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2026 Working days summary for Jammu and Kashmir, India

Jammu and Kashmir, India has 229 working days in 2026. This is calculated from 365 total calendar days, minus 94 weekend days (Saturday-Sunday), and minus 42 holidays. The standard work week runs Monday through Friday.

229
Working Days
94
Weekend Days
42
Holidays

Monthly Breakdown

MonthWorkingWeekendHolidaysTotal
January 18 8 5 31
February 20 6 2 28
March 16 8 7 31
April 20 8 2 30
May 18 9 4 31
June 20 7 3 30
July 21 7 3 31
August 20 9 2 31
September 17 7 6 30
October 18 9 4 31
November 19 8 3 30
December 22 8 1 31
Total 229 94 42 365

2026 Calendar for Jammu and Kashmir, India

January 2026

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
1
2
3
4
5
Guru Gobind Singh Ji's Birthday
Guru Gobind Singh Ji's Birthday
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
Lohri
Lohri
14
15
16
17
Shab-i-Miraj
Shab-i-Miraj
18
19
20
21
22
23
Friday following Shab-i-Miraj
Friday following Shab-i-Miraj
24
25
26
Republic Day
Republic Day
27
28
29
30
31

18 working days, 8 weekend days, and 5 holidays in January 2026.

February 2026

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
1
Shri Guru Ravi Das's Birthday
Shri Guru Ravi Das's Birthday
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
Mahashivratri
Mahashivratri
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28

20 working days, 6 weekend days, and 2 holidays in February 2026.

March 2026

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
1
2
3
4
Holi
Holi
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
Shab-i-Qadr
Shab-i-Qadr
18
19
1st Navratra
1st Navratra
20
Jumat-ul-Vida
Jumat-ul-Vida
21
Eid-ul-Fitr
Eid-ul-Fitr
22
23
24
25
26
Mela Bahu Fort
Mela Bahu Fort
27
28
29
30
31
Mahavir Jayanti
Mahavir Jayanti

16 working days, 8 weekend days, and 7 holidays in March 2026.

April 2026

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
1
2
3
Good Friday
Good Friday
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
Birthday of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
Birthday of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
15
16
17
18
19
Parshuram Jayanti
Parshuram Jayanti
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30

20 working days, 8 weekend days, and 2 holidays in April 2026.

May 2026

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
1
Buddha Purnima
Buddha Purnima
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
Urs Shah-i-Hamdan Sahib
Urs Shah-i-Hamdan Sahib
24
25
26
27
Eid-ul-Azha
Eid-ul-Azha
28
Eid-ul-Azha
Eid-ul-Azha
29
30
31

18 working days, 9 weekend days, and 4 holidays in May 2026.

June 2026

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
Martyr's Day of Guru Arjun Dev Ji
Martyr's Day of Guru Arjun Dev Ji
17
18
19
20
21
Urs Shah Farid-ud-Din Sahib
Urs Shah Farid-ud-Din Sahib
22
Mela Khir Bhawani
Mela Khir Bhawani
23
24
25
26
Ashoora
Ashoora
27
28
29
Kabir Jayanti
Kabir Jayanti
30

20 working days, 7 weekend days, and 3 holidays in June 2026.

July 2026

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
1
2
3
4
5
Guru Hargobind Ji's Birthday
Guru Hargobind Ji's Birthday
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
Sarthal Devi Ji Yatra
Sarthal Devi Ji Yatra
22
Sarthal Devi Ji Yatra
Sarthal Devi Ji Yatra
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31

21 working days, 7 weekend days, and 3 holidays in July 2026.

August 2026

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
Independence Day
Independence Day
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
Eid-i-Milad-ul-Nabi
Eid-i-Milad-ul-Nabi
27
28
Raksha Bandhan
Raksha Bandhan
29
30
31

20 working days, 9 weekend days, and 2 holidays in August 2026.

September 2026

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
1
2
3
4
Janamashtami
Janamashtami
5
6
7
8
9
Kailash Yatra
Kailash Yatra
10
Kailash Yatra
Kailash Yatra
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
Mela Pat
Mela Pat
19
Mela Pat
Mela Pat
20
21
22
23
Birthday of Maharaja Hari Singh Ji
Birthday of Maharaja Hari Singh Ji
24
25
26
27
28
29
30

17 working days, 7 weekend days, and 6 holidays in September 2026.

October 2026

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
1
2
Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday
Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday
3
4
5
6
7
8
Urs Sheikh Noor-ud-Din Sahib
Urs Sheikh Noor-ud-Din Sahib
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
Dussehra
Dussehra
21
22
23
24
25
26
Accession Day
Accession Day
27
28
29
30
31

18 working days, 9 weekend days, and 4 holidays in October 2026.

November 2026

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Diwali
Diwali
9
10
Urs Shah Asrar-ud-Din Sahib
Urs Shah Asrar-ud-Din Sahib
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
Guru Nanak Dev Ji's Birthday
Guru Nanak Dev Ji's Birthday
25
26
27
28
29
30

19 working days, 8 weekend days, and 3 holidays in November 2026.

December 2026

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
Christmas Day
Christmas Day
26
27
28
29
30
31

22 working days, 8 weekend days, and 1 holiday in December 2026.

Changelog

2026-05-17 22:24:52The holiday set for Jammu and Kashmir in 2026 has been updated to reflect a slight consolidation, with some holidays renamed and a few adjustments made to the existing list.
2026-05-05 10:48:25The holiday set for Jammu and Kashmir in 2026 has been expanded to include additional observances and adjustments to existing dates.

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