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Business Days in April 2024 for Switzerland

April 2024 has 21 working days under the Swiss federal holiday calendar. April 2024 contains one Swiss federal holiday on a weekday. The month covers 30 calendar days, of which 8 are Saturday and Sunday. That count drives invoice cycles, payroll runs, and any contract that defines deadlines as a number of working days in Switzerland.

working days

21

Calendar Days

30

Weekend Days

8

public holidays

1

Work Weeks

4.2

April 2024 business day calendar
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public holidays in April 2024

Mon, Apr 1Ostermontag (Easter Monday)

Switzerland April deadlines

Karfreitag (Good Friday) and Ostermontag (Easter Monday) close banks and the SIX Swiss Exchange. Quarterly MWST for Q1 is due April 30. The annual individual income-tax filing deadline is March 31 in most cantons; the post-deadline period continues into April with late-filing fees. The SNB Annual Report typically publishes in April.

Day-of-Week Distribution

The count of each weekday in April 2024. Useful for shift scheduling, weekly recurring billing, and any rota that depends on a specific day of the week landing in-month.

DayCount
Monday5
Tuesday5
Wednesday4
Thursday4
Friday4
Saturday4
Sunday4

Switzerland reporting cycles and business-day rules

Swiss business-day cycles align with ESTV (Federal Tax Administration) Mehrwertsteuer (MWST) quarterly returns due by the last day of the month after each quarter-end (Form 0552), and PostFinance / SIX SIS interbank settlement on bank business days. The Swiss National Bank (SNB) holds Monetary Policy Assessments quarterly in March, June, September, and December. SIX Swiss Exchange trades Mon-Fri excluding the federal Swiss National Day (1 August) and Christmas/Boxing Day. Cantonal tax filings vary by canton (typically March 31 for individuals). SwissBanking and FINMA regulate the financial-services sector with quarterly listed-entity disclosure cycles.

April 2024 working days compared by country

Working-day counts vary across countries because each country observes its own public holidays. The table below puts Switzerland alongside the other ten supported holiday calendars for April 2024.

CountryBusiness DaysHolidays this month
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธUnited States22None
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งUnited Kingdom21Easter Monday
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆCanada21Easter Monday
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บAustralia20Easter Monday, ANZAC Day
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณIndia21Ram Navami
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญPhilippines20Araw ng Kagitingan, Eid'l Fitr
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทFrance21Lundi de Pรขques
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชGermany21Ostermontag
๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตJapan21Showa Day
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝMexico22None
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌSingapore21Hari Raya Puasa

How April 2024 compares year over year

April 2023 had 20 working days, so April 2024 has 1 more working day year over year. On the surrounding months, March 2024 has 20 working days and May 2024 has 21. Looking forward, April 2025 has 20 working days under the same Swiss federal holiday calendar.

Using this calculator in Switzerland

A Zurich treasury operator uses the 21-day April 2024 count to align SIX SIS (Swiss SIC system) RTGS settlement with ESTV (Federal Tax Administration) MWST quarterly cycles on the 31st of the month following each quarter-end. A Geneva private banking team uses business-day math to track SIX Swiss Exchange settlement and SNB Monetary Policy Assessment decision windows. A Basel pharma controller uses working-day counts to align cantonal tax filings, Swissmedic regulatory deadlines, and BAG (Federal Office of Public Health) reporting cycles.

For informational purposes only

This calculator provides general estimates based on business day counting rules. It does not constitute legal advice. Deadlines in legal, regulatory, or contractual matters may be subject to jurisdiction-specific rules, court orders, or statutory exceptions. Always verify critical deadlines with a qualified professional.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many business days are in April 2024 for Swiss federal?
April 2024 has 21 working days under the Swiss federal holiday calendar. The month spans 30 calendar days, of which 8 fall on a weekend and 1 is a Swiss federal holiday that lands on a weekday. The remaining 21 weekdays are countable as working days for invoicing, deadline tracking, and contract math.
Which Switzerland holidays affect April 2024?
April 2024 contains one Swiss federal holiday: Ostermontag (Easter Monday) on Monday, April 1. Banks and Switzerland financial markets close on each of these days. Regional or industry-specific closures may add further non-working days for narrower contract definitions; layer them into the calculator's Advanced options if needed.
Why is the Swiss calendar federal only, not cantonal?
Switzerland has only three nationally-binding federal public holidays under federal law: New Year's Day (1 January), Swiss National Day (1 August), and Christmas Day (25 December). Each of the 26 cantons (and some major cities) adds its own additional public holidays under cantonal law. This calculator uses the federal three plus the widely-observed Catholic-tradition days (Good Friday, Easter Monday, Ascension, Whit Monday, Boxing Day) that SIX Swiss Exchange and Swiss banks treat as closure days nationwide. Cantonal additions (Berchtoldstag in Zurich/Bern, Allerheiligen in Catholic cantons, the Feast of Geneva in Geneva) are excluded; layer them under Advanced options for cantonal contracts.
How does Switzerland handle weekend-falling holidays?
Swiss federal law does not specify automatic substitute weekdays for weekend-falling public holidays. The Swiss tradition is that holidays absorb into the weekend without an in-lieu Monday. Some cantons (notably in Catholic regions for Allerheiligen) may grant a substitute weekday by cantonal decree but this is not federal. This calculator's data reflects the actual gazetted date; for cross-canton contracts, the federal-plus-widely-observed Catholic set is the conservative baseline. SIX Swiss Exchange and Swiss interbank settlement follow the same observance pattern.
Why does the business-day count vary year to year?
Two things shift the monthly count for Switzerland. First, the day of the week the first of the month lands on changes the count of each weekday. Second, Swiss federal holidays anchored to a fixed date shift their weekday across years. Some years a fixed-date holiday lands on a weekend; some countries shift the observance to an adjacent weekday and some absorb it into the weekend. April 2023 had 20 working days, so April 2024 has 1 more working day year over year.

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