January 2026
There are 21 working days in January 2026 in England & Wales.
Year Summary
England & Wales Working Days by Month in 2026
Check how many working days fall in each month of 2026 for England & Wales. The summary includes monthly working-day totals, bank-holiday disruptions, weekend counts, and the full-year figure in one place.
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Examples of the planning decisions this summary supports.
Current view
Jurisdiction
England & Wales
Total Working Days
253
Monthly working-day chart loads after the summary.
Monthly totals
Monthly breakdown
Use this table when you need the exact monthly totals behind the chart. It shows how working days, bank holidays, and weekend days shape England & Wales in 2026.
Updates when the year changes
January
Work
21
Hols1
Wknd9
February
Work
20
Hols0
Wknd8
March
Work
22
Hols0
Wknd9
April
Most holidaysWork
20
Hols2
Wknd8
May
Shortest monthWork
19
Hols2
Wknd10
June
Work
22
Hols0
Wknd8
July
Peak monthWork
23
Hols0
Wknd8
August
Work
20
Hols1
Wknd10
September
Work
22
Hols0
Wknd8
October
Work
22
Hols0
Wknd9
November
Work
21
Hols0
Wknd9
December
Work
21
Hols2
Wknd8
Work
253
Hols
8
Wknd
104
| Month | Working Days | Bank Holidays | Weekend Days |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 21 | 1 | 9 |
| February | 20 | 0 | 8 |
| March | 22 | 0 | 9 |
| April | 20 | 2 | 8 |
| May | 19 | 2 | 10 |
| June | 22 | 0 | 8 |
| July | 23 | 0 | 8 |
| August | 20 | 1 | 10 |
| September | 22 | 0 | 8 |
| October | 22 | 0 | 9 |
| November | 21 | 0 | 9 |
| December | 21 | 2 | 8 |
| Total | 253 | 8 | 104 |
New Year's Day
1 Jan
Previewing 1 of 1 disrupted weeks. Expand for the full list.
New Year's Day
UK-wide1 Jan
Mid-week holiday
Thursday Holiday
Good Friday / Easter Monday
3 Apr - 6 Apr
May Day
2 May - 4 May
Previewing 2 of 5 long weekends. Expand for the full list.
Good Friday / Easter Monday
3 Apr - 6 Apr
4 days off
Monday HolidayFriday Holiday
May Day
UK-wide2 May - 4 May
3 days off
Monday Holiday
Spring Bank Holiday
UK-wide23 May - 25 May
3 days off
Monday Holiday
Late Summer Bank Holiday
Jurisdiction29 Aug - 31 Aug
3 days off
Monday Holiday
Christmas Day and 2 more holidays
UK-wide25 Dec - 28 Dec
4 days off
Monday HolidayFriday Holiday
Direct monthly answers
Working days by month
These totals use the bank holidays for England & Wales and update when you change the year or jurisdiction.
February 2026
There are 20 working days in February 2026 in England & Wales.
March 2026
There are 22 working days in March 2026 in England & Wales.
April 2026
There are 20 working days in April 2026 in England & Wales.
May 2026
There are 19 working days in May 2026 in England & Wales.
June 2026
There are 22 working days in June 2026 in England & Wales.
July 2026
There are 23 working days in July 2026 in England & Wales.
August 2026
There are 20 working days in August 2026 in England & Wales.
September 2026
There are 22 working days in September 2026 in England & Wales.
October 2026
There are 22 working days in October 2026 in England & Wales.
November 2026
There are 21 working days in November 2026 in England & Wales.
December 2026
There are 21 working days in December 2026 in England & Wales.
How To Use UK Working Day Totals In Planning
Working day totals differ because England and Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland do not observe exactly the same holiday sets. In most years, England and Wales has 8 standard bank holidays, Scotland has 9, and Northern Ireland has 10. That variation matters for cross-border delivery schedules, employment terms tied to working days, and SLA commitments measured in business days.
Finance teams use jurisdiction-specific working day counts to budget day-rate costs and model invoice timelines more accurately. Legal teams use the same counts to estimate realistic durations for multi-step litigation work. Project managers can identify low-capacity months such as April and December and rebalance sprint objectives accordingly. Totals include substitute holiday effects, so year-level counts remain accurate when holidays fall on weekends.
Quick answers
Year Summary FAQs
Working days exclude Saturdays, Sundays, and the bank holidays that apply to your selected jurisdiction. For England & Wales we follow the Civil Procedure Rules 2.8 definition; Scotland and Northern Ireland use the statutory bank holidays published on GOV.UK.
We load the official GOV.UK bank holiday calendar for the chosen jurisdiction. That means St Andrew's Day appears when Scotland is selected and St Patrick's Day when Northern Ireland is selected.
No. Contract-specific shutdowns (for example construction Christmas shutdown clauses) are not applied here. Use the main working day calculator if you need to exclude a bespoke shutdown period.
The long weekend list highlights 3–4 day weekends so you can plan leave, staffing, and marketing activity. Disrupted weeks flag mid-week bank holidays that typically reduce productivity or require SLA adjustments.
Use the wallplanner PDF or ICS export for a calendar view of the same data. A downloadable format for the year summary will be added in a later release.