How many working days are in 2026?
Monday-to-Friday counts for 2026, with US federal holidays shown separately so you can use whichever number your payroll, PTO, or project plan needs.
261
Working days
Mon–Fri, weekends excluded
250
After federal holidays
11 weekday holidays
2,088
Work hours
8 hours per working day
104
Weekend days
365 calendar days total
Working days by month in 2026
| Month | Working days | Federal holidays | After holidays | Work hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2026 | 22 | 2 | 20 | 176 |
| February 2026 | 20 | 1 | 19 | 160 |
| March 2026 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 176 |
| April 2026 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 176 |
| May 2026 | 21 | 1 | 20 | 168 |
| June 2026 | 22 | 1 | 21 | 176 |
| July 2026 | 23 | 1 | 22 | 184 |
| August 2026 | 21 | 0 | 21 | 168 |
| September 2026 | 22 | 1 | 21 | 176 |
| October 2026 | 22 | 1 | 21 | 176 |
| November 2026 | 21 | 2 | 19 | 168 |
| December 2026 | 23 | 1 | 22 | 184 |
US federal holidays in 2026
- New Year's Day — observed January 1, 2026
- Martin Luther King Jr. Day — observed January 19, 2026
- Presidents' Day — observed February 16, 2026
- Memorial Day — observed May 25, 2026
- Juneteenth — observed June 19, 2026
- Independence Day — observed July 3, 2026 (shifted from the weekend)
- Labor Day — observed September 7, 2026
- Columbus Day — observed October 12, 2026
- Veterans Day — observed November 11, 2026
- Thanksgiving Day — observed November 26, 2026
- Christmas Day — observed December 25, 2026
How this number was reached
Every calendar day in 2026 is checked in turn. Saturdays and Sundays are removed, leaving 261 working days out of 365 calendar days. The 11 US federal holidays are then matched against those weekdays using their observed dates — a holiday falling on a Saturday is observed on the Friday before, and one falling on a Sunday on the Monday after — which removes 11 more days.
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