What Is ‘Blue Monday?’ Its Meaning in 2023

At some point, we’ve all experienced a case of the winter blues. The weather is colder, it gets darker earlier and it can lead to hibernation mode.

January is tough in particular because the holiday excitement has died down and reality has set in. As it turns out, there’s a day that some say is the most depressing day of the year known as “Blue Monday.” This year, it’s on January 16.

Here’s everything you need to know and what you can do to prepare so it’s not so bad.

When Is Blue Monday 2023?

Blue Monday is the third Monday of January and is dubbed the “most depressing day of the year.” Blue Monday 2023 is on Monday, January 16.

  • Blue Monday 2024 will be on Monday, January 15, 2024
  • Blue Monday 2025 will be on Monday, January 20, 2025
  • Blue Monday 2026 will be on Monday, January 19, 2026

What Is Blue Monday?

Blue Monday is essentially when the post-holiday blues and exhaustion from the stress of the holidays begin to catch up with you. This is the week that holiday bills start rolling in and the weather is cold and dark, Dr. Susan Albers, PsyD, a clinical psychologist at the Cleveland Clinic, explains. There is a long stretch until the next holiday to look forward to, and interestingly, this timing coincides with studies that have found that people tend to give up on their new year’s resolutions this very same week (the day they give up is also known as “quitters day.”)

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