Do you guys send cold emails on weekends? Honest answers only
grindgary · 2026-03-05 · 1,230 views
I pause cold email campaigns Friday evening and resume Monday morning. But people claim Sunday evening sends get great opens because of less inbox competition.
From the thread replies: most experienced cold emailers send Tuesday through Thursday only. Some test Sunday 6pm sends and report decent deliverability. Saturday sends universally perform poorly.
The consensus: stick to Tuesday-Thursday as your core sending days. Test Sunday evening if you want incremental volume. Never send Saturday. The data from multiple members confirms weekday morning sends (9-11am recipient time) consistently outperform everything else.
Comments (5)
outboundowen · 2026-03-06
Tuesday-Thursday gang here. I tested Sunday evening sends for a month and people might open on Sunday but reply rates tanked hard. people open on Sunday but don't reply until Monday and by then your email is buried
mailermark · 2026-03-06
never send Saturday. I accidentally left a campaign running over a weekend once and my bounce rate doubled. not worth it
leadgenlucy · 2026-03-06
honestly depends on your ICP. I sell to startup founders and Sunday 7pm sends get me my best reply rates because those people are always working. for enterprise prospects? absolutely not, Tuesday 10am only
grindgary · 2026-03-07
good point about ICP. I sell to mid-market so sticking to weekdays. ran the numbers and my Tuesday sends have 2.3x the reply rate of Friday sends. not even close
justdan · 2026-03-07
we analyzed 50k sends across all days. Tuesday 9-11am recipient local time wins every single time. Wednesday close second. everything else is significantly worse. just send Tuesday-Thursday and don't overthink it