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2026 Working days summary for Uttar Pradesh, India

Uttar Pradesh, India has 242 working days in 2026. This is calculated from 365 total calendar days, minus 100 weekend days (Saturday-Sunday), and minus 23 holidays. The standard work week runs Monday through Friday.

242
Working Days
100
Weekend Days
23
Holidays

Monthly Breakdown

MonthWorkingWeekendHolidaysTotal
January 21 9 1 31
February 20 7 1 28
March 19 8 4 31
April 20 8 2 30
May 19 10 2 31
June 21 8 1 30
July 23 8 0 31
August 19 9 3 31
September 21 8 1 30
October 19 9 3 31
November 18 8 4 30
December 22 8 1 31
Total 242 100 23 365

2026 Calendar for Uttar Pradesh, India

January 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
26
Republic Day
Republic Day
27
28
29
30
31

21 working days, 9 weekend days, and 1 holiday in January 2026.

February 2026

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

20 working days, 7 weekend days, and 1 holiday in February 2026.

March 2026

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
1
2
3
Holi
Holi
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
Idul Fitr
Idul Fitr
22
23
24
25
26
27
Ram Navami
Ram Navami
28
29
30
31
Mahavir Jayanti
Mahavir Jayanti

19 working days, 8 weekend days, and 4 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
Dr Ambedkar Jayanti
Dr Ambedkar Jayanti
15
16
17
18
19
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
24
25
26
27
Bakrid / Eid al Adha
Bakrid / Eid al Adha
28
29
30
31

19 working days, 10 weekend days, and 2 holidays in May 2026.

June 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
26
Muharram
Muharram
27
28
29
30

21 working days, 8 weekend days, and 1 holiday in June 2026.

July 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
26
27
28
29
30
31

23 working days, 8 weekend days 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
Eid e Milad
Eid e Milad
26
27
28
Raksha Bandhan
Raksha Bandhan
29
30
31

19 working days, 9 weekend days, and 3 holidays in August 2026.

September 2026

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

21 working days, 8 weekend days, and 1 holiday in September 2026.

October 2026

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

19 working days, 9 weekend days, and 3 holidays in October 2026.

November 2026

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Diwali
Diwali
9
Deepavali Holiday
Deepavali Holiday
10
11
Bhai Dooj
Bhai Dooj
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
Guru Nanak Jayanti
Guru Nanak Jayanti
25
26
27
28
29
30

18 working days, 8 weekend days, and 4 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 22:25:07The holiday set for Uttar Pradesh in 2026 has been expanded to include additional observances, resulting in an overall increase in the number of holidays.
2026-05-05 10:50:11The holiday set for Uttar Pradesh in 2026 has been updated to include a few new observances while retaining the majority of the previous holidays.