Business Days Calculator
Calculate business days between dates with optional holiday support.
Pick a year to fill 1 Jan–31 Dec, or set a custom date range. Weekends are always excluded; public holidays are optional.
Business days
42 days
England & Wales
Total days
61
Weekend days excluded
18
Public holidays excluded
1
Business days
42
Official bank holidays for England and Wales (same calendar). Using built-in holiday dates (live calendars will load when available).
In-depth explanation
Count business days between two dates, excluding weekends and public holidays for the selected region. England and Wales share one UK calendar; Scotland and Northern Ireland have their own. Also covers major English-speaking countries. Everything runs locally in your browser — your inputs are not uploaded to produce the result.
Bank and public holidays for 2024–2027 for the region you select. England & Wales share one calendar. Scotland and Northern Ireland each have their own. Other countries use nationwide or federal holiday sets — regional extras may still apply locally. England and Wales share the same official bank holiday calendar. Scotland differs (for example 2 January, St Andrew’s Day, and an earlier summer holiday). Northern Ireland adds St Patrick’s Day and the Battle of the Boyne.
They share the same calculator. Business Days starts with public holidays excluded; Working Days starts with weekdays only. Toggle “Exclude public holidays” on either tool. United Kingdom (England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland), United States, Canada, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa. Tweak the inputs above to compare options, then copy or note the result you need.
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