How many working days are in January 2026?
Monday-to-Friday counts for January 2026, with US federal holidays shown separately so you can use whichever number your payroll, PTO, or project plan needs.
22
Working days
Mon–Fri, weekends excluded
20
After federal holidays
2 weekday holidays
176
Work hours
8 hours per working day
9
Weekend days
31 calendar days total
US federal holidays in January 2026
- New Year's Day — observed January 1, 2026
- Martin Luther King Jr. Day — observed January 19, 2026
How this number was reached
Every calendar day in January 2026 is checked in turn. Saturdays and Sundays are removed, leaving 22 working days out of 31 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 2 more days.
Need a different date range, a custom weekend, or your own company holidays? Use the Business Days Calculator.