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    Germany working days and public holidays 2025

    Germany, 2025: 250–251 working days, depending on the region. There are 9 national public holidays, and regions add their own. The table below and the calculator, once you pick a region, give the exact number.

    Germany 2025 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)
    250–251
    Standard hours
    2000–2008
    Free days
    114–115
    Calendar days
    365
    Holidays in period
    9
    Free days from holidays
    9
    Holidays on weekends
    0

    Public holidays 2025

    January

    • 1 Jan Wednesday New Year's Day (Neujahr)
    • 6 Jan Monday Epiphany (Heilige Drei Könige) Baden-Württemberg, Bayern, Sachsen-Anhalt

    March

    • 8 Mar Saturday International Women's Day (Internationaler Frauentag) Berlin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Weekend

    April

    • 18 Apr Friday Good Friday (Karfreitag)
    • 20 Apr Sunday Easter Sunday (Ostersonntag) Brandenburg Weekend
    • 21 Apr Monday Easter Monday (Ostermontag)

    May

    • 1 May Thursday Labour Day (Tag der Arbeit)
    • 8 May Thursday Liberation Day (Tag der Befreiung) Berlin
    • 29 May Thursday Ascension Day (Christi Himmelfahrt)

    June

    • 8 Jun Sunday Pentecost (Pfingstsonntag) Brandenburg Weekend
    • 9 Jun Monday Whit Monday (Pfingstmontag)
    • 19 Jun Thursday Corpus Christi (Fronleichnam) Baden-Württemberg, Bayern, Hessen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Saarland

    August

    • 15 Aug Friday Assumption Day (Mariä Himmelfahrt) Saarland

    September

    • 20 Sept Saturday World Children's Day (Weltkindertag) Thüringen Weekend

    October

    • 3 Oct Friday German Unity Day (Tag der Deutschen Einheit)
    • 31 Oct Friday Reformation Day (Reformationstag) Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Sachsen, Sachsen-Anhalt, Thüringen, Bremen, Hamburg, Niedersachsen, Schleswig-Holstein

    November

    • 1 Nov Saturday All Saints' Day (Allerheiligen) Baden-Württemberg, Bayern, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Saarland Weekend
    • 19 Nov Wednesday Repentance and Prayer Day (Buß- und Bettag) Sachsen

    December

    • 25 Dec Thursday Christmas Day (Erster Weihnachtstag)
    • 26 Dec Friday St. Stephen's Day (Zweiter Weihnachtstag)

    Working days by month 2025, national holidays only

    Month Working days Hours
    January 1 Jan New Year's Day (Neujahr) 22 176
    February 20 160
    March 21 168
    April 18 Apr Good Friday (Karfreitag), 21 Apr Easter Monday (Ostermontag) 20 160
    May 1 May Labour Day (Tag der Arbeit), 29 May Ascension Day (Christi Himmelfahrt) 20 160
    June 9 Jun Whit Monday (Pfingstmontag) 20 160
    July 23 184
    August 21 168
    September 22 176
    October 3 Oct German Unity Day (Tag der Deutschen Einheit) 22 176
    November 20 160
    December 25 Dec Christmas Day (Erster Weihnachtstag), 26 Dec St. Stephen's Day (Zweiter Weihnachtstag) 21 168
    Total 252 2016

    Working days by region 2025

    Region Working days Hours
    Baden-Württemberg6 Jan Epiphany (Heilige Drei Könige), 19 Jun Corpus Christi (Fronleichnam) 250 2000
    Bayern6 Jan Epiphany (Heilige Drei Könige), 19 Jun Corpus Christi (Fronleichnam) 250 2000
    Berlin8 May Liberation Day (Tag der Befreiung) 251 2008
    Brandenburg31 Oct Reformation Day (Reformationstag) 251 2008
    Bremen31 Oct Reformation Day (Reformationstag) 251 2008
    Hamburg31 Oct Reformation Day (Reformationstag) 251 2008
    Hessen19 Jun Corpus Christi (Fronleichnam) 251 2008
    Mecklenburg-Vorpommern31 Oct Reformation Day (Reformationstag) 251 2008
    Niedersachsen31 Oct Reformation Day (Reformationstag) 251 2008
    Nordrhein-Westfalen19 Jun Corpus Christi (Fronleichnam) 251 2008
    Rheinland-Pfalz19 Jun Corpus Christi (Fronleichnam) 251 2008
    Saarland19 Jun Corpus Christi (Fronleichnam), 15 Aug Assumption Day (Mariä Himmelfahrt) 250 2000
    Sachsen31 Oct Reformation Day (Reformationstag), 19 Nov Repentance and Prayer Day (Buß- und Bettag) 250 2000
    Sachsen-Anhalt6 Jan Epiphany (Heilige Drei Könige), 31 Oct Reformation Day (Reformationstag) 250 2000
    Schleswig-Holstein31 Oct Reformation Day (Reformationstag) 251 2008
    Thüringen31 Oct Reformation Day (Reformationstag) 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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