Business days in 2026
251 US
253 UK
365 calendar days · 261 weekdays · 104 weekend days
Business days by month in 2026
US · UK| Month | Weekdays | US | UK | Holidays on a weekday |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 22 | 20 | 21 | US: New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Jr. DayUK: New Year's Day |
| February | 20 | 19 | 20 | US: Presidents' Day |
| March | 22 | 22 | 22 | — |
| April | 22 | 22 | 20 | UK: Good Friday, Easter Monday |
| May | 21 | 20 | 19 | US: Memorial DayUK: Early May Bank Holiday, Spring Bank Holiday |
| June | 22 | 21 | 22 | US: Juneteenth |
| July | 23 | 22 | 23 | US: Independence Day |
| August | 21 | 21 | 20 | UK: Summer Bank Holiday |
| September | 22 | 21 | 22 | US: Labor Day |
| October | 22 | 22 | 22 | — |
| November | 21 | 19 | 21 | US: Veterans Day, Thanksgiving |
| December | 23 | 22 | 21 | US: Christmas DayUK: Christmas Day, Boxing Day |
| Q1 | 64 | 61 | 63 | |
| Q2 | 65 | 63 | 61 | |
| Q3 | 66 | 64 | 65 | |
| Q4 | 66 | 63 | 64 |
Holidays that remove a working day in 2026
United States10
United Kingdom8
How the 2026 count works
2026 starts on a Thursday and has 365 days, which is 52 weeks and 1 more. That gives it 261 weekdays. Every public holiday that lands on one of them, or is moved onto one, takes a working day away: 10 in the US calendar and 8 in the England and Wales calendar.
In the US, Independence Day falls on a Saturday and is taken on Friday, July 3, 2026.
In the UK, Boxing Day falls on a Saturday and is taken on Monday, December 28, 2026.
The busiest US month is December with 22 business days and the lightest is February with 19. In the UK, July has the most working days (23) and May the fewest (19). The US calendar leaves out Columbus Day, which most private employers work; the UK calendar is England and Wales, so Scotland and Northern Ireland differ by a day or two.
For a span that is not a whole month, the business days calculator counts any two dates with the same holidays, and business days from today shows where a deadline lands.
Questions about 2026
How many business days are in 2026?
2026 has 251 business days in the United States and 253 working days in England and Wales: 261 weekdays, less the 10 US holidays or 8 UK bank holidays that fall on a weekday that year.
How many working days are in each month of 2026?
In 2026 the US has between 19 business days (February) and 22 (December) in a month, and the UK between 19 (May) and 23 (July). January 20, February 19, March 22, April 22, May 20, June 21, July 22, August 21, September 21, October 22, November 19, December 22 are the US figures.
How many business days are in each quarter of 2026?
US business days per quarter in 2026 are Q1 61, Q2 63, Q3 64, Q4 63. UK working days per quarter are Q1 63, Q2 61, Q3 65, Q4 64.
How many weekdays are in 2026?
2026 has 261 weekdays and 104 weekend days. It is a 365-day year that starts on a Thursday, which decides how many of its days beyond 52 full weeks fall on a weekday.