⚖️ Legal Regulations

The Iranian Labor Code defines the standard work week as 44 hours, typically from Saturday to Wednesday (full days) and Thursday (half-day). Friday is the official weekly holiday. Public holidays are established by law and include both national and religious observances. The government may announce compensatory work days or reduced-hour days preceding major holidays.

💡 Insights

The common work week runs from Sunday to Thursday, with Friday and Saturday as the weekend, though officially only Friday is a holiday. A cultural practice involves declaring partial workdays (often 4 hours) on the eve of major religious holidays like Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha. Compensatory work on a Friday (a weekend day) may also be scheduled to offset long holiday periods like Nowruz.

2026 Working days summary for Iran

Iran has 242 working days in 2026. This is calculated from 365 total calendar days, minus 97 weekend days (Saturday-Sunday), and minus 26 holidays. The standard work week runs Monday through Friday.

242
Working Days
97
Weekend Days
26
Holidays

Monthly Breakdown

MonthWorkingWeekendHolidaysTotal
January 21 8 2 31
February 18 8 2 28
March 19 7 5 31
April 19 8 3 30
May 20 10 1 31
June 19 6 5 30
July 22 9 0 31
August 17 8 6 31
September 22 8 0 30
October 21 10 0 31
November 22 7 1 30
December 22 8 1 31
Total 242 97 26 365

2026 Calendar for Iran

January 2026

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
1
2
Birthday of Imam Ali and Father's Day
Birthday of Imam Ali and Father's Day
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
Prophet's Ascension
Prophet's Ascension
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31

21 working days, 8 weekend days, and 2 holidays in January 2026.

February 2026

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
1
2
3
Imam Mahdi's birthday
Imam Mahdi's birthday
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Revolution Day
Revolution Day
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28

18 working days, 8 weekend days, and 2 holidays in February 2026.

March 2026

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Martyrdom of Imam Ali
Martyrdom of Imam Ali
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
Eid-e-Fetr and Nowruz
Eid-e-Fetr and Nowruz
22
Norooz Holiday
Norooz Holiday
23
Norooz Holiday
Norooz Holiday
24
Norooz Holiday
Norooz Holiday
25
26
27
28
29
30
31

19 working days, 7 weekend days, and 5 holidays in March 2026.

April 2026

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
1
Islamic Republic Day
Islamic Republic Day
2
Nature Day
Nature Day
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
Martyrdom of Imam Sadeq
Martyrdom of Imam Sadeq
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30

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

May 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
Eid-e-Ghorban (Feast of Sacrifice)
Eid-e-Ghorban (Feast of Sacrifice)
28
29
30
31

20 working days, 10 weekend days, and 1 holiday in May 2026.

June 2026

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
1
2
3
4
Death of Imam Khomeini; Eid al-Ghadeer
Death of Imam Khomeini; Eid al-Ghadeer
5
Khordad National Uprising
Khordad National Uprising
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
Tassoua
Tassoua
25
Tassoua
Tassoua
26
Ashura
Ashura
27
28
29
30

19 working days, 6 weekend days, and 5 holidays 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

22 working days, 9 weekend days in July 2026.

August 2026

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
1
2
3
4
Arbaeen
Arbaeen
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Demise of Prophet Muhammad and Martyrdom of Imam Hassan
Demise of Prophet Muhammad and Martyrdom of Imam Hassan
13
Martyrdom of Imam Reza
Martyrdom of Imam Reza
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
Martyrdom of Imam Hasan al-Askari
Martyrdom of Imam Hasan al-Askari
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
Birthday of Prophet Muhammad and Imam Sadeq
Birthday of Prophet Muhammad and Imam Sadeq
31
Birthday of Prophet Muhammad and Imam Sadeq
Birthday of Prophet Muhammad and Imam Sadeq

17 working days, 8 weekend days, and 6 holidays in August 2026.

September 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

22 working days, 8 weekend days in September 2026.

October 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

21 working days, 10 weekend days in October 2026.

November 2026

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

22 working days, 7 weekend days, and 1 holiday 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
Birthday of Imam Ali and Father's Day
Birthday of Imam Ali and Father's Day
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31

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

Changelog

2026-05-17 22:25:25The holiday set for Iran in 2026 has been updated to include a few new observances and adjustments, resulting in a slight increase in the overall number of holidays.
2026-05-05 10:50:30In the 2026 holiday set update for Iran, several holidays were added and adjusted, resulting in a more comprehensive and refined observance schedule.

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