Working days 2027: by month and for the year
Working days 2027: 256 for a full working week, with the holidays most Dutch employers give off.
Working days 2027 in the Netherlands
256
Monday to Friday, minus 5 weekday holidays; 2,048 hours at 8 hours a day.
Counted as days off: New Year's Day, Easter Monday, King's Day, Ascension Day, Whit Monday and both Christmas days. Whether you are actually off is in your collective agreement or contract. — change any figure to see your own result
| Mondays to Fridays | 261 |
| Weekday holidays off | 5 |
| First half | 124 |
| Second half | 132 |
| Month | Working days | Holiday off |
|---|---|---|
| January | 20 | New Year's Day |
| February | 20 | – |
| March | 22 | Easter Monday |
| April | 21 | King's Day |
| May | 19 | Ascension Day, Whit Monday |
| June | 22 | – |
| July | 22 | – |
| August | 22 | – |
| September | 22 | – |
| October | 21 | – |
| November | 22 | – |
| December | 23 | – |
Prepared by Radif Partners · Method · checked on 13 November 2026
2027 has 261 days from Monday to Friday. Of those, 5 fall on a holiday most employers give off: New Year's Day, Easter Monday, King's Day, Ascension Day and Whit Monday. Both Christmas days fall at the weekend this year. That leaves 256 working days, against 255 in 2026 and 254 in 2028. With Good Friday and Liberation Day off as well, it is 254. The shortest month is May with 19 working days, the longest December with 23. By quarter: 62, 62, 66, 66. On a four-day week, count roughly four fifths, but your day off matters: if Monday is your day off, Easter Monday and Whit Monday give you nothing extra. Annual leave is not deducted here; take your own leave days off the total yourself.
Working days 2027 by month
| Month | Working days | Weekdays |
|---|---|---|
| January | 20 | 21 |
| February | 20 | 20 |
| March | 22 | 23 |
| April | 21 | 22 |
| May | 19 | 21 |
| June | 22 | 22 |
| July | 22 | 22 |
| August | 22 | 22 |
| September | 22 | 22 |
| October | 21 | 21 |
| November | 22 | 22 |
| December | 23 | 23 |
The third column counts every Monday to Friday; the gap with the second is the holidays off. Payroll uses the number of working days for a daily rate; freelancers for a turnover estimate.
Working days 2027 on a part-time contract
On three or four days a week it depends on your fixed day off. Two of the five holidays off in 2027 fall on a Monday, the other three on a Friday, Tuesday and Thursday. If Monday is your day off you gain nothing from them; if Wednesday is, you do.
Working days 2027 for your week
Example for 2027 at 4 days a week — change any figure to see your own result
Working days 2027
205
| At 5 days a week | 256 |
| Shortest month | 19 |
| Longest month | 23 |
The tool at the top also counts hours at your hours per day. Switch on Good Friday or 5 May there if your agreement gives them off; the government assumes you work on Good Friday.