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Singapore working days and public holidays 2026

Singapore, 2026: 251 working days and 2008 working hours at 8 hours a day. There are 11 national public holidays, 10 of them on working days.

Singapore 2026 at a glance

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Working days
251
Standard hours
2008
Free days
114
Calendar days
365
Holidays in period
11
Free days from holidays
10
Holidays on weekends
1

Today, Sunday 1 November, is not a working day. 209 working days of 2026 have passed and 42 are left.

Public holidays 2026

January

  • 1 Jan Thursday New Year's Day

February

  • 17 Feb Tuesday Chinese New Year
  • 18 Feb Wednesday Chinese New Year

March

  • 21 Mar Saturday Hari Raya Puasa Weekend

April

  • 3 Apr Friday Good Friday

May

  • 1 May Friday Labour Day
  • 27 May Wednesday Hari Raya Haji

June

  • 1 Jun Monday Vesak Day

August

  • 10 Aug Monday National Day

November

  • 9 Nov Monday Deepavali Next

December

  • 25 Dec Friday Christmas Day

Working days and hours by month 2026

Month Working days Hours
January 1 Jan New Year's Day 21 168
February 17 Feb Chinese New Year, 18 Feb Chinese New Year 18 144
March 21 Mar Hari Raya Puasa 22 176
April 3 Apr Good Friday 21 168
May 1 May Labour Day, 27 May Hari Raya Haji 19 152
June 1 Jun Vesak Day 21 168
July 23 184
August 10 Aug National Day 20 160
September 22 176
October 22 176
November 9 Nov Deepavali 20 160
December 25 Dec Christmas Day 22 176
Total 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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