2028 has 366 days, and January opens the year with the tropical north deep in its wet season, part of the cyclone season that runs from November through to April. In the southern states, 22 January 2028 sits in the driest, hottest stretch of the year, when bushfire warnings are issued most frequently across Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania and inland New South Wales.
Saturday 22 January 2028 is a weekend day under the standard Monday-to-Friday working pattern and does not count toward the working-day total shown above. Retail, hospitality, healthcare and emergency services staff commonly work rostered shifts on this day regardless of the standard week that applies to most other industries and workplaces across the country.
A public holiday that falls on a Monday or a Friday produces a three-day weekend without using any annual leave, which is why long-weekend planning around 22 January 2028 depends on which day of the week the nearest public holiday falls on. A midweek holiday delivers no such automatic extension, though many workers bridge it with a single day of leave.