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Czechia working days and public holidays 2027

Czechia, 2027: 252 working days and 2016 working hours at 8 hours a day. There are 13 national public holidays, 9 of them on working days.

Czechia 2027 at a glance

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Working days
252
Standard hours
2016
Free days
113
Calendar days
365
Holidays in period
13
Free days from holidays
9
Holidays on weekends
4

Public holidays 2027

January

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

March

  • 26 Mar Friday Good Friday (Velký pátek)
  • 29 Mar Monday Easter Monday (Velikonoční pondělí)

May

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

July

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

September

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

October

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

November

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

December

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

Working days and hours by month 2027

Month Working days Hours
January 1 Jan New Year's Day (Den obnovy samostatného českého státu; Nový rok) 20 160
February 20 160
March 26 Mar Good Friday (Velký pátek), 29 Mar Easter Monday (Velikonoční pondělí) 21 168
April 22 176
May 1 May Labour Day (Svátek práce), 8 May Liberation Day (Den vítězství) 21 168
June 22 176
July 5 Jul Saints Cyril and Methodius Day (Den slovanských věrozvěstů Cyrila a Metoděje), 6 Jul Jan Hus Day (Den upálení mistra Jana Husa) 20 160
August 22 176
September 28 Sep St. Wenceslas Day (Den české státnosti) 21 168
October 28 Oct Independent Czechoslovak State Day (Den vzniku samostatného československého státu) 20 160
November 17 Nov Struggle for Freedom and Democracy Day (Den boje za svobodu a demokracii a Mezinárodní den studentstva) 21 168
December 24 Dec Christmas Eve (Štědrý den), 25 Dec Christmas Day (1. svátek vánoční), 26 Dec St. Stephen's Day (2. svátek vánoční) 22 176
Total 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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