How many months is 24 weeks pregnant?

24 weeks is roughly 5½ months. Months are an awkward unit in pregnancy because they do not divide evenly into weeks — a calendar month averages about 4.3 weeks, which is why 40 weeks works out a little over nine months rather than ten. Appointments and scans are always booked in weeks, so weeks are the figure worth carrying.

How big is a baby at 24 weeks?

The NHS publishes around 30 cm long, from head to heel for week 24. Rather than one fruit, that length is offered here against eight rulers, each object carrying its own measurement: a hollow chocolate Santa (30 cm hat to boots), a sugar glider, tail included (32 cm nose to tail tip), Buzz Lightyear (30.5 cm head to boots), a boxing glove (30 cm cuff to knuckles), and four more. Published lengths are averages across many babies, not a measurement of any particular one, and a scan estimate that differs is a normal thing rather than a finding.

What trimester is 24 weeks?

Week 24 is in the second trimester, on the commonly published split of weeks 1–12, 13–26 and 27 onward. The boundaries are conventions for talking about pregnancy rather than biological switches — nothing changes overnight at week 13 or week 27.

24 weeks pregnant

What happens at 24 weeks pregnant?

At 24 weeks a baby is around 30 cm long, from head to heel, about the size of a hollow chocolate Santa. That is roughly 5½ months, in the second trimester, with about 16 weeks to go until 40.

Published length

30 cm long, from head to heel

In months

Roughly 5½ months

Trimester

second · 16 weeks to go

What is developing at 24 weeks

The lungs begin making surfactant, the substance that stops the air sacs collapsing between breaths. Twenty-four weeks is the point from which many health services describe a pregnancy as viable. The face is fully formed, eyelashes and eyebrows included.

The size comparison above is a hollow chocolate Santa, which measures 30 cm hat to boots. Every comparison on this site is a real object with a real measurement, checked against the published length. The same week is drawn in seven other sets below, from Australian animals to fast food, if this one means nothing to you.

24 weeks, in eight rulers

Every other pregnancy tool measures a baby in fruit. This one offers eight sets to choose from, and each object below carries its real measurement, checked against the 30 cm the NHS publishes for week 24. Pick whichever ruler you actually have a feel for. Why not fruit.

Sweet treats
a hollow chocolate Santa
30 cm hat to boots
Australian animals
a sugar glider, tail included
32 cm nose to tail tip
The 90s
Buzz Lightyear
30.5 cm head to boots
Sport
a boxing glove
30 cm cuff to knuckles
Things you already own
a 30 cm ruler
30 cm end to end
Gaming
an Xbox Series X
30.1 cm top to bottom
Fast food
a twelve-inch pizza
30.5 cm across
Toys
Buzz Lightyear
30.5 cm head to boots

Your dates, from 24 weeks

Set to someone who is exactly 24 weeks today, so the due date below is the one that implies. Change the date to your own and everything follows from it — nothing is saved unless you do.

How far along am I?

Your due date

Do not know your due date yet? The due date calculator estimates one from your last period. A dating ultrasound is more accurate than any calendar method — if your pregnancy care team has given you a date, use theirs.

Questions about 24 weeks

How many months is 24 weeks pregnant?: 24 weeks is roughly 5½ months. Months are an awkward unit in pregnancy because they do not divide evenly into weeks — a calendar month averages about 4.3 weeks, which is why 40 weeks works out a little over nine months rather than ten. Appointments and scans are always booked in weeks, so weeks are the figure worth carrying.
How big is a baby at 24 weeks?: The NHS publishes around 30 cm long, from head to heel for week 24. Rather than one fruit, that length is offered here against eight rulers, each object carrying its own measurement: a hollow chocolate Santa (30 cm hat to boots), a sugar glider, tail included (32 cm nose to tail tip), Buzz Lightyear (30.5 cm head to boots), a boxing glove (30 cm cuff to knuckles), and four more. Published lengths are averages across many babies, not a measurement of any particular one, and a scan estimate that differs is a normal thing rather than a finding.
What trimester is 24 weeks?: Week 24 is in the second trimester, on the commonly published split of weeks 1–12, 13–26 and 27 onward. The boundaries are conventions for talking about pregnancy rather than biological switches — nothing changes overnight at week 13 or week 27.

Where these numbers come from

NHS — Week-by-week guide to pregnancy — The published length of a baby at each week of pregnancy — measured head to bottom until week 20 and head to heel from week 20 — and what is developing at that stage.
Pregnancy, Birth and Baby — Pregnancy week by week — The Australian Government health service’s week-by-week account of how a pregnancy is counted and what develops at each stage.

General information only, not medical advice. BubSync is not a medical device: these tools do not diagnose, treat or monitor any condition, and using one does not create a clinical relationship. Every baby is different, and these are published ranges rather than targets to hit — they may not apply to your baby, particularly if they were born preterm, are small or large for their age, or have a medical condition. Never delay or disregard advice from a health professional because of something a calculator here showed you. If you are worried about feeding, sleep, weight or wet nappies, contact your child health nurse, midwife or GP — and if your baby seems unwell, floppy, or is difficult to rouse, seek urgent medical care now (000 in Australia).

Written by the BubSync editorial team. Not yet reviewed by an independent clinician. The editorial policy says who writes these pages and how their figures are sourced. Read how we write and check these pages.

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