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    Germany working days and public holidays 2026

    Germany, 2026: 252–254 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 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)
    252–254
    Standard hours
    2016–2032
    Free days
    111–113
    Calendar days
    365
    Holidays in period
    9
    Free days from holidays
    7
    Holidays on weekends
    2

    Public holidays 2026

    January

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

    March

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

    April

    • 3 Apr Friday Good Friday (Karfreitag)
    • 5 Apr Sunday Easter Sunday (Ostersonntag) Brandenburg Weekend
    • 6 Apr Monday Easter Monday (Ostermontag)

    May

    • 1 May Friday Labour Day (Tag der Arbeit)
    • 14 May Thursday Ascension Day (Christi Himmelfahrt)
    • 24 May Sunday Pentecost (Pfingstsonntag) Brandenburg Weekend
    • 25 May Monday Whit Monday (Pfingstmontag)

    June

    • 4 Jun Thursday Corpus Christi (Fronleichnam) Baden-Württemberg, Bayern, Hessen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Saarland

    August

    • 15 Aug Saturday Assumption Day (Mariä Himmelfahrt) Saarland Weekend

    September

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

    October

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

    November

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

    December

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

    Working days by month 2026, national holidays only

    Month Working days Hours
    January 1 Jan New Year's Day (Neujahr) 21 168
    February 20 160
    March 22 176
    April 3 Apr Good Friday (Karfreitag), 6 Apr Easter Monday (Ostermontag) 20 160
    May 1 May Labour Day (Tag der Arbeit), 14 May Ascension Day (Christi Himmelfahrt), 25 May Whit Monday (Pfingstmontag) 18 144
    June 22 176
    July 23 184
    August 21 168
    September 22 176
    October 3 Oct German Unity Day (Tag der Deutschen Einheit) 22 176
    November 21 168
    December 25 Dec Christmas Day (Erster Weihnachtstag), 26 Dec St. Stephen's Day (Zweiter Weihnachtstag) 22 176
    Total 254 2032

    Working days by region 2026

    Region Working days Hours
    Baden-Württemberg6 Jan Epiphany (Heilige Drei Könige), 4 Jun Corpus Christi (Fronleichnam) 252 2016
    Bayern6 Jan Epiphany (Heilige Drei Könige), 4 Jun Corpus Christi (Fronleichnam) 252 2016
    Berlin– 254 2032
    Brandenburg– 254 2032
    Bremen– 254 2032
    Hamburg– 254 2032
    Hessen4 Jun Corpus Christi (Fronleichnam) 253 2024
    Mecklenburg-Vorpommern– 254 2032
    Niedersachsen– 254 2032
    Nordrhein-Westfalen4 Jun Corpus Christi (Fronleichnam) 253 2024
    Rheinland-Pfalz4 Jun Corpus Christi (Fronleichnam) 253 2024
    Saarland4 Jun Corpus Christi (Fronleichnam) 253 2024
    Sachsen18 Nov Repentance and Prayer Day (Buß- und Bettag) 253 2024
    Sachsen-Anhalt6 Jan Epiphany (Heilige Drei Könige) 253 2024
    Schleswig-Holstein– 254 2032
    Thüringen– 254 2032

    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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