2026 Working days summary for Tuvalu
Tuvalu has 301 working days in 2026. This is calculated from 365 total calendar days, minus 52 weekend days (Sunday), and minus 12 holidays on working days. The standard work week runs Monday through Saturday on the main calendar; the other arrangements in use are listed under the weekend layouts above.
Monthly Breakdown
| Month | Working | Weekend | Holidayson working days | Total |
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| January | 26 | 4 | 1 | 31 |
| February | 24 | 4 | 0 | 28 |
| March | 25 | 5 | 1 | 31 |
| April | 24 | 4 | 2 | 30 |
| May | 25 | 5 | 1 | 31 |
| June | 25 | 4 | 1 | 30 |
| July | 27 | 4 | 0 | 31 |
| August | 25 | 5 | 1 | 31 |
| September | 26 | 4 | 0 | 30 |
| October | 25 | 4 | 2 | 31 |
| November | 25 | 5 | 0 | 30 |
| December | 24 | 4 | 3 | 31 |
| Total | 301 | 52 | 12 | 365 |
Tuvalu working days calculator
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2026 Calendar for Tuvalu
For information only. Holidays are compiled from public sources and can be incomplete or change at short notice. Not legal advice - statutory and court deadlines follow their own counting rules; check the official source before relying on a date.
January 2026
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
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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 |
26 working days
January: 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31
4 weekend days
January: 4, 11, 18, 25
1 holiday
- 1 JanuaryNew Year's Day
February 2026
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
24 working days
February: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28
4 weekend days
February: 1, 8, 15, 22
March 2026
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
8 | 9 Commonwealth Day Commonwealth Day | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
29 | 30 | 31 |
25 working days
March: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 30, 31
5 weekend days
March: 1, 8, 15, 22, 29
1 holiday
- 9 MarchCommonwealth Day
April 2026
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
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1 | 2 | 3 Good Friday Good Friday | 4 | |||
5 | 6 Easter Monday Easter Monday | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
24 working days
April: 1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27, 28, 29, 30
4 weekend days
April: 5, 12, 19, 26
2 holidays
- 3 AprilGood Friday
- 6 AprilEaster Monday
May 2026
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
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1 | 2 | |||||
3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
10 | 11 Gospel Day Gospel Day | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
31 |
25 working days
May: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30
5 weekend days
May: 3, 10, 17, 24, 31
1 holiday
- 11 MayGospel Day
June 2026
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 Anniversary of the Birthday of the Sovereign Anniversary of the Birthday of the Sovereign |
14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
28 | 29 | 30 |
25 working days
June: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 29, 30
4 weekend days
June: 7, 14, 21, 28
1 holiday
- 13 JuneAnniversary of the Birthday of the Sovereign
July 2026
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
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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 |
27 working days
July: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31
4 weekend days
July: 5, 12, 19, 26
August 2026
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
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1 | ||||||
2 | 3 National Children's Day National Children's Day | 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 |
25 working days
August: 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 31
5 weekend days
August: 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
1 holiday
- 3 AugustNational Children's Day
September 2026
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
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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 |
26 working days
September: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30
4 weekend days
September: 6, 13, 20, 27
October 2026
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
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1 Tuvalu Day Tuvalu Day | 2 Tuvalu Day Tuvalu Day | 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 |
25 working days
October: 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31
4 weekend days
October: 4, 11, 18, 25
2 holidays
- 1 OctoberTuvalu Day
- 2 OctoberTuvalu Day
November 2026
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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 |
25 working days
November: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 30
5 weekend days
November: 1, 8, 15, 22, 29
December 2026
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
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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 Boxing Day Boxing Day |
27 | 28 Boxing Day Boxing Day | 29 | 30 | 31 |
24 working days
December: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 29, 30, 31
4 weekend days
December: 6, 13, 20, 27
3 holidays
- 25 DecemberChristmas Day
- 26 DecemberBoxing Day
- 28 DecemberBoxing Day
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January 2026 , , and 26 working days January: 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31 4 weekend days January: 4, 11, 18, 25 1 holiday
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February 2026 , 24 working days February: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28 4 weekend days February: 1, 8, 15, 22 | ||
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March 2026 , , and 25 working days March: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 30, 31 5 weekend days March: 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 1 holiday
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April 2026 , , and 24 working days April: 1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27, 28, 29, 30 4 weekend days April: 5, 12, 19, 26 2 holidays
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May 2026 , , and 25 working days May: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 5 weekend days May: 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 1 holiday
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June 2026 , , and 25 working days June: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 29, 30 4 weekend days June: 7, 14, 21, 28 1 holiday
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| 13 | Sat | Anniversary of the Birthday of the Sovereign |
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July 2026 , 27 working days July: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31 4 weekend days July: 5, 12, 19, 26 | ||
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August 2026 , , and 25 working days August: 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 31 5 weekend days August: 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 1 holiday
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September 2026 , 26 working days September: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30 4 weekend days September: 6, 13, 20, 27 | ||
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October 2026 , , and 25 working days October: 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31 4 weekend days October: 4, 11, 18, 25 2 holidays
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November 2026 , 25 working days November: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 30 5 weekend days November: 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 | ||
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December 2026 , , and 24 working days December: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 29, 30, 31 4 weekend days December: 6, 13, 20, 27 3 holidays
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Changelog
| The holiday set for Tuvalu in 2026 remains unchanged from the previous year, maintaining the same list of observances | |
| In the 2026 holiday set update for Tuvalu, the number of holidays increased with the addition of a few new observances |