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Working Days in Portugal 2023

2023 has 250 working days in Portugal: 365 days, minus 105 weekend days (Saturday and Sunday) and 10 Portuguese public holidays on weekdays.

250
Working days
105
Weekend days
10
Holidays on weekdays
2,000
Working hours

Working days by month, 2023

Month Holidays Working days Hours
January 0 22 176
February 0 20 160
March 0 23 184
April Apr 7 · Good Friday Apr 25 · Freedom Day 2 18 144
May May 1 · Labour Day 1 22 176
June Jun 8 · Corpus Christi 1 21 168
July 0 21 168
August Aug 15 · Assumption Day 1 22 176
September 0 21 168
October Oct 5 · Republic Day 1 21 168
November Nov 1 · All Saints' Day 1 21 168
December Dec 1 · Restoration of Independence Dec 8 · Immaculate Conception Dec 25 · Christmas Day 3 18 144
2023 total 10 250 2,000

Holidays shown are those on weekdays. Mandatory national holidays (feriados obrigatórios). Carnival and municipal holidays are optional. Source: Código do Trabalho, art. 234.

Working days by quarter

65
Q1 (Jan–Mar)
61
Q2 (Apr–Jun)
64
Q3 (Jul–Sep)
60
Q4 (Oct–Dec)
126
First half
124
Second half

Working days between two dates

Count business days for any range, and add your own days off.

Portuguese public holidays 2023

Every holiday with its date, long weekends and a calendar download.

2023 calendar for Portugal

A printable year calendar with the holidays marked.

Working days in Portugal 2023: questions and answers

How many working days are there in Portugal in 2023?

There are 250 working days in Portugal in 2023. The year has 365 days; 105 are weekend days (Saturday and Sunday) and 10 are Portuguese public holidays that fall on a weekday.

How many working hours are there in 2023?

At 8 hours a day, 250 working days make 2,000 working hours in 2023. Change the hours per day above to see your own total.

How many working days are in each month of 2023?

January 22, February 20, March 23, April 18, May 22, June 21, July 21, August 22, September 21, October 21, November 21 and December 18. March has the most working days and April the fewest.

How are working days counted?

Every day of the year counts unless it is a weekend day (Saturday and Sunday) or one of the Portuguese public holidays. A holiday that falls on a weekend is counted once, as a weekend day. Company holidays, personal leave and regional holidays are not taken off. Mandatory national holidays (feriados obrigatórios). Carnival and municipal holidays are optional.

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