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Hungary working days and public holidays 2026

Hungary, 2026: 253 working days and 2024 working hours at 8 hours a day. There are 13 national public holidays, 8 of them on working days.

Hungary 2026 at a glance

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Working days
253
Standard hours
2024
Free days
112
Calendar days
365
Holidays in period
13
Free days from holidays
8
Holidays on weekends
5

Today, Saturday 31 October, is not a working day. 210 working days of 2026 have passed and 43 are left.

Public holidays 2026

January

  • 1 Jan Thursday New Year's Day (Újév)

March

  • 15 Mar Sunday 1848 Revolution Memorial Day (Nemzeti ünnep) Weekend

April

  • 3 Apr Friday Good Friday (Nagypéntek)
  • 5 Apr Sunday Easter Sunday (Húsvétvasárnap) Weekend
  • 6 Apr Monday Easter Monday (Húsvéthétfő)

May

  • 1 May Friday Labour day (A munka ünnepe)
  • 24 May Sunday Pentecost (Pünkösdvasárnap) Weekend
  • 25 May Monday Whit Monday (Pünkösdhétfő)

August

  • 20 Aug Thursday State Foundation Day (Az államalapítás ünnepe)

October

  • 23 Oct Friday 1956 Revolution Memorial Day (Nemzeti ünnep)

November

  • 1 Nov Sunday All Saints Day (Mindenszentek) Next Weekend

December

  • 25 Dec Friday Christmas Day (Karácsony)
  • 26 Dec Saturday St. Stephen's Day (Karácsony másnapja) Weekend

Working days and hours by month 2026

Month Working days Hours
January 1 Jan New Year's Day (Újév) 21 168
February 20 160
March 15 Mar 1848 Revolution Memorial Day (Nemzeti ünnep) 22 176
April 3 Apr Good Friday (Nagypéntek), 5 Apr Easter Sunday (Húsvétvasárnap), 6 Apr Easter Monday (Húsvéthétfő) 20 160
May 1 May Labour day (A munka ünnepe), 24 May Pentecost (Pünkösdvasárnap), 25 May Whit Monday (Pünkösdhétfő) 19 152
June 22 176
July 23 184
August 20 Aug State Foundation Day (Az államalapítás ünnepe) 20 160
September 22 176
October 23 Oct 1956 Revolution Memorial Day (Nemzeti ünnep) 21 168
November 1 Nov All Saints Day (Mindenszentek) 21 168
December 25 Dec Christmas Day (Karácsony), 26 Dec St. Stephen's Day (Karácsony másnapja) 22 176
Total 253 2024

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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