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How Valentine's Day Affects Sleep

On Valentine's Day 2026, people worldwide got 6 minutes more sleep and woke up 4% more often than on a typical Saturday night.

Dinners out and late nights in: we compared the night of February 14th with the same weekday in the weeks around it.

Updated daily · data to Nov 1, 2026 · How we measure

In 100 daysValentine's Day 2027 falls on Sunday, February 14, 2027. Results will be published a few days later.

Sleep vs normal

+6 min

6h 49m vs 6h 43m

Wake-ups vs normal

+4%

4.3 vs 4.1 per night

Bedtime

10:26pm

−3 min vs usual 10:29pm

Under 6 hours of sleep

31%

−1 pts vs usual 33%

What the data shows

  • People worldwide slept an average of 6h 49m, compared with 6h 43m on a typical Saturday night.
  • The next morning, people got up at 8:38am on average, 7 minutes earlier than usual.
  • 31% of sleepers got less than six hours, against 33% on a normal Saturday.
  • The effect was bigger than in 2025, when the change in sleep was <1 min.
  • Canadians were hit hardest, losing 6 minutes of sleep.

Sleep in the nights around Valentine's Day 2026

Worldwide · dashed line is a typical Saturday

  • Sleep
  • Typical Saturday

Source: Sleepiest sleep data · to Nov 1, 2026

Sleep in the nights around Valentine's Day 2026
NightSleepWake-upsBedtime
Feb 7, 20266h 46m4.0510:27pm
Feb 8, 20266h 28m3.9010:21pm
Feb 9, 20266h 33m3.8910:15pm
Feb 10, 20266h 32m3.9010:19pm
Feb 11, 20266h 33m3.9210:20pm
Feb 12, 20266h 32m4.0110:20pm
Feb 13, 20266h 43m4.0810:27pm
Feb 14, 20266h 49m4.2810:26pm
Feb 15, 20266h 38m4.1610:20pm
Feb 16, 20266h 34m4.1410:15pm
Feb 17, 20266h 34m4.1910:15pm
Feb 18, 20266h 35m4.2210:15pm
Feb 19, 20266h 33m4.1910:17pm
Feb 20, 20266h 40m4.1810:23pm
Feb 21, 20266h 42m4.1210:30pm

Wake-ups in the nights around Valentine's Day 2026

Worldwide · average times sleep was broken per night

  • Wake-ups
  • Typical Saturday

Source: Sleepiest sleep data · to Nov 1, 2026

Wake-ups in the nights around Valentine's Day 2026
NightWake-ups
Feb 7, 20264.05
Feb 8, 20263.90
Feb 9, 20263.89
Feb 10, 20263.90
Feb 11, 20263.92
Feb 12, 20264.01
Feb 13, 20264.08
Feb 14, 20264.28
Feb 15, 20264.16
Feb 16, 20264.14
Feb 17, 20264.19
Feb 18, 20264.22
Feb 19, 20264.19
Feb 20, 20264.18
Feb 21, 20264.12

Sleep vs normal on Valentine's Day 2026, by country

Minutes of sleep compared with a typical night

Source: Sleepiest sleep data · to Nov 1, 2026

Sleep vs normal on Valentine's Day 2026, by country
RegionSleepvs normalWake-ups vs normalBedtimeBedtime vs normal
Worldwide6h 49m+6 min+4%10:26pm−3 min
United States6h 46m+7 min+3%10:19pm−7 min
United Kingdom7h 00m+2 min+5%10:36pm+1 min
Canada6h 40m−6 min−12%10:38pm+6 min
Australia7h 33m+8 min+8%10:33pm+11 min

Valentine's Day, year on year

Worldwide · minutes of sleep vs a typical night

Source: Sleepiest sleep data · to Nov 1, 2026

Valentine's Day, year on year
YearNightSleep vs normalWake-ups vs normalBedtime vs normal
2025Feb 14, 2025<1 min−3%−4 min
2026Feb 14, 2026+6 min+4%−3 min

Upcoming dates

  • Valentine's Day 2027Sunday, February 14, 2027

Frequently asked questions

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The figures above compare February 14th with a typical night on the same weekday, including total sleep, bedtime and wake-ups.

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