Business Days in May 2026 for Singapore
May 2026 has 19 working days under the Singapore gazetted holiday calendar. May 2026 contains 2 Singapore gazetted holidays on weekdays. The month covers 31 calendar days, of which 10 are Saturday and Sunday. That count drives invoice cycles, payroll runs, and any contract that defines deadlines as a number of working days in Singapore.
working days
19
Calendar Days
31
Weekend Days
10
public holidays
2
Work Weeks
3.8
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 Labour Day | 2 wknd | 3 wknd | ||||
4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 wknd | 10 wknd |
11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 wknd | 17 wknd |
18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 wknd | 24 wknd |
25 | 26 | 27 Hari Raya Haji (approximate) | 28 | 29 | 30 wknd | 31 wknd |
public holidays in May 2026
Singapore May deadlines
May 1 (Labour Day) and Vesak Day close banks and SGX. CPF contributions for April are due May 14. The corporate income tax filing season opens for FY-end-December entities, with paper-form filings due November 30 and e-filing due December 15. The first quarterly GST submission of the calendar year settles.
Day-of-week distribution
The count of each weekday in May 2026. Useful for shift scheduling, weekly recurring billing, and any rota that depends on a specific weekday landing in-month.
| Day | Count |
|---|---|
| Monday | 4 |
| Tuesday | 4 |
| Wednesday | 4 |
| Thursday | 4 |
| Friday | 5 |
| Saturday | 5 |
| Sunday | 5 |
Singapore reporting cycles and business-day rules
Singapore business-day cycles align with CPF contributions due by the 14th of the following month, IRAS GST quarterly returns due by the last day of the month after each quarter-end, and MAS-supervised SGD clearing. The G3 (FAST) and PayNow systems operate around the clock; the high-value MEPS+ system clears same-day. ACRA annual-return filings are due within seven months of the financial year-end. The MAS Monetary Policy Statement publishes semi-annually in April and October, with associated SGD-NEER band updates that move FX desks.
May 2026 working days compared by country
Working-day counts vary across countries because each country observes its own public holidays. The table below puts Singapore alongside the other ten supported holiday calendars for May 2026.
| Country | Business Days | Holidays this month |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸United States | 20 | Memorial Day |
| 🇬🇧United Kingdom | 19 | Early May Bank Holiday, Spring Bank Holiday |
| 🇨🇦Canada | 20 | Victoria Day |
| 🇦🇺Australia | 21 | None |
| 🇮🇳India | 20 | Buddha Purnima / Eid ul-Adha |
| 🇵🇭Philippines | 19 | Labor Day, Eid'l Adha |
| 🇫🇷France | 17 | Fête du Travail, Fête de la Victoire 1945, Ascension, Lundi de Pentecôte |
| 🇩🇪Germany | 18 | Tag der Arbeit, Christi Himmelfahrt, Pfingstmontag |
| 🇯🇵Japan | 18 | Greenery Day, Children's Day, Constitution Memorial Day (observed) |
| 🇲🇽Mexico | 20 | Día del Trabajo |
| 🇸🇬Singapore (this page) | 19 | Labour Day, Hari Raya Haji (approximate) |
How May 2026 compares year over year
May 2025 had 20 working days, so May 2026 has 1 fewer working day year over year. On the surrounding months, April 2026 has 21 working days and June 2026 has 21. Looking forward, May 2027 has 19 working days under the same Singapore gazetted holiday calendar.
Using this calculator in Singapore
A Singapore-headquartered regional treasury team uses the 19-day May 2026 count to align CPF contribution due dates on the 14th with IRAS GIRO direct-debit cycles and MAS-supervised SGD clearing. A Tanjong Pagar law firm uses business-day math to track ROT (Rules of Court 2021) procedural windows. A Jurong logistics firm uses the count to align ACRA annual-return filings with calendar-year audit 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.