Best time to post on Facebook
The single strongest window is Wednesday, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM. Weekday mid-morning through mid-afternoon, with Monday a surprisingly strong opener.
Weekly engagement heatmap
When Facebook engagement peaks
Top windows
The 5 best slots
- 1Wednesday2:00 PM – 4:00 PMPeak
- 2Tuesday2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
- 3Wednesday12:00 PM – 2:00 PM
- 4Wednesday4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
- 5Thursday2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
How we know this
The data behind the heatmap
These windows come from published best-time-to-post studies covering millions of posts — not guesswork. Each cell is a 2-hour window scored by relative engagement; the darker the cell, the stronger the slot. It's the same industry baseline marketingmagic uses as a starting prior before it learns your own audience's rhythm.
Sources: Reused Threads heuristic (Meta surface, similar conversational pattern).
Times are shown in your audience's local timezone. Treat these as a strong default — the real best time is whenever your followers are most active, which can differ.
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