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Generally, hard-boiled eggs can last a week in the refrigerator. Even with its natural (but easily cracked) calcium-carbonate container, a hard-cooked egg is a perishable food, so it shouldn't be kept at room temperature for more than two hours.
When eggs are hard-boiled, this protective coating is completely removed, which is why hard-boiled eggs only last for one week, while raw eggs can be good for up to five weeks if kept unwashed in their shells and in a refrigerator at or slightly below 40 degrees Fahrenheit.