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The standard work week in Nepal runs Monday through Friday. October often has the highest concentration of holidays due to the major Dashain festival. There is a cultural practice of observing specific holidays only for women, such as Teej and International Women's Day, which are official days off for female employees.

2026 Working days summary for Nepal

Nepal has 235 working days in 2026. This is calculated from 365 total calendar days, minus 95 weekend days (Saturday-Sunday), and minus 35 holidays. The standard work week runs Monday through Friday.

235
Working Days
95
Weekend Days
35
Holidays

Monthly Breakdown

MonthWorkingWeekendHolidaysTotal
January 20 9 2 31
February 19 7 2 28
March 17 7 7 31
April 21 8 1 30
May 18 10 3 31
June 22 8 0 30
July 23 8 0 31
August 20 10 1 31
September 21 7 2 30
October 17 6 8 31
November 17 7 6 30
December 20 8 3 31
Total 235 95 35 365

2026 Calendar for Nepal

January 2026

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
Maghe Sankranti
Maghe Sankranti
16
17
18
19
Sonam Losar
Sonam Losar
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31

20 working days, 9 weekend days, and 2 holidays 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
National Democracy Day
National Democracy Day
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28

19 working days, 7 weekend days, and 2 holidays in February 2026.

March 2026

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
1
2
3
4
Election Holiday
Election Holiday
5
Election Holiday
Election Holiday
6
Election Holiday
Election Holiday
7
8
International Women's Day
International Women's Day
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
Holi Purnima (Hill region)
Holi Purnima (Hill region)
20
Holi Purnima (Terai region)
Holi Purnima (Terai region)
21
Eid al-Fitr
Eid al-Fitr
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31

17 working days, 7 weekend days, and 7 holidays in March 2026.

April 2026

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
Nepali New Year
Nepali New Year
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 April 2026.

May 2026

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
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
Eid al-Adha
Eid al-Adha
28
29
Republic Day
Republic Day
30
31

18 working days, 10 weekend days, and 3 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
Raksha Bandhan
Raksha Bandhan
29
30
31

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

September 2026

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

21 working days, 7 weekend days, and 2 holidays in September 2026.

October 2026

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Ghatasthapana
Ghatasthapana
12
13
14
15
16
17
Phulpati (Dashain)
Phulpati (Dashain)
18
Astami (Dashain)
Astami (Dashain)
19
Maha Astami (Dashain)
Maha Astami (Dashain)
20
Nawami (Dashain)
Nawami (Dashain)
21
Dashami (Dashain)
Dashami (Dashain)
22
Ekadashi (Dashain)
Ekadashi (Dashain)
23
Duwadashi
Duwadashi
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31

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

November 2026

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Laxmi Puja (Tihar)
Laxmi Puja (Tihar)
9
Gobhardan Pujan (Tihar)
Gobhardan Pujan (Tihar)
10
Bhai Tika (Tihar)
Bhai Tika (Tihar)
11
Bhai Tika (Tihar)
Bhai Tika (Tihar)
12
Bhai Tika
Bhai Tika
13
14
15
Chhath Parwa
Chhath Parwa
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30

17 working days, 7 weekend days, and 6 holidays in November 2026.

December 2026

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
1
2
3
International Day of Persons with Disabilities
International Day of Persons with Disabilities
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
Udhauli Parva / Dhanya Purnima / Yomari Punhi
Udhauli Parva / Dhanya Purnima / Yomari Punhi
25
Christmas Day
Christmas Day
26
27
28
29
30
Tamu Lhosar
Tamu Lhosar
31

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

Changelog

2026-05-17 22:25:48The holiday set for Nepal in 2026 has been expanded to include additional observances, resulting in an overall increase in the number of holidays.
2026-05-05 10:50:58The holiday set for Nepal in 2026 has been expanded to include additional observances, resulting in an overall increase in the number of holidays.

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