There are 31,536,000 seconds in a year. This calculation is based on a non-leap year, which has 365 days.
Here’s how it’s calculated:
- 1 minute = 60 seconds
- 1 hour = 60 minutes = 3,600 seconds
- 1 day = 24 hours = 86,400 seconds
- 1 year = 365 days = 31,536,000 seconds
In a leap year, which has 366 days, there are 31,622,400 seconds. The extra day adds 86,400 seconds to the total.