⚖️ Legal Regulations

National public holidays are established under Section 601 of Title 1 of the FSM Code. The legal observance rule for weekend holidays is codified in Section 602, specifying that Saturday holidays are observed on the preceding Friday and Sunday holidays on the following Monday. Individual states (Yap, Chuuk, Pohnpei, Kosrae) have the authority to declare additional regional holidays.

💡 Insights

The standard work week runs Monday through Friday. Strategic planning for long weekends is common, such as taking a single day off to create a four-day break. Individual states maintain their own calendars, so holiday observance can vary regionally within the Federated States of Micronesia.

2026 Working days summary for Yap, Micronesia

Yap, Micronesia has 251 working days in 2026. This is calculated from 365 total calendar days, minus 101 weekend days (Saturday-Sunday), and minus 13 holidays. The standard work week runs Monday through Friday.

251
Working Days
101
Weekend Days
13
Holidays

Monthly Breakdown

MonthWorkingWeekendHolidaysTotal
January 21 9 1 31
February 20 8 0 28
March 20 8 3 31
April 22 8 0 30
May 20 9 2 31
June 22 8 0 30
July 23 8 0 31
August 21 10 0 31
September 22 8 0 30
October 21 8 2 31
November 18 9 3 30
December 21 8 2 31
Total 251 101 13 365

2026 Calendar for Yap, Micronesia

January 2026

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
1
New Year's Day
New Year's 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
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
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28

20 working days, 8 weekend days in February 2026.

March 2026

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
1
Yap Day
Yap Day
2
Yap Day observed
Yap Day observed
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
Micronesia Culture Day
Micronesia Culture Day

20 working days, 8 weekend days, and 3 holidays in March 2026.

April 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 April 2026.

May 2026

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

20 working days, 9 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
27
28
29
30

22 working days, 8 weekend days 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
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31

21 working days, 10 weekend days 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
United Nations Day (observed)
United Nations Day (observed)
24
United Nations Day
United Nations Day
25
26
27
28
29
30
31

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

November 2026

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

18 working days, 9 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
Yap Constitution Day
Yap Constitution Day
25
Christmas Day
Christmas Day
26
27
28
29
30
31

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

Changelog

2026-05-17 22:33:13In the 2026 holiday set update for Yap, the designation of a holiday was changed, resulting in a slight modification of the overall holiday lineup.
2026-05-05 11:49:42The holiday set for 2026 has been expanded to include several new observances while maintaining the existing celebrations.

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