2026 Working Days Calendar for Uganda, Africa

⚖️ Legal Regulations

Ugandan labor law mandates a full paid day off for employees on public holidays. Essential service workers required to work must receive appropriate compensation, either through additional pay or compensatory time off. The standard work week is Monday through Friday.

📰 News

The dates for Islamic holidays (Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha) are projections and may shift by one or two days based on official moon sighting announcements. The Office of the President holds authority to declare or modify holidays. No major new holidays or work time regulation changes for 2026 were reported in the sources.

💡 Insights

The holiday calendar reflects Uganda's religious diversity with Christian and Islamic holidays. Extended weekends created by holidays are popular for travel and family gatherings. When a public holiday falls on a Sunday, some employers may grant the following Monday as a substitute holiday.

2026 Working days summary for Uganda, Africa

Uganda, Africa 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 20 9 2 31
February 20 8 0 28
March 21 8 2 31
April 20 8 2 30
May 20 10 1 31
June 20 7 3 30
July 23 8 0 31
August 21 10 0 31
September 22 8 0 30
October 21 9 1 31
November 21 9 0 30
December 22 7 2 31
Total 251 101 13 365

2026 Calendar for Uganda, Africa

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
Liberation Day
Liberation Day
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
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
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
International Women's Day
International Women's Day
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
Eid al-Fitr
Eid al-Fitr
31

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

April 2026

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
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

20 working days, 8 weekend days, and 2 holidays 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
28
29
30
31

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

June 2026

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
1
2
3
Martyrs' Day
Martyrs' Day
4
5
6
Eid al-Adha
Eid al-Adha
7
8
9
National Heroes' Day
National Heroes' Day
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30

20 working days, 7 weekend days, and 3 holidays 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
Independence Day
Independence Day
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 October 2026.

November 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

21 working days, 9 weekend days 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
25
Christmas Day
Christmas Day
26
Boxing Day
Boxing Day
27
28
29
30
31

22 working days, 7 weekend days, and 2 holidays in December 2026.