Victoria and Tasmania. February 2027 hands over a quiet, holiday-free month to one shaped by state-based public holidays and football season openers across both major codes. February sits in the first calendar quarter of 2027 as well as the eighth month of the financial year.