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Working Days in Portugal 2024

2024 has 253 working days in Portugal: 366 days, minus 104 weekend days (Saturday and Sunday) and 9 Portuguese public holidays on weekdays.

253
Working days
104
Weekend days
9
Holidays on weekdays
2,024
Working hours

Working days by month, 2024

Month Holidays Working days Hours
January Jan 1 · New Year's Day 1 22 176
February 0 21 168
March Mar 29 · Good Friday 1 20 160
April Apr 25 · Freedom Day 1 21 168
May May 1 · Labour Day May 30 · Corpus Christi 2 21 168
June Jun 10 · Portugal Day 1 19 152
July 0 23 184
August Aug 15 · Assumption Day 1 21 168
September 0 21 168
October 0 23 184
November Nov 1 · All Saints' Day 1 20 160
December Dec 25 · Christmas Day 1 21 168
2024 total 9 253 2,024

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

63
Q1 (Jan–Mar)
61
Q2 (Apr–Jun)
65
Q3 (Jul–Sep)
64
Q4 (Oct–Dec)
124
First half
129
Second half

Working days between two dates

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

Portuguese public holidays 2024

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

2024 calendar for Portugal

A printable year calendar with the holidays marked.

Working days in Portugal 2024: questions and answers

How many working days are there in Portugal in 2024?

There are 253 working days in Portugal in 2024. The year has 366 days; 104 are weekend days (Saturday and Sunday) and 9 are Portuguese public holidays that fall on a weekday.

How many working hours are there in 2024?

At 8 hours a day, 253 working days make 2,024 working hours in 2024. Change the hours per day above to see your own total.

How many working days are in each month of 2024?

January 22, February 21, March 20, April 21, May 21, June 19, July 23, August 21, September 21, October 23, November 20 and December 21. July has the most working days and June 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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