2026 Working Days Calendar for Terengganu, Malaysia
Legal Regulations
The provided sources do not contain specific legal regulations for a single region. Sources 5 and 6 list US federal holidays, which are established by US federal law. Source 3 mentions that working days in Malaysia vary by state, with some states observing a Monday-Friday workweek and others a Sunday-Thursday workweek, indicating regional labor code variations.
The Holidays Act 1951 and Employment Act 1955 govern public holidays in Malaysia. Employees are entitled to a minimum of 11 public holidays per year, with five being compulsory: National Day, Agong's Birthday, State Ruler's Birthday, Labor Day, and Malaysia Day. If a public holiday falls on a rest day, employees are entitled to a replacement holiday. Work performed on a public holiday must be compensated at double the ordinary rate for normal hours and triple the hourly rate for overtime.
News
No specific news or changes for 2026 regarding working days or holidays were found in the provided sources. The information appears to be based on standard, pre-existing holiday schedules and regional workweek conventions.
The 2026 public holiday schedule includes specific overlaps, such as Thaipusam and Federal Territory Day falling on the same date, requiring careful management of replacement days. The guide references a recent example of a sudden holiday declared in Johor for JDT's FA Cup win in 2025, illustrating the dynamic nature of holiday declarations.
Insights
In Malaysia, working days vary by state: most states observe Monday-Friday as working days, while Johor, Kedah, Kelantan, and Terengganu observe Sunday-Thursday. For the US, strategic vacation planning is common, with articles suggesting the best days to take off to combine with public holidays for extended breaks.
Managing public holidays in Malaysia is described as 'almost an art form' due to the complex federal system and diverse cultural celebrations. Holidays are often specific to certain states or groups of states, reflecting the nation's multi-ethnic makeup. The practice of declaring sudden state holidays for events like a local football team's victory is also noted.
2026 Working days summary for Terengganu, Malaysia
Terengganu, Malaysia has 241 working days in 2026. This is calculated from 365 total calendar days, minus 99 weekend days (Friday-Saturday), and minus 25 holidays. The standard work week runs Sunday through Thursday.
241
Working Days
99
Weekend Days
25
Holidays
Monthly Breakdown
| Month | Working | Weekend | Holidays | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 18 | 9 | 4 | 31 |
| February | 17 | 8 | 3 | 28 |
| March | 20 | 6 | 5 | 31 |
| April | 21 | 8 | 1 | 30 |
| May | 17 | 9 | 5 | 31 |
| June | 20 | 8 | 2 | 30 |
| July | 22 | 9 | 0 | 31 |
| August | 20 | 9 | 2 | 31 |
| September | 21 | 8 | 1 | 30 |
| October | 21 | 10 | 0 | 31 |
| November | 21 | 8 | 1 | 30 |
| December | 23 | 7 | 1 | 31 |
| Total | 241 | 99 | 25 | 365 |
2026 Calendar for Terengganu, Malaysia
January 2026
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 New Year's Day New Year's Day | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||
5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
12 | 13 | 14 YDPB Negeri Sembilan's Birthday YDPB Negeri Sembilan's Birthday | 15 | 16 | 17 Israk and Mikraj Israk and Mikraj | 18 Israk and Mikraj Holiday Israk and Mikraj Holiday |
19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
18 working days, 9 weekend days, and 4 holidays in January 2026.
February 2026
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 Federal Territory Day Federal Territory Day | ||||||
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 Holiday Chinese New Year Holiday | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
17 working days, 8 weekend days, and 3 holidays in February 2026.
March 2026
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ||||||
2 | 3 | 4 Installation of Sultan Terengganu Installation of Sultan Terengganu | 5 | 6 | 7 Nuzul Al-Quran Nuzul Al-Quran | 8 |
9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 Hari Raya Aidilfitri Hari Raya Aidilfitri | 22 Hari Raya Aidilfitri Holiday Hari Raya Aidilfitri Holiday |
23 Hari Raya Aidilfitri Holiday Hari Raya Aidilfitri Holiday | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
30 | 31 |
20 working days, 6 weekend days, and 5 holidays in March 2026.
April 2026
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 Sultan of Terengganu's Birthday Sultan of Terengganu's Birthday |
27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
21 working days, 8 weekend days, and 1 holiday in April 2026.
May 2026
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 Arafat Day Arafat Day | 27 Hari Raya Haji Hari Raya Haji | 28 Hari Raya Haji Holiday Hari Raya Haji Holiday | 29 | 30 | 31 Wesak Day Wesak Day |
17 working days, 9 weekend days, and 5 holidays in May 2026.
June 2026
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 Agong's Birthday Agong's Birthday | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
15 | 16 | 17 Awal Muharram Awal Muharram | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
29 | 30 |
20 working days, 8 weekend days, and 2 holidays in June 2026.
July 2026
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 Prophet Muhammad's Birthday Prophet Muhammad's Birthday | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
31 Merdeka Day Merdeka Day |
20 working days, 9 weekend days, and 2 holidays in August 2026.
September 2026
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
21 working days, 8 weekend days, and 1 holiday in September 2026.
October 2026
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
21 working days, 8 weekend days, and 1 holiday in November 2026.
December 2026
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
23 working days, 7 weekend days, and 1 holiday in December 2026.