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Colombia working days calculator

Colombia, 2026: 242 working days and 1936 working hours at 8 hours a day. There are 19 national public holidays, 19 of them on working days.

Colombia 2026 at a glance

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Working days
242
Standard hours
1936
Free days
123
Calendar days
365
Holidays in period
19
Free days from holidays
19
Holidays on weekends
0

Today, Saturday 31 October, is not a working day. 202 working days of 2026 have passed and 40 are left.

Public holidays 2026

January

  • 1 Jan Thursday New Year's Day (Año Nuevo)
  • 12 Jan Monday Epiphany (Día de los Reyes Magos)

March

  • 23 Mar Monday Saint Joseph's Day (Día de San José)

April

  • 2 Apr Thursday Maundy Thursday (Jueves Santo)
  • 3 Apr Friday Good Friday (Viernes Santo)

May

  • 1 May Friday Labour Day (Primero de Mayo)
  • 18 May Monday Ascension Day (Ascensión del señor)

June

  • 8 Jun Monday Corpus Christi
  • 15 Jun Monday Sacred Heart (Sagrado Corazón)
  • 29 Jun Monday Saint Peter and Saint Paul (San Pedro y San Pablo)

July

  • 13 Jul Monday Our Lady of Chiquinquirá Day (Día de la Virgen de Chiquinquirá)
  • 20 Jul Monday Declaration of Independence (Declaracion de la Independencia de Colombia)

August

  • 7 Aug Friday Battle of Boyacá (Batalla de Boyacá)
  • 17 Aug Monday Assumption of Mary (La Asunción)

October

  • 12 Oct Monday Columbus Day (Día de la Raza)

November

  • 2 Nov Monday All Saints’ Day (Dia de los Santos) Next
  • 16 Nov Monday Independence of Cartagena (Independencia de Cartagena)

December

  • 8 Dec Tuesday Immaculate Conception (La Inmaculada Concepción)
  • 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), 12 Jan Epiphany (Día de los Reyes Magos) 20 160
February 20 160
March 23 Mar Saint Joseph's Day (Día de San José) 21 168
April 2 Apr Maundy Thursday (Jueves Santo), 3 Apr Good Friday (Viernes Santo) 20 160
May 1 May Labour Day (Primero de Mayo), 18 May Ascension Day (Ascensión del señor) 19 152
June 8 Jun Corpus Christi, 15 Jun Sacred Heart (Sagrado Corazón), 29 Jun Saint Peter and Saint Paul (San Pedro y San Pablo) 19 152
July 13 Jul Our Lady of Chiquinquirá Day (Día de la Virgen de Chiquinquirá), 20 Jul Declaration of Independence (Declaracion de la Independencia de Colombia) 21 168
August 7 Aug Battle of Boyacá (Batalla de Boyacá), 17 Aug Assumption of Mary (La Asunción) 19 152
September 22 176
October 12 Oct Columbus Day (Día de la Raza) 21 168
November 2 Nov All Saints’ Day (Dia de los Santos), 16 Nov Independence of Cartagena (Independencia de Cartagena) 19 152
December 8 Dec Immaculate Conception (La Inmaculada Concepción), 25 Dec Christmas Day (Navidad) 21 168
Total 242 1936

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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