254 working days in Spain in 2026
2026 has 261 weekdays (Monday to Friday). In Spain, 7 public holidays fall on one of them (New Year’s Day on Thursday, January 1, Epiphany on Tuesday, January 6, Good Friday on Friday, April 3, Labor Day (May Day) on Friday, May 1, National Day of Spain on Monday, October 12, Immaculate Conception on Tuesday, December 8 and Christmas Day on Friday, December 25), which leaves 254 working days. The count removes the national holidays. Each autonomous community adds its own days (Holy Thursday almost everywhere) and each town two local holidays, so count about three or four fewer working days in practice.
Working days per month in 2026
| Month | Working days | Holidays on weekdays |
|---|---|---|
| January | 20 | January 1: New Year’s Day · January 6: Epiphany |
| February | 20 | None |
| March | 22 | None |
| April | 21 | April 3: Good Friday |
| May | 20 | May 1: Labor Day (May Day) |
| June | 22 | None |
| July | 23 | None |
| August | 21 | None |
| September | 22 | None |
| October | 21 | October 12: National Day of Spain |
| November | 21 | None |
| December | 21 | December 8: Immaculate Conception · December 25: Christmas Day |
| Year | 254 | 7 |
The busiest month is July with 23 working days; the lightest, January, February and May with 20.
By quarter and half-year
First quarter: 62 working days. Second quarter: 63. Third quarter: 66. Fourth quarter: 63. That makes 125 working days in the first half of 2026 and 129 in the second.
Working hours in 2026
At 8 hours a day, 254 working days come to 2,032 hours; at 7.5 hours, 1,905 hours; at 7 hours, 1,778 hours. Paid vacation is not deducted: 10 days off take away 80 hours at 8 hours a day.
2026 and 2027 compared
2026 and 2027 have the same number of working days in Spain: 254. See working days in Spain in 2027 and the full list of Spain public holidays 2026, with long weekends and bridge days.
To count the business days between two dates of your choice, use the calculator at the top of this page, set to Spain. The 2026 calendar shows the whole year on one page.