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Ghana working days calculator

Ghana, 2026: 251 working days and 2008 working hours at 8 hours a day. There are 11 national public holidays, 10 of them on working days.

Ghana 2026 at a glance

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Working days
251
Standard hours
2008
Free days
114
Calendar days
365
Holidays in period
11
Free days from holidays
10
Holidays on weekends
1

Today, Saturday 31 October, is not a working day. 209 working days of 2026 have passed and 42 are left.

Public holidays 2026

January

  • 1 Jan Thursday New Year's Day
  • 7 Jan Wednesday Constitution Day

March

  • 6 Mar Friday Independence Day

April

  • 3 Apr Friday Good Friday
  • 6 Apr Monday Easter Monday

May

  • 1 May Friday May Day

July

  • 1 Jul Wednesday Republic Day

September

  • 21 Sept Monday Founders Day

December

  • 4 Dec Friday Farmers' Day Next
  • 25 Dec Friday Christmas Day
  • 26 Dec Saturday Boxing Day Weekend

Working days and hours by month 2026

Month Working days Hours
January 1 Jan New Year's Day, 7 Jan Constitution Day 20 160
February 20 160
March 6 Mar Independence Day 21 168
April 3 Apr Good Friday, 6 Apr Easter Monday 20 160
May 1 May May Day 20 160
June 22 176
July 1 Jul Republic Day 22 176
August 21 168
September 21 Sep Founders Day 21 168
October 22 176
November 21 168
December 4 Dec Farmers' Day, 25 Dec Christmas Day, 26 Dec Boxing Day 21 168
Total 251 2008

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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