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    Portugal working days calculator

    Portugal, 2026: 251–252 working days, depending on the region. There are 13 national public holidays, and regions add their own. The table below and the calculator, once you pick a region, give the exact number.

    Portugal 2026 at a glance

    The number of working days depends on the region. Pick a region to see the exact number.

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    Working days (depends on the region)
    251–252
    Standard hours
    2008–2016
    Free days
    113–114
    Calendar days
    365
    Holidays in period
    13
    Free days from holidays
    9
    Holidays on weekends
    4

    Public holidays 2026

    January

    • 1 Jan Thursday New Year's Day (Ano Novo)

    April

    • 3 Apr Friday Good Friday (Sexta-feira Santa)
    • 5 Apr Sunday Easter Sunday (Domingo de Páscoa) Weekend
    • 25 Apr Saturday Freedom Day (Dia da Liberdade) Weekend

    May

    • 1 May Friday Labour Day (Dia do Trabalhador)

    June

    • 1 Jun Monday Azores Day (Dia dos Açores) Região Autónoma dos Açores
    • 4 Jun Thursday Corpus Christi (Corpo de Deus)
    • 10 Jun Wednesday National Day (Dia de Portugal, de Camões e das Comunidades Portuguesas)

    July

    • 1 Jul Wednesday Madeira Day (Dia da Madeira) Região Autónoma da Madeira

    August

    • 15 Aug Saturday Assumption Day (Assunção de Nossa Senhora) Weekend

    October

    • 5 Oct Monday Republic Day (Implantação da República)

    November

    • 1 Nov Sunday All Saints Day (Dia de Todos-os-Santos) Next Weekend

    December

    • 1 Dec Tuesday Restoration of Independence (Restauração da Independência)
    • 8 Dec Tuesday Immaculate Conception (Imaculada Conceição)
    • 25 Dec Friday Christmas Day (Natal)
    • 26 Dec Saturday St. Stephen's Day (Primeira Oitava) Região Autónoma da Madeira Weekend

    Working days by month 2026, national holidays only

    Month Working days Hours
    January 1 Jan New Year's Day (Ano Novo) 21 168
    February 20 160
    March 22 176
    April 3 Apr Good Friday (Sexta-feira Santa), 5 Apr Easter Sunday (Domingo de Páscoa), 25 Apr Freedom Day (Dia da Liberdade) 21 168
    May 1 May Labour Day (Dia do Trabalhador) 20 160
    June 4 Jun Corpus Christi (Corpo de Deus), 10 Jun National Day (Dia de Portugal, de Camões e das Comunidades Portuguesas) 20 160
    July 23 184
    August 15 Aug Assumption Day (Assunção de Nossa Senhora) 21 168
    September 22 176
    October 5 Oct Republic Day (Implantação da República) 21 168
    November 1 Nov All Saints Day (Dia de Todos-os-Santos) 21 168
    December 1 Dec Restoration of Independence (Restauração da Independência), 8 Dec Immaculate Conception (Imaculada Conceição), 25 Dec Christmas Day (Natal) 20 160
    Total 252 2016

    Working days by region 2026

    Region Working days Hours
    Região Autónoma da Madeira1 Jul Madeira Day (Dia da Madeira) 251 2008
    Região Autónoma dos Açores1 Jun Azores Day (Dia dos Açores) 251 2008
    Other regions 252 2016

    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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