2026 Working days summary for Malaysia

Malaysia has between 243 and 247 working days in 2026, depending on the state or federal territory. This is calculated from 365 total calendar days, minus 104 weekend days, and minus between 14 and 18 holidays on working days, varying by state or federal territory. The standard work week differs between the states and federal territories.

243-247
Working Days
depending on the state or federal territory
104
Weekend Days
14-18
Holidays on working days
depending on the state or federal territory

Monthly Breakdown

MonthWorkingWeekendHolidayson working daysTotal
January 20-22* 9-10* 0-2* 31
February 16-18* 8 2-4* 28
March 19-22* 8-9* 1-4* 31
April 21-22* 8 0-1* 30
May 17-19* 10 2-4* 31
June 19-20* 8 2-3* 30
July 22-23* 8-9* 0-1* 31
August 18-20* 9-10* 2-3* 31
September 19-21* 8 1-3* 30
October 21-22* 9-10* 0 31
November 19-21* 8-9* 0-2* 30
December 21-23* 8 0-2* 31
Total 243-247* 104 14-18* 365

* Values vary by state or federal territory.

How the 16 states and federal territories differ

The year of every state or federal territory beside the holidays common to all of them. A different weekend is named once rather than listed day by day.

State or federal territoryWorking daysWeekendDiffers on
Common holidays249Sat-Sun-
Johor244Sat-Sun
8 days
  • Sun 1 February · Thaipusam day off
  • Mon 2 February · Replacement holiday for Thaipusam day off
  • Thu 19 February · Awal Ramadan day off
  • Fri 20 March · Additional Hari Raya Aidilfitri Holiday no holiday
  • Tue 24 March · Johor Replacement Public Holiday day off
  • Tue 2 June · Replacement holiday for Wesak Day day off
  • Tue 21 July · Hol Almarhum Sultan Iskandar day off
  • Mon 9 November · Replacement holiday for Deepavali day off
Kedah247Fri-Sat
6 days
  • Sat 17 January · Israk dan Mikraj day off
  • Sun 1 February · Thaipusam day off
  • Thu 19 February · Awal Ramadan day off
  • Fri 20 March · Additional Hari Raya Aidilfitri Holiday no holiday
  • Mon 23 March · Additional Hari Raya Aidilfitri Public Holiday no holiday
  • Thu 28 May · Hari Raya Aidiladha (Second Day) day off
Kelantan245Fri-Sat
7 days
  • Sat 7 March · Nuzul Al-Quran day off
  • Thu 19 March · Additional Hari Raya Aidilfitri Holiday day off
  • Mon 23 March · Additional Hari Raya Aidilfitri Public Holiday no holiday
  • Tue 26 May · Arafah Day day off
  • Thu 28 May · Hari Raya Haji, Second Day day off
  • Tue 29 September · Birthday of the Sultan of Kelantan day off
  • Wed 30 September · Birthday of the Sultan of Kelantan, Second Day day off
Kuala Lumpur245Sat-Sun
6 days
  • Thu 1 January · New Year's Day day off
  • Sun 1 February · Federal Territory Day and Thaipusam day off
  • Mon 2 February · Replacement Holiday for Federal Territory Day day off
  • Sat 7 March · Nuzul Al-Quran day off
  • Tue 2 June · Replacement Holiday for Wesak Day day off
  • Mon 9 November · Replacement Holiday for Deepavali day off
Labuan246Sat-Sun
6 days
  • Thu 1 January · New Year's Day day off
  • Sun 1 February · Federal Territory Day day off
  • Mon 2 February · Federal Territory Day replacement holiday day off
  • Sat 7 March · Nuzul Al-Quran day off
  • Sat 30 May · Pesta Kaamatan day off
  • Mon 9 November · Deepavali replacement holiday day off
Malacca245Sat-Sun
4 days
  • Thu 1 January · New Year's Day day off
  • Fri 20 February · Declaration of Independence Day day off
  • Mon 24 August · Birthday of the Governor of Melaka day off
  • Mon 9 November · Deepavali Replacement Holiday day off
Negeri Sembilan246Sat-Sun
7 days
  • Thu 1 January · New Year's Day day off
  • Wed 14 January · YDPB Negeri Sembilan's Birthday day off
  • Sat 17 January · Israk and Mikraj day off
  • Sun 1 February · Thaipusam day off
  • Mon 2 February · Replacement Holiday for Thaipusam day off
  • Fri 20 March · Additional Hari Raya Aidilfitri Holiday no holiday
  • Mon 9 November · Replacement Holiday for Deepavali day off
Pahang245Sat-Sun
5 days
  • Thu 1 January · New Year's Day day off
  • Sat 7 March · Nuzul Al-Quran day off
  • Fri 22 May · Hari Hol Pahang day off
  • Thu 30 July · Birthday of the Sultan of Pahang day off
  • Mon 9 November · Replacement Holiday for Deepavali day off
Penang244Sat-Sun
8 days
  • Thu 1 January · New Year's Day day off
  • Sun 1 February · Thaipusam day off
  • Mon 2 February · Replacement holiday for Thaipusam day off
  • Sat 7 March · Nuzul Al-Quran day off
  • Tue 2 June · Replacement Holiday for Wesak Day day off
  • Tue 7 July · George Town World Heritage Site Anniversary day off
  • Sat 11 July · Birthday of the Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Penang day off
  • Mon 9 November · Replacement holiday for Deepavali day off
Perak246Sat-Sun
7 days
  • Thu 1 January · New Year's Day day off
  • Sun 1 February · Thaipusam day off
  • Mon 2 February · Replacement holiday for Thaipusam day off
  • Sat 7 March · Nuzul Al-Quran day off
  • Fri 20 March · Additional Hari Raya Aidilfitri Holiday no holiday
  • Fri 6 November · Birthday of the Sultan of Perak day off
  • Mon 9 November · Replacement holiday for Deepavali day off
Perlis246Sat-Sun
8 days
  • Thu 1 January · Occasional Holiday (New Year Celebration) day off
  • Sat 17 January · Israk and Mikraj day off
  • Sat 7 March · Nuzul Al-Quran day off
  • Fri 20 March · Additional Hari Raya Aidilfitri Holiday no holiday
  • Sun 17 May · Birthday of the Raja of Perlis day off
  • Mon 18 May · Birthday of the Raja of Perlis Replacement Holiday day off
  • Thu 28 May · Hari Raya Haji Day 2 day off
  • Mon 9 November · Deepavali Replacement Holiday day off
Putrajaya246Sat-Sun
8 days
  • Thu 1 January · New Year's Day day off
  • Sun 1 February · Federal Territory Day and Thaipusam day off
  • Mon 2 February · Replacement Holiday for Federal Territory Day day off
  • Sat 7 March · Nuzul Al-Quran day off
  • Sun 22 March · Hari Raya Aidilfitri (Second Day) no holiday
  • Mon 23 March · Additional Hari Raya Aidilfitri Public Holiday no holiday
  • Tue 2 June · Replacement Holiday for Wesak Day day off
  • Mon 9 November · Replacement Holiday for Deepavali day off
Sabah244Sat-Sun
6 days
  • Thu 1 January · New Year's Day day off
  • Mon 30 March · Birthday of the Yang di-Pertua Negeri Sabah day off
  • Fri 3 April · Good Friday day off
  • Sat 30 May · Pesta Kaamatan day off
  • Mon 9 November · Substitute Holiday for Deepavali day off
  • Thu 24 December · Christmas Eve day off
Sarawak246Sat-Sun
7 days
  • Thu 1 January · New Year's Day day off
  • Fri 20 March · Additional Hari Raya Aidilfitri Holiday no holiday
  • Fri 3 April · Good Friday day off
  • Tue 2 June · Gawai Dayak (Second Day) day off
  • Wed 22 July · Sarawak Day day off
  • Sat 10 October · Birthday of the Governor of Sarawak day off
  • Sun 8 November · Deepavali no holiday
Selangor244Sat-Sun
7 days
  • Thu 1 January · New Year's Day day off
  • Sun 1 February · Thaipusam day off
  • Mon 2 February · Thaipusam Replacement Holiday day off
  • Sat 7 March · Nuzul Al-Quran day off
  • Tue 2 June · Wesak Day Replacement Holiday day off
  • Mon 9 November · Deepavali Replacement Holiday day off
  • Fri 11 December · Birthday of the Sultan of Selangor day off
Terengganu243Fri-Sat
8 days
  • Sat 17 January · Israk and Mikraj day off
  • Sun 18 January · Israk and Mikraj Replacement Holiday day off
  • Wed 4 March · Anniversary of the Installation of the Sultan of Terengganu day off
  • Sat 7 March · Nuzul Al-Quran day off
  • Sun 8 March · Nuzul Al-Quran Replacement Holiday day off
  • Sun 26 April · Birthday of the Sultan of Terengganu day off
  • Tue 26 May · Day of Arafat day off
  • Thu 28 May · Hari Raya Aidiladha - Second Day day off

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2026 Calendar for Malaysia

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January 2026

SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
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
, in Malaysia in January 2026

February 2026

SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
Chinese New Year
Chinese New Year
18
Chinese New Year
Chinese New Year
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
, , and in Malaysia in February 2026

March 2026

SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
Additional Hari Raya Aidilfitri Holiday
Additional Hari Raya Aidilfitri Holiday
21
Hari Raya Aidilfitri
Hari Raya Aidilfitri
22
Hari Raya Aidilfitri (Second Day)
Hari Raya Aidilfitri (Second Day)
23
Additional Hari Raya Aidilfitri Public Holiday
Additional Hari Raya Aidilfitri Public Holiday
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
, , and in Malaysia in March 2026

April 2026

SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
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
, in Malaysia in April 2026

May 2026

SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
1
Labour Day
Labour Day
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
Hari Raya Aidiladha
Hari Raya Aidiladha
28
29
30
31
Wesak Day
Wesak Day
, , and in Malaysia in May 2026

June 2026

SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
1
Official Birthday of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong
Official Birthday of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
Awal Muharam
Awal Muharam
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
, , and in Malaysia in June 2026

July 2026

SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
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
, in Malaysia in July 2026

August 2026

SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
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
Birthday of Prophet Muhammad
Birthday of Prophet Muhammad
26
27
28
29
30
31
National Day
National Day
, , and in Malaysia in August 2026

September 2026

SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
Malaysia Day
Malaysia Day
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
, , and in Malaysia in September 2026

October 2026

SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
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
, in Malaysia in October 2026

November 2026

SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Deepavali
Deepavali
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
, in Malaysia in November 2026

December 2026

SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
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
, , and in Malaysia in December 2026
DateWeekdayDay
January 2026
,
1Thu
2Fri
3SatWeekend
4SunWeekend
5Mon
6Tue
7Wed
8Thu
9Fri
10SatWeekend
11SunWeekend
12Mon
13Tue
14Wed
15Thu
16Fri
17SatWeekend
18SunWeekend
19Mon
20Tue
21Wed
22Thu
23Fri
24SatWeekend
25SunWeekend
26Mon
27Tue
28Wed
29Thu
30Fri
31SatWeekend
February 2026
, , and
1SunWeekend
2Mon
3Tue
4Wed
5Thu
6Fri
7SatWeekend
8SunWeekend
9Mon
10Tue
11Wed
12Thu
13Fri
14SatWeekend
15SunWeekend
16Mon
17TueChinese New Year
18WedChinese New Year
19Thu
20Fri
21SatWeekend
22SunWeekend
23Mon
24Tue
25Wed
26Thu
27Fri
28SatWeekend
March 2026
, , and
1SunWeekend
2Mon
3Tue
4Wed
5Thu
6Fri
7SatWeekend
8SunWeekend
9Mon
10Tue
11Wed
12Thu
13Fri
14SatWeekend
15SunWeekend
16Mon
17Tue
18Wed
19Thu
20FriAdditional Hari Raya Aidilfitri Holiday
21SatHari Raya Aidilfitri
22SunHari Raya Aidilfitri (Second Day)
23MonAdditional Hari Raya Aidilfitri Public Holiday
24Tue
25Wed
26Thu
27Fri
28SatWeekend
29SunWeekend
30Mon
31Tue
April 2026
,
1Wed
2Thu
3Fri
4SatWeekend
5SunWeekend
6Mon
7Tue
8Wed
9Thu
10Fri
11SatWeekend
12SunWeekend
13Mon
14Tue
15Wed
16Thu
17Fri
18SatWeekend
19SunWeekend
20Mon
21Tue
22Wed
23Thu
24Fri
25SatWeekend
26SunWeekend
27Mon
28Tue
29Wed
30Thu
May 2026
, , and
1FriLabour Day
2SatWeekend
3SunWeekend
4Mon
5Tue
6Wed
7Thu
8Fri
9SatWeekend
10SunWeekend
11Mon
12Tue
13Wed
14Thu
15Fri
16SatWeekend
17SunWeekend
18Mon
19Tue
20Wed
21Thu
22Fri
23SatWeekend
24SunWeekend
25Mon
26Tue
27WedHari Raya Aidiladha
28Thu
29Fri
30SatWeekend
31SunWesak Day
June 2026
, , and
1MonOfficial Birthday of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong
2Tue
3Wed
4Thu
5Fri
6SatWeekend
7SunWeekend
8Mon
9Tue
10Wed
11Thu
12Fri
13SatWeekend
14SunWeekend
15Mon
16Tue
17WedAwal Muharam
18Thu
19Fri
20SatWeekend
21SunWeekend
22Mon
23Tue
24Wed
25Thu
26Fri
27SatWeekend
28SunWeekend
29Mon
30Tue
July 2026
,
1Wed
2Thu
3Fri
4SatWeekend
5SunWeekend
6Mon
7Tue
8Wed
9Thu
10Fri
11SatWeekend
12SunWeekend
13Mon
14Tue
15Wed
16Thu
17Fri
18SatWeekend
19SunWeekend
20Mon
21Tue
22Wed
23Thu
24Fri
25SatWeekend
26SunWeekend
27Mon
28Tue
29Wed
30Thu
31Fri
August 2026
, , and
1SatWeekend
2SunWeekend
3Mon
4Tue
5Wed
6Thu
7Fri
8SatWeekend
9SunWeekend
10Mon
11Tue
12Wed
13Thu
14Fri
15SatWeekend
16SunWeekend
17Mon
18Tue
19Wed
20Thu
21Fri
22SatWeekend
23SunWeekend
24Mon
25TueBirthday of Prophet Muhammad
26Wed
27Thu
28Fri
29SatWeekend
30SunWeekend
31MonNational Day
September 2026
, , and
1Tue
2Wed
3Thu
4Fri
5SatWeekend
6SunWeekend
7Mon
8Tue
9Wed
10Thu
11Fri
12SatWeekend
13SunWeekend
14Mon
15Tue
16WedMalaysia Day
17Thu
18Fri
19SatWeekend
20SunWeekend
21Mon
22Tue
23Wed
24Thu
25Fri
26SatWeekend
27SunWeekend
28Mon
29Tue
30Wed
October 2026
,
1Thu
2Fri
3SatWeekend
4SunWeekend
5Mon
6Tue
7Wed
8Thu
9Fri
10SatWeekend
11SunWeekend
12Mon
13Tue
14Wed
15Thu
16Fri
17SatWeekend
18SunWeekend
19Mon
20Tue
21Wed
22Thu
23Fri
24SatWeekend
25SunWeekend
26Mon
27Tue
28Wed
29Thu
30Fri
31SatWeekend
November 2026
,
1SunWeekend
2Mon
3Tue
4Wed
5Thu
6Fri
7SatWeekend
8SunDeepavali
9Mon
10Tue
11Wed
12Thu
13Fri
14SatWeekend
15SunWeekend
16Mon
17Tue
18Wed
19Thu
20Fri
21SatWeekend
22SunWeekend
23Mon
24Tue
25Wed
26Thu
27Fri
28SatWeekend
29SunWeekend
30Mon
December 2026
, , and
1Tue
2Wed
3Thu
4Fri
5SatWeekend
6SunWeekend
7Mon
8Tue
9Wed
10Thu
11Fri
12SatWeekend
13SunWeekend
14Mon
15Tue
16Wed
17Thu
18Fri
19SatWeekend
20SunWeekend
21Mon
22Tue
23Wed
24Thu
25FriChristmas Day
26SatWeekend
27SunWeekend
28Mon
29Tue
30Wed
31Thu

Changelog

The holiday set for Malaysia in 2026 has been expanded to include additional observances and adjustments to existing holidays
The holiday set for Malaysia in 2026 has been updated to include additional observances, resulting in a slight expansion of the overall holiday calendar

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