Business

Working Days Calculator

Count business days (Monday to Friday) between any two dates, with an optional list of holidays to exclude. Ideal for HR, project management, legal notices and SLAs.

Date range

Format: YYYY-MM-DD, one per line. Weekend holidays are ignored automatically.

Result

Working days
Total days in range
Weekend days
Holidays excluded
Working hours (8h)

How working days are counted

The calculator iterates each day in the range, skipping Saturdays and Sundays, then subtracts any holiday dates you supplied that fall on a weekday. Inclusive vs. exclusive endpoint behaviour matches what most contracts mean by "X working days from…".

Why automatic holidays are not built in

Public holidays differ between countries, states/provinces, regions, and even individual companies. Hard-coding a single national list would be wrong for most users. Pasting your own list keeps the tool accurate and durable for years.

Tip: store recurring holidays

Save your country or company holiday list as a note on your computer and paste it whenever needed. Or use our Date Memory Vault to keep a permanent reference list in your browser.