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    Egypt working days and public holidays 2026

    Egypt, 2026: 246 working days and 1968 working hours at 8 hours a day. There are 20 national public holidays, 15 of them on working days. The weekend is Friday - Saturday.

    Egypt 2026 at a glance

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    Working days
    246
    Standard hours
    1968
    Free days
    119
    Calendar days
    365
    Holidays in period
    20
    Free days from holidays
    15
    Holidays on weekends
    5

    Today, Sunday 1 November, is working day number 202 of 2026. 44 working days are left this year.

    Public holidays 2026

    January

    • 7 Jan Wednesday Christmas Day (Orthodox) (عيد الميلاد المجيد)
    • 29 Jan Thursday Revolution Day 2011 / National Police Day (عيد الثورة 25 يناير)

    March

    • 19 Mar Thursday Eid al-Fitr (عيد الفطر)
    • 20 Mar Friday Eid al-Fitr (عيد الفطر) Weekend
    • 21 Mar Saturday Eid al-Fitr (عيد الفطر) Weekend
    • 22 Mar Sunday Eid al-Fitr (عيد الفطر)
    • 23 Mar Monday Eid al-Fitr (عيد الفطر)

    April

    • 13 Apr Monday Easter Monday (Sham El-Nessim)
    • 25 Apr Saturday Sinai Liberation Day (عيد تحرير سيناء) Weekend

    May

    • 7 May Thursday Labour Day (عيد العمال)
    • 27 May Wednesday Eid Al-Adha
    • 28 May Thursday Eid Al-Adha
    • 29 May Friday Eid Al-Adha Weekend
    • 30 May Saturday Eid Al-Adha Weekend
    • 31 May Sunday Eid Al-Adha

    June

    • 18 Jun Thursday Islamic New Year

    July

    • 2 Jul Thursday June 30 Revolution (ثورة 30 يونيو)
    • 23 Jul Thursday Revolution Day (عيد ثورة 23 يوليو)

    August

    • 26 Aug Wednesday Prophet Muhammad's Birthday

    October

    • 6 Oct Tuesday Armed Forces Day (عيد القوات المسلحة)

    Working days and hours by month 2026

    Month Working days Hours
    January 7 Jan Christmas Day (Orthodox) (عيد الميلاد المجيد), 29 Jan Revolution Day 2011 / National Police Day (عيد الثورة 25 يناير) 19 152
    February 20 160
    March 19 Mar Eid al-Fitr (عيد الفطر), 20 Mar Eid al-Fitr (عيد الفطر), 21 Mar Eid al-Fitr (عيد الفطر), 22 Mar Eid al-Fitr (عيد الفطر), 23 Mar Eid al-Fitr (عيد الفطر) 20 160
    April 13 Apr Easter Monday (Sham El-Nessim), 25 Apr Sinai Liberation Day (عيد تحرير سيناء) 21 168
    May 7 May Labour Day (عيد العمال), 27 May Eid Al-Adha, 28 May Eid Al-Adha, 29 May Eid Al-Adha, 30 May Eid Al-Adha, 31 May Eid Al-Adha 17 136
    June 18 Jun Islamic New Year 21 168
    July 2 Jul June 30 Revolution (ثورة 30 يونيو), 23 Jul Revolution Day (عيد ثورة 23 يوليو) 20 160
    August 26 Aug Prophet Muhammad's Birthday 21 168
    September 22 176
    October 6 Oct Armed Forces Day (عيد القوات المسلحة) 20 160
    November 22 176
    December 23 184
    Total 246 1968

    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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