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Czechia working days and public holidays 2025

Czechia, 2025: 251 working days and 2008 working hours at 8 hours a day. There are 13 national public holidays, 10 of them on working days.

Czechia 2025 at a glance

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Working days
251
Standard hours
2008
Free days
114
Calendar days
365
Holidays in period
13
Free days from holidays
10
Holidays on weekends
3

Public holidays 2025

January

  • 1 Jan Wednesday New Year's Day (Den obnovy samostatného českého státu; Nový rok)

April

  • 18 Apr Friday Good Friday (Velký pátek)
  • 21 Apr Monday Easter Monday (Velikonoční pondělí)

May

  • 1 May Thursday Labour Day (Svátek práce)
  • 8 May Thursday Liberation Day (Den vítězství)

July

  • 5 Jul Saturday Saints Cyril and Methodius Day (Den slovanských věrozvěstů Cyrila a Metoděje) Weekend
  • 6 Jul Sunday Jan Hus Day (Den upálení mistra Jana Husa) Weekend

September

  • 28 Sept Sunday St. Wenceslas Day (Den české státnosti) Weekend

October

  • 28 Oct Tuesday Independent Czechoslovak State Day (Den vzniku samostatného československého státu)

November

  • 17 Nov Monday Struggle for Freedom and Democracy Day (Den boje za svobodu a demokracii a Mezinárodní den studentstva)

December

  • 24 Dec Wednesday Christmas Eve (Štědrý den)
  • 25 Dec Thursday Christmas Day (1. svátek vánoční)
  • 26 Dec Friday St. Stephen's Day (2. svátek vánoční)

Working days and hours by month 2025

Month Working days Hours
January 1 Jan New Year's Day (Den obnovy samostatného českého státu; Nový rok) 22 176
February 20 160
March 21 168
April 18 Apr Good Friday (Velký pátek), 21 Apr Easter Monday (Velikonoční pondělí) 20 160
May 1 May Labour Day (Svátek práce), 8 May Liberation Day (Den vítězství) 20 160
June 21 168
July 5 Jul Saints Cyril and Methodius Day (Den slovanských věrozvěstů Cyrila a Metoděje), 6 Jul Jan Hus Day (Den upálení mistra Jana Husa) 23 184
August 21 168
September 28 Sep St. Wenceslas Day (Den české státnosti) 22 176
October 28 Oct Independent Czechoslovak State Day (Den vzniku samostatného československého státu) 22 176
November 17 Nov Struggle for Freedom and Democracy Day (Den boje za svobodu a demokracii a Mezinárodní den studentstva) 19 152
December 24 Dec Christmas Eve (Štědrý den), 25 Dec Christmas Day (1. svátek vánoční), 26 Dec St. Stephen's Day (2. svátek vánoční) 20 160
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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