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Business Days in August 2024 for Spain

August 2024 has 21 días laborables under the Spanish national holiday calendar. August 2024 contains one Spanish national holiday on a weekday. The month covers 31 calendar days, of which 9 are sábado and domingo. That count drives invoice cycles, payroll runs, and any contract that defines deadlines as a number of días laborables in Spain.

días laborables

21

Calendar Days

31

Weekend Days

9

días festivos

1

Work Weeks

4.2

August 2024 business day calendar
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días festivos in August 2024

Thu, Aug 15Asunción de la Virgen

Spain August deadlines

Asunción on August 15 closes banks (mid-summer holiday peak). Modelo 111 for July is due August 20 but the AEAT extends some deadlines for August. Many corporates run a thin August roster with skeleton coverage. The IBEX 35 trading volume is reduced.

Day-of-Week Distribution

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

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Monday4
Tuesday4
Wednesday4
Thursday5
Friday5
Saturday5
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Spain reporting cycles and business-day rules

Spanish business-day cycles align with AEAT Modelo 111 (employer monthly IRPF withholding) deposit on the 20th of the following month, Modelo 303 (IVA) on the 20th (or 30th for annual filers), and the IRPF Renta personal income tax filing window typically April through June. The Banco de España operates TARGET2 for euro wholesale settlement and SNCE/Iberpay for SEPA Credit Transfer cycles on bank business days. The Estatuto de los Trabajadores governs employment cycles. Modelo 200 (Impuesto sobre Sociedades, corporate tax) is due by July 25 for calendar-year entities. Regional fiestas vary by Comunidad Autónoma.

August 2024 días laborables compared by country

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

CountryBusiness DaysHolidays this month
🇺🇸United States22None
🇬🇧United Kingdom21Summer Bank Holiday
🇨🇦Canada22None
🇦🇺Australia22None
🇮🇳India21Independence Day
🇵🇭Philippines21National Heroes Day
🇫🇷France21Assomption
🇩🇪Germany22None
🇯🇵Japan21Mountain Day (observed)
🇲🇽Mexico22None
🇸🇬Singapore21National Day

How August 2024 compares year over year

August 2023 had 23 días laborables, so August 2024 has 2 fewer working days year over year. On the surrounding months, July 2024 has 23 días laborables and September 2024 has 21. Looking forward, August 2025 has 20 días laborables under the same Spanish national holiday calendar.

Using this calculator in Spain

A Madrid corporate treasurer uses the 21-day August 2024 count to align Banco de España TARGET2 settlement with AEAT Modelo 111 (employer IRPF withholding) on the 20th and Modelo 303 (IVA) on the 20th or 30th. A Barcelona law firm uses días laborables to track Ley General Tributaria recurso de reposición windows and SS/Seguridad Social remittance cycles. A Valencia consulting firm uses business-day math to align Modelo 130 (autónomos quarterly IRPF) and Modelo 200 (Impuesto sobre Sociedades) corporate tax deadlines.

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 August 2024 for Spanish national?
August 2024 has 21 días laborables under the Spanish national holiday calendar. The month spans 31 calendar days, of which 9 fall on a weekend and 1 is a Spanish national holiday that lands on a weekday. The remaining 21 weekdays are countable as días laborables for invoicing, deadline tracking, and contract math.
Which Spain holidays affect August 2024?
August 2024 contains one Spanish national holiday: Asunción de la Virgen on Thursday, August 15. Banks and Spain 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 does the Spanish calendar vary year-to-year?
The Spanish national fiestas laborables are set by Real Decreto each year, with up to 14 holidays consisting of 9 nationally-fixed (e.g., Año Nuevo, Día del Trabajo, Asunción, Día de la Constitución, Navidad), 2 Comunidad Autónoma-set (regional), and 2 municipality-set days. This calculator uses only the national-fixed set; regional and municipal holidays vary widely (Catalonia observes Sant Jordi on April 23; Andalusia observes Día de Andalucía on February 28; the Basque Country observes Día del País Vasco). For region-specific contracts, add the regional dates under Advanced options.
How does Sunday observance work for Spanish national holidays?
When a Spanish national fiesta falls on a Sunday, the Comunidades Autónomas may declare the following Monday as the substitute holiday, but this is not automatic under national law and varies by autonomous community and by year. This calculator does not preemptively shift Sunday-falling national holidays; check the Real Decreto for the specific year and region. The Constitución, Día de Todos los Santos, and major Catholic fixed-date holidays are commonly shifted by regional decree when they fall on Sunday.
Why does the business-day count vary year to year?
Two things shift the monthly count for Spain. First, the day of the week the first of the month lands on changes the count of each weekday. Second, Spanish national 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. August 2023 had 23 días laborables, so August 2024 has 2 fewer working days year over year.

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