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Working Days in Portugal 2025

2025 has 251 working days in Portugal: 365 days, minus 104 weekend days (Saturday and Sunday) and 10 Portuguese public holidays on weekdays.

251
Working days
104
Weekend days
10
Holidays on weekdays
2,008
Working hours

Working days by month, 2025

Month Holidays Working days Hours
January Jan 1 · New Year's Day 1 22 176
February 0 20 160
March 0 21 168
April Apr 18 · Good Friday Apr 25 · Freedom Day 2 20 160
May May 1 · Labour Day 1 21 168
June Jun 10 · Portugal Day Jun 19 · Corpus Christi 2 19 152
July 0 23 184
August Aug 15 · Assumption Day 1 20 160
September 0 22 176
October 0 23 184
November 0 20 160
December Dec 1 · Restoration of Independence Dec 8 · Immaculate Conception Dec 25 · Christmas Day 3 20 160
2025 total 10 251 2,008

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)
60
Q2 (Apr–Jun)
65
Q3 (Jul–Sep)
63
Q4 (Oct–Dec)
123
First half
128
Second half

Working days between two dates

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

Portuguese public holidays 2025

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

2025 calendar for Portugal

A printable year calendar with the holidays marked.

Working days in Portugal 2025: questions and answers

How many working days are there in Portugal in 2025?

There are 251 working days in Portugal in 2025. The year has 365 days; 104 are weekend days (Saturday and Sunday) and 10 are Portuguese public holidays that fall on a weekday.

How many working hours are there in 2025?

At 8 hours a day, 251 working days make 2,008 working hours in 2025. Change the hours per day above to see your own total.

How many working days are in each month of 2025?

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