Business days calculator
Count the working days between two dates or find the date a set number of working days away, skipping weekends and public holidays, with a month-by-month table for 2027.
Public holidays in 2027: 11 (12 weekdays off)
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| January 1 | Fri | New Year’s Day |
| January 18 | Mon | Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. |
| February 15 | Mon | Washington’s Birthday |
| May 31 | Mon | Memorial Day |
| June 18 | Fri | Juneteenth National Independence Day (observed) |
| June 19 | Sat | Juneteenth National Independence Day |
| July 4 | Sun | Independence Day |
| July 5 | Mon | Independence Day (observed) |
| September 6 | Mon | Labor Day |
| October 11 | Mon | Columbus Day |
| November 11 | Thu | Veterans Day |
| November 25 | Thu | Thanksgiving Day |
| November 26 | Fri | Day after ThanksgivingNot a statutory day off |
| December 24 | Fri | Christmas Day (observed) |
| December 24 | Fri | Christmas EveNot a statutory day off |
| December 25 | Sat | Christmas Day |
| December 31 | Fri | New Year’s Day (observed) |
The 2027 list has been checked against the official one. Source: OPM — Federal holidays
New Year’s Day
3 days off without leave: Fri Jan 1 – Sun Jan 3
Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.
3 days off without leave: Sat Jan 16 – Mon Jan 18
Washington’s Birthday
3 days off without leave: Sat Feb 13 – Mon Feb 15
Memorial Day
3 days off without leave: Sat May 29 – Mon May 31
Juneteenth National Independence Day
3 days off without leave: Fri Jun 18 – Sun Jun 20
Independence Day
3 days off without leave: Sat Jul 3 – Mon Jul 5
Labor Day
3 days off without leave: Sat Sep 4 – Mon Sep 6
Columbus Day
3 days off without leave: Sat Oct 9 – Mon Oct 11
Veterans Day
Days off: Thu Nov 11
Thanksgiving Day
Days off: Thu Nov 25
Christmas Day
3 days off without leave: Fri Dec 24 – Sun Dec 26
New Year’s Day
3 days off without leave: Fri Dec 31 – Sun Jan 2
Your year
Tap a working day to mark it as leave; tap again to remove it.
Working days between two dates
Add or subtract working days
The start date itself is not counted. Use a negative number to count backwards.
Working days per month in 2027
| Month | Working days | Holidays on weekdays |
|---|---|---|
| January | 19 | 2 |
| February | 19 | 1 |
| March | 23 | 0 |
| April | 22 | 0 |
| May | 20 | 1 |
| June | 21 | 1 |
| July | 21 | 1 |
| August | 22 | 0 |
| September | 21 | 1 |
| October | 20 | 1 |
| November | 20 | 2 |
| December | 21 | 2 |
| Total | 249 |
Options
How to use it
- Choose the "Country" and, for the UK, the "Region". This page opens on the "Working days" tab.
- To count a period, set "From" and "To (included)". You get "Working days", "Calendar days", "Weekend days" and "Holidays on working days", with the holidays named.
- To find a deadline, enter a "Start date" and a number of "Working days". The start date itself is not counted, and a negative number counts backwards.
- Check the table of working days per month and click "Copy table" to take it with you. Under "Options" you can count optional and local holidays as days off or treat Saturday as a working day.
Good to know
A working day here is any day that is not a Saturday, a Sunday or a public holiday of the country or region you chose. Between two dates, the first and the last day are both included. When you add or subtract working days, the start date is not counted, so one working day after a Friday is the following Monday unless that Monday is a holiday.
Holidays change the answer. In 2027, ten working days after Monday 20 December land on Wednesday 5 January 2028 with US federal holidays, because Friday 24 December and Friday 31 December 2027 are observed days off. With England and Wales bank holidays the answer is Thursday 6 January 2028, because Monday 27 and Tuesday 28 December 2027 and Monday 3 January 2028 are substitute days.
Deadlines, delivery times, notice periods and invoice terms are often written in business days, and contracts differ on what counts, so check how yours defines the term. This tool skips weekends and public holidays only: company holidays, school holidays and US state holidays are not included. In the US, private employers are not required to give federal holidays, so a day the tool skips may be a normal working day at your company. The full Public holidays tool, with the holiday list and the leave planner, is one click away in the breadcrumb.
Questions and answers
How do I count business days between two dates?
Under "Working days between two dates", enter "From" and "To (included)". "Working days" gives the answer, and "Calendar days", "Weekend days" and "Holidays on working days" show how the rest of the period is made up.
How do I find the date 10 working days from today?
Put today's date in "Start date" and 10 in "Working days". The result shows the date that falls 10 working days after the start, and the start date itself is not counted.
Can I count working days backwards?
Yes. Enter a negative number, for example -5, to get the date five working days before the start date.
Which holidays are skipped?
The public holidays of the country you chose, and for the UK of the region you chose. Optional days such as Christmas Eve are skipped only if you tick "Count optional and local holidays as days off" under "Options".
Can I count Saturday as a working day?
Yes. Open "Options" and tick "Saturday is a working day". Saturdays then count as working days in every calculation on the page, including the monthly table.