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Panama working days calculator

Panama, 2026: 249 working days and 1992 working hours at 8 hours a day. There are 13 national public holidays, 12 of them on working days.

Panama 2026 at a glance

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Working days
249
Standard hours
1992
Free days
116
Calendar days
365
Holidays in period
13
Free days from holidays
12
Holidays on weekends
1

Today, Saturday 31 October, is not a working day. 211 working days of 2026 have passed and 38 are left.

Public holidays 2026

January

  • 1 Jan Thursday New Year's Day (Año Nuevo)
  • 9 Jan Friday Martyrs' Day (Día de los Mártires)

February

  • 16 Feb Monday Carnival Monday (Lunes de Carnaval)
  • 17 Feb Tuesday Carnival Tuesday (Martes de Carnaval)

April

  • 3 Apr Friday Good Friday (Viernes Santo)

May

  • 1 May Friday Labour Day (Día del Trabajo)

November

  • 3 Nov Tuesday Separation Day (Separación de Panamá de Colombia) Next
  • 5 Nov Thursday Consolidation of the Separation Day (Consolidación de la Separación de Panamá de Colombia)
  • 10 Nov Tuesday Shout in Villa de los Santos (Primer Grito de Independencia de la Villa de Los Santos)
  • 28 Nov Saturday Independence Day (Independencia de Panamá de España) Weekend

December

  • 8 Dec Tuesday Mother's Day (Día de las Madres)
  • 21 Dec Monday National Day of Mourning (Día de Duelo Nacional)
  • 25 Dec Friday Christmas Day (Navidad)

Working days and hours by month 2026

Month Working days Hours
January 1 Jan New Year's Day (Año Nuevo), 9 Jan Martyrs' Day (Día de los Mártires) 20 160
February 16 Feb Carnival Monday (Lunes de Carnaval), 17 Feb Carnival Tuesday (Martes de Carnaval) 18 144
March 22 176
April 3 Apr Good Friday (Viernes Santo) 21 168
May 1 May Labour Day (Día del Trabajo) 20 160
June 22 176
July 23 184
August 21 168
September 22 176
October 22 176
November 3 Nov Separation Day (Separación de Panamá de Colombia), 5 Nov Consolidation of the Separation Day (Consolidación de la Separación de Panamá de Colombia), 10 Nov Shout in Villa de los Santos (Primer Grito de Independencia de la Villa de Los Santos), 28 Nov Independence Day (Independencia de Panamá de España) 18 144
December 8 Dec Mother's Day (Día de las Madres), 21 Dec National Day of Mourning (Día de Duelo Nacional), 25 Dec Christmas Day (Navidad) 20 160
Total 249 1992

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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