Working Days in 2026
Last reviewed: October 14, 2026
There are 250 working days in 2026 in the United States, based on US federal holidays falling on weekdays. The count varies by country; select a tab below to see totals for the UK, Canada, Australia, India, and the Philippines.
Working days exclude weekends (Saturday and Sunday) and the public holidays in each country's calendar on this site; each calendar's source is in the sources register, linked under the questions below. Use the month-by-month table and calendar grids below to plan projects, calculate deadlines, or verify payroll periods.
United States
250
104 wknd, 11 hol
United Kingdom
253
104 wknd, 8 hol
Canada
251
104 wknd, 10 hol
Australia
254
104 wknd, 7 hol
India
249
104 wknd, 12 hol
Philippines
243
104 wknd, 18 hol
Working Days
250
Weekend Days
104
Public Holidays
11
Leap Year
No
| Month | Working Days | Weekdays | Weekends | Public Holidays | Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 20 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 20 |
| February | 19 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 39 |
| March | 22 | 22 | 9 | 0 | 61 |
| April | 22 | 22 | 8 | 0 | 83 |
| May | 20 | 21 | 10 | 1 | 103 |
| June | 21 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 124 |
| July | 22 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 146 |
| August | 21 | 21 | 10 | 0 | 167 |
| September | 21 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 188 |
| October | 21 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 209 |
| November | 19 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 228 |
| December | 22 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 250 |
| Total | 250 | 261 | 104 | 11 | 365 |
United States Public Holidays 2026
Business Days in 2026 by Country
In 2026, leaving Israel aside, the number of business days across these 12 countries runs from 242 (China) to 254 (Saudi Arabia), a spread of 12 days. The gap follows one thing above all: how many public holidays fall on a working day. The weekend barely moves it, because every other country here loses 104 days in 2026 to its weekend, whichever two days that weekend is. Israel is counted on a six-day week, Sunday to Friday: only its 52 Saturdays are weekend days, so its 303 business days are not comparable with the other rows.
| Country | Weekend | Holidays on a workday | Business days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇳China | Sat-Sun | 19 | 242 |
| 🇯🇵Japan | Sat-Sun | 17 | 244 |
| 🇪🇬Egypt | Fri-Sat | 16 | 245 |
| 🇧🇷Brazil | Sat-Sun | 12 | 249 |
| 🇮🇳India | Sat-Sun | 12 | 249 |
| 🇺🇸United States | Sat-Sun | 11 | 250 |
| 🇫🇷France | Sat-Sun | 9 | 252 |
| 🇶🇦Qatar | Fri-Sat | 9 | 252 |
| 🇬🇧United Kingdom | Sat-Sun | 8 | 253 |
| 🇩🇪Germany | Sat-Sun | 7 | 254 |
| 🇸🇦Saudi Arabia | Fri-Sat | 7 | 254 |
| 🇮🇱Israel | Sat | 10 | 303 |
For Egypt, Qatar and Saudi Arabia, this table counts a Friday-Saturday weekend rather than Saturday-Sunday; the sources for Egypt, Qatar and Saudi Arabia are listed below. In this count, a holiday that lands on a Friday there takes no working day off, while one on a Sunday, an ordinary workday there, does. A year can also hold one more Friday than it has Sundays, or one fewer, which is why one of those countries and a Saturday-Sunday country with the same figure in the holidays column can still differ by a day. For Israel, the table counts Sunday to Friday, the operating days the Bank of Israel states for its ZAHAV payment system, with Saturday the only weekend day; a holiday on a Friday takes a working day off there, and a Friday is a short business day at ZAHAV. Israeli government ministries on the five-day week work Sunday to Thursday (Civil Service Regulations, paragraph 31.111, in the National Insurance Institute's copy dated 29 May 2022), so this is not their count; on the calculator, the Working week setting offers Sunday to Thursday (government ministries) when Israel is selected. Both documents are listed below.
Each count uses one list per country (for the United Kingdom, England and Wales's); a holiday that a state or region adds is not in it and lowers the figure where it applies. See each country's weekend rule and holiday set in the country directory.
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Sources for these rules
- Federal Holidays: a Saturday holiday is observed on the preceding Friday (5 U.S.C. 6103(b)), a Sunday holiday on the following Monday (E.O. 11582, section 3(a)) (U.S. Office of Personnel Management)
- 5 U.S.C. 6103: the legal public holidays, and (b) the Friday before a Saturday holiday (U.S. Government Publishing Office (govinfo))
- Government Code § 19853 (California Legislative Information)
- Government Code § 6700 (California Legislative Information)
- Royal Order: Weekly Holiday on Friday and Saturday (23 June 2013) (Saudi Press Agency)
- Emiri Decision No. 57 of 2025 on working days and official holidays (Al Meezan, the Qatari Legal Portal)
- Circular No. 1 of 2006 unifying the weekly holiday on Friday and Saturday (archived copy) (Egyptian Government Portal)
- Business days of the ZAHAV RTGS system, 2026: operating days Sunday through Friday; the banking business day ends at 18:30, and at 14:00 on Fridays and holiday eves (Bank of Israel)
- Part 3, chapter 31, paragraph 31.111: in ministries on a five-day week the working week is Sunday to Thursday; in ministries on a six-day week, Sunday to Friday (page footer dated 29 May 2022; not the Civil Service Commission's own publication) (Civil Service Regulations of Israel (Takshir), in the copy on the National Insurance Institute's site)
Checked October 13, 2026. All sources