diff --git a/packages/old-import/src/widgets/definitions/weather.ts b/packages/old-import/src/widgets/definitions/weather.ts
index f883eefa4..099e1468b 100644
--- a/packages/old-import/src/widgets/definitions/weather.ts
+++ b/packages/old-import/src/widgets/definitions/weather.ts
@@ -12,5 +12,15 @@ export type OldmarrWeatherDefinition = CommonOldmarrWidgetDefinition<
       latitude: number;
       longitude: number;
     };
+    dateFormat:
+      | "hide"
+      | "dddd, MMMM D"
+      | "dddd, D MMMM"
+      | "MMM D"
+      | "D MMM"
+      | "DD/MM/YYYY"
+      | "MM/DD/YYYY"
+      | "DD/MM"
+      | "MM/DD";
   }
 >;
diff --git a/packages/old-import/src/widgets/options.ts b/packages/old-import/src/widgets/options.ts
index 2b688aadf..a95c8a5d9 100644
--- a/packages/old-import/src/widgets/options.ts
+++ b/packages/old-import/src/widgets/options.ts
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ const optionMapping: OptionMapping = {
     isFormatFahrenheit: (oldOptions) => oldOptions.displayInFahrenheit,
     location: (oldOptions) => oldOptions.location,
     showCity: (oldOptions) => oldOptions.displayCityName,
+    dateFormat: (oldOptions) => (oldOptions.dateFormat === "hide" ? undefined : oldOptions.dateFormat),
   },
   iframe: {
     embedUrl: (oldOptions) => oldOptions.embedUrl,
diff --git a/packages/translation/src/lang/en.json b/packages/translation/src/lang/en.json
index be10f0e1a..849a8f662 100644
--- a/packages/translation/src/lang/en.json
+++ b/packages/translation/src/lang/en.json
@@ -1134,6 +1134,10 @@
         "forecastDayCount": {
           "label": "Amount of forecast days",
           "description": "When the widget is not wide enough, less days are shown"
+        },
+        "dateFormat": {
+          "label": "Date Format",
+          "description": "How the date should look like"
         }
       },
       "kind": {
diff --git a/packages/widgets/src/weather/component.tsx b/packages/widgets/src/weather/component.tsx
index ed487f38e..9f5da3ade 100644
--- a/packages/widgets/src/weather/component.tsx
+++ b/packages/widgets/src/weather/component.tsx
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ const WeeklyForecast = ({ options, weather }: WeatherProps) => {
 };
 
 function Forecast({ weather, options }: WeatherProps) {
+  const dateFormat = options.dateFormat;
   return (
     <Group className="weather-forecast-days-group" w="100%" justify="space-evenly" wrap="nowrap" pb="2.5cqmin">
       {weather.daily.slice(0, options.forecastDayCount).map((dayWeather, index) => (
@@ -136,6 +137,7 @@ function Forecast({ weather, options }: WeatherProps) {
           </HoverCard.Target>
           <HoverCard.Dropdown>
             <WeatherDescription
+              dateFormat={dateFormat}
               time={dayWeather.time}
               weatherCode={dayWeather.weatherCode}
               maxTemp={getPreferredUnit(dayWeather.maxTemp, options.isFormatFahrenheit)}
diff --git a/packages/widgets/src/weather/icon.tsx b/packages/widgets/src/weather/icon.tsx
index fa44f3d26..d6aa54d30 100644
--- a/packages/widgets/src/weather/icon.tsx
+++ b/packages/widgets/src/weather/icon.tsx
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ import type { TranslationObject } from "@homarr/translation";
 import { useScopedI18n } from "@homarr/translation/client";
 import type { TablerIcon } from "@homarr/ui";
 
+import type { WidgetProps } from "../definition";
+
 interface WeatherIconProps {
   code: number;
   size?: string | number;
@@ -34,6 +36,7 @@ export const WeatherIcon = ({ code, size = 50 }: WeatherIconProps) => {
 
 interface WeatherDescriptionProps {
   weatherOnly?: boolean;
+  dateFormat?: WidgetProps<"weather">["options"]["dateFormat"];
   time?: string;
   weatherCode: number;
   maxTemp?: string;
@@ -42,13 +45,21 @@ interface WeatherDescriptionProps {
 
 /**
  * Description Dropdown for a given set of parameters
+ * @param dateFormat format of the date that will be displayed on the widget
  * @param time date that can be formatted by dayjs
  * @param weatherCode weather code from api
  * @param maxTemp preformatted string for max temperature
  * @param minTemp preformatted string for min temperature
  * @returns Content for a HoverCard dropdown presenting weather information
  */
-export const WeatherDescription = ({ weatherOnly, time, weatherCode, maxTemp, minTemp }: WeatherDescriptionProps) => {
+export const WeatherDescription = ({
+  weatherOnly,
+  dateFormat,
+  time,
+  weatherCode,
+  maxTemp,
+  minTemp,
+}: WeatherDescriptionProps) => {
   const t = useScopedI18n("widget.weather");
   const tCommon = useScopedI18n("common");
 
@@ -60,7 +71,7 @@ export const WeatherDescription = ({ weatherOnly, time, weatherCode, maxTemp, mi
 
   return (
     <Stack align="center" gap="0">
-      <Text fz="24px">{dayjs(time).format("dddd MMMM D YYYY")}</Text>
+      <Text fz="24px">{dayjs(time).format(dateFormat)}</Text>
       <Text fz="16px">{t(`kind.${name}`)}</Text>
       <Text fz="16px">{`${tCommon("information.max")}: ${maxTemp}`}</Text>
       <Text fz="16px">{`${tCommon("information.min")}: ${minTemp}`}</Text>
diff --git a/packages/widgets/src/weather/index.ts b/packages/widgets/src/weather/index.ts
index e0db620dc..137bc9b4d 100644
--- a/packages/widgets/src/weather/index.ts
+++ b/packages/widgets/src/weather/index.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { IconCloud } from "@tabler/icons-react";
+import dayjs from "dayjs";
 
 import { z } from "@homarr/validation";
 
@@ -17,6 +18,20 @@ export const { definition, componentLoader } = createWidgetDefinition("weather",
           longitude: 2.3488,
         },
       }),
+      dateFormat: factory.select({
+        options: [
+          { value: "dddd, MMMM D", label: dayjs().format("dddd, MMMM D") },
+          { value: "dddd, D MMMM", label: dayjs().format("dddd, D MMMM") },
+          { value: "MMM D", label: dayjs().format("MMM D") },
+          { value: "D MMM", label: dayjs().format("D MMM") },
+          { value: "DD/MM/YYYY", label: dayjs().format("DD/MM/YYYY") },
+          { value: "MM/DD/YYYY", label: dayjs().format("MM/DD/YYYY") },
+          { value: "DD/MM", label: dayjs().format("DD/MM") },
+          { value: "MM/DD", label: dayjs().format("MM/DD") },
+        ],
+        defaultValue: "dddd, MMMM D",
+        withDescription: true,
+      }),
       showCity: factory.switch(),
       hasForecast: factory.switch(),
       forecastDayCount: factory.slider({