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Malta working days and public holidays 2026

Malta, 2026: 250 working days and 2000 working hours at 8 hours a day. There are 14 national public holidays, 11 of them on working days.

Malta 2026 at a glance

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Working days
250
Standard hours
2000
Free days
115
Calendar days
365
Holidays in period
14
Free days from holidays
11
Holidays on weekends
3

Today, Saturday 31 October, is not a working day. 208 working days of 2026 have passed and 42 are left.

Public holidays 2026

January

  • 1 Jan Thursday L-Ewwel tas-Sena

February

  • 10 Feb Tuesday In-Nawfraġju ta’ San Pawl

March

  • 19 Mar Thursday San Ġużepp
  • 31 Mar Tuesday Jum il-Ħelsien

April

  • 3 Apr Friday Il-Ġimgħa l-Kbira

May

  • 1 May Friday Jum il-Ħaddiem

June

  • 7 Jun Sunday Sette Giugno Weekend
  • 29 Jun Monday L-Imnarja

August

  • 15 Aug Saturday Santa Marija Weekend

September

  • 8 Sept Tuesday Il-Vittorja
  • 21 Sept Monday L-Indipendenza

December

  • 8 Dec Tuesday L-Immakulata Kunċizzjoni Next
  • 13 Dec Sunday Jum ir-Repubblika Weekend
  • 25 Dec Friday Il-Milied

Working days and hours by month 2026

Month Working days Hours
January 1 Jan L-Ewwel tas-Sena 21 168
February 10 Feb In-Nawfraġju ta’ San Pawl 19 152
March 19 Mar San Ġużepp, 31 Mar Jum il-Ħelsien 20 160
April 3 Apr Il-Ġimgħa l-Kbira 21 168
May 1 May Jum il-Ħaddiem 20 160
June 7 Jun Sette Giugno, 29 Jun L-Imnarja 21 168
July 23 184
August 15 Aug Santa Marija 21 168
September 8 Sep Il-Vittorja, 21 Sep L-Indipendenza 20 160
October 22 176
November 21 168
December 8 Dec L-Immakulata Kunċizzjoni, 13 Dec Jum ir-Repubblika, 25 Dec Il-Milied 21 168
Total 250 2000

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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