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Working Days in Saudi Arabia 2017

2017 has 255 working days in Saudi Arabia: 365 days, minus 104 weekend days (Friday and Saturday) and 6 Saudi public holidays on weekdays.

255
Working days
104
Weekend days
6
Holidays on weekdays
2,040
Working hours

Working days by month, 2017

Month Holidays Working days Hours
January 0 23 184
February 0 20 160
March 0 22 176
April 0 21 168
May 0 23 184
June Jun 25 · Eid al-Fitr (tentative) Jun 26 · Eid al-Fitr (day 2) (tentative) Jun 27 · Eid al-Fitr (day 3) (tentative) Jun 28 · Eid al-Fitr (day 4) (tentative) 4 17 136
July 0 22 176
August Aug 31 · Arafat Day (tentative) 1 22 176
September Sep 3 · Eid al-Adha (day 3) (tentative) 1 19 152
October 0 23 184
November 0 22 176
December 0 21 168
2017 total 6 255 2,040

Holidays shown are those on weekdays. Private-sector holidays under the Labour Law regulations. Government offices get longer Eid breaks. Eid dates follow the Umm al-Qura calendar and the moon sighting. Source: Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development.

Working days by quarter

65
Q1 (Jan–Mar)
61
Q2 (Apr–Jun)
63
Q3 (Jul–Sep)
66
Q4 (Oct–Dec)
126
First half
129
Second half

Working days between two dates

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

Saudi public holidays 2017

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

2017 calendar for Saudi Arabia

A printable year calendar with the holidays marked.

Working days in Saudi Arabia 2017: questions and answers

How many working days are there in Saudi Arabia in 2017?

There are 255 working days in Saudi Arabia in 2017. The year has 365 days; 104 are weekend days (Friday and Saturday) and 6 are Saudi public holidays that fall on a weekday.

How many working hours are there in 2017?

At 8 hours a day, 255 working days make 2,040 working hours in 2017. Change the hours per day above to see your own total.

How many working days are in each month of 2017?

January 23, February 20, March 22, April 21, May 23, June 17, July 22, August 22, September 19, October 23, November 22 and December 21. January 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 (Friday and Saturday) or one of the Saudi 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. Private-sector holidays under the Labour Law regulations. Government offices get longer Eid breaks. Eid dates follow the Umm al-Qura calendar and the moon sighting.

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