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Egypt working days calculator

Egypt, 2026: 246 working days and 1968 working hours at 8 hours a day. There are 20 national public holidays, 15 of them on working days. The weekend is Friday - Saturday.

Egypt 2026 at a glance

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Working days
246
Standard hours
1968
Free days
119
Calendar days
365
Holidays in period
20
Free days from holidays
15
Holidays on weekends
5

Today, Saturday 31 October, is not a working day. 201 working days of 2026 have passed and 45 are left.

Public holidays 2026

January

  • 7 Jan Wednesday Christmas Day (Orthodox) (عيد الميلاد المجيد)
  • 29 Jan Thursday Revolution Day 2011 / National Police Day (عيد الثورة 25 يناير)

March

  • 19 Mar Thursday Eid al-Fitr (عيد الفطر)
  • 20 Mar Friday Eid al-Fitr (عيد الفطر) Weekend
  • 21 Mar Saturday Eid al-Fitr (عيد الفطر) Weekend
  • 22 Mar Sunday Eid al-Fitr (عيد الفطر)
  • 23 Mar Monday Eid al-Fitr (عيد الفطر)

April

  • 13 Apr Monday Easter Monday (Sham El-Nessim)
  • 25 Apr Saturday Sinai Liberation Day (عيد تحرير سيناء) Weekend

May

  • 7 May Thursday Labour Day (عيد العمال)
  • 27 May Wednesday Eid Al-Adha
  • 28 May Thursday Eid Al-Adha
  • 29 May Friday Eid Al-Adha Weekend
  • 30 May Saturday Eid Al-Adha Weekend
  • 31 May Sunday Eid Al-Adha

June

  • 18 Jun Thursday Islamic New Year

July

  • 2 Jul Thursday June 30 Revolution (ثورة 30 يونيو)
  • 23 Jul Thursday Revolution Day (عيد ثورة 23 يوليو)

August

  • 26 Aug Wednesday Prophet Muhammad's Birthday

October

  • 6 Oct Tuesday Armed Forces Day (عيد القوات المسلحة)

Working days and hours by month 2026

Month Working days Hours
January 7 Jan Christmas Day (Orthodox) (عيد الميلاد المجيد), 29 Jan Revolution Day 2011 / National Police Day (عيد الثورة 25 يناير) 19 152
February 20 160
March 19 Mar Eid al-Fitr (عيد الفطر), 20 Mar Eid al-Fitr (عيد الفطر), 21 Mar Eid al-Fitr (عيد الفطر), 22 Mar Eid al-Fitr (عيد الفطر), 23 Mar Eid al-Fitr (عيد الفطر) 20 160
April 13 Apr Easter Monday (Sham El-Nessim), 25 Apr Sinai Liberation Day (عيد تحرير سيناء) 21 168
May 7 May Labour Day (عيد العمال), 27 May Eid Al-Adha, 28 May Eid Al-Adha, 29 May Eid Al-Adha, 30 May Eid Al-Adha, 31 May Eid Al-Adha 17 136
June 18 Jun Islamic New Year 21 168
July 2 Jul June 30 Revolution (ثورة 30 يونيو), 23 Jul Revolution Day (عيد ثورة 23 يوليو) 20 160
August 26 Aug Prophet Muhammad's Birthday 21 168
September 22 176
October 6 Oct Armed Forces Day (عيد القوات المسلحة) 20 160
November 22 176
December 23 184
Total 246 1968

How it works?

This calculator counts working days, public holidays, and shortened workdays for a selected country and period. A working day is any day outside the weekend (Saturday and Sunday; in Egypt Friday and Saturday) that is not a public holiday. Shortened workdays: in Estonia the working day immediately before New Year's Day, Independence Day, Victory Day and Christmas Eve is 3 hours shorter. In Latvia and Lithuania the working day immediately before every public holiday is 1 hour shorter (Latvian Labour Law § 135, Lithuanian Labour Code art. 112).

Holiday data comes from the Nager.Date public holiday database, updated annually.

Frequently asked questions

What counts as a working day?

A working day is any day that is neither a weekend day nor a public holiday. In Estonia and most countries the weekend is Saturday and Sunday; in Egypt it is Friday and Saturday.

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What is a shortened workday?

Under § 53 of the Estonian Employment Contracts Act, the working day before New Year's Day, Independence Day (24 February), Victory Day (23 June) and Christmas Eve (24 December) is shortened by three hours. The day shortened is the one immediately before the holiday: if that day is a day off (for example a Sunday), no working day is shortened - the Friday before stays a full day. In Estonia the day before other public holidays is not shortened. In Latvia (Labour Law § 135) and Lithuania (Labour Code art. 112) the working day right before every public holiday is one hour shorter for full-time staff.

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Why don’t some public holidays reduce the working day count?

If a public holiday falls on a weekend (Saturday or Sunday), it does not reduce the working day count, since those days would not be working days regardless.

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How are annual working hours calculated?

Multiply the working days by 8 hours and subtract the shortening for each shortened day - 3 hours in Estonia, 1 hour in Latvia and Lithuania: working days × 8 − shortened days × 3 (or × 1). Monthly norm hours work the same way from that month's working days. For part-time staff, use the agreed daily hours instead of 8.

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Working days and public holidays in other countries