2026 Working days summary for the United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates has 304 working days in 2026. This is calculated from 365 total calendar days, minus 52 weekend days (Sunday), and minus 9 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 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 31 |
| April | 26 | 4 | 0 | 30 |
| May | 22 | 5 | 4 | 31 |
| June | 26 | 4 | 0 | 30 |
| July | 27 | 4 | 0 | 31 |
| August | 26 | 5 | 0 | 31 |
| September | 26 | 4 | 0 | 30 |
| October | 27 | 4 | 0 | 31 |
| November | 25 | 5 | 0 | 30 |
| December | 25 | 4 | 2 | 31 |
| Total | 304 | 52 | 9 | 365 |
United Arab Emirates working days calculator
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2026 Calendar for the United Arab Emirates
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 Gregorian New Year Gregorian New Year | 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 JanuaryGregorian New Year
February 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 |
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 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 Eid Al-Fitr Eid Al-Fitr | 21 Eid Al-Fitr Eid Al-Fitr |
22 Eid Al-Fitr Eid Al-Fitr | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
29 | 30 | 31 |
24 working days
March: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 30, 31
5 weekend days
March: 1, 8, 15, 22, 29
Including a holiday: 22 March - Eid Al-Fitr
2 holidays
- 20 MarchEid Al-Fitr
- 21 MarchEid Al-Fitr
April 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
April: 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
4 weekend days
April: 5, 12, 19, 26
May 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 Arafat Day Arafat Day | 27 Eid Al-Adha Eid Al-Adha | 28 Eid Al-Adha Eid Al-Adha | 29 Eid Al-Adha Eid Al-Adha | 30 |
31 |
22 working days
May: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 30
5 weekend days
May: 3, 10, 17, 24, 31
4 holidays
- 26 MayArafat Day
- 27 MayEid Al-Adha
- 28 MayEid Al-Adha
- 29 MayEid Al-Adha
June 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 |
26 working days
June: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 29, 30
4 weekend days
June: 7, 14, 21, 28
July 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 | 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
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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 |
26 working days
August: 1, 3, 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
September 2026
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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
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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
October: 1, 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
October: 4, 11, 18, 25
November 2026
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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 UAE National Day UAE National Day | 3 UAE National Day UAE National 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
December: 1, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 31
4 weekend days
December: 6, 13, 20, 27
2 holidays
- 2 DecemberUAE National Day
- 3 DecemberUAE National 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 24 working days March: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 30, 31 5 weekend days March: 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 Including a holiday: 22 March - Eid Al-Fitr 2 holidays
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April 2026 , 26 working days April: 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 4 weekend days April: 5, 12, 19, 26 | ||
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May 2026 , , and 22 working days May: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 30 5 weekend days May: 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 4 holidays
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June 2026 , 26 working days June: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 29, 30 4 weekend days June: 7, 14, 21, 28 | ||
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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 , 26 working days August: 1, 3, 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 | ||
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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 , 27 working days October: 1, 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 October: 4, 11, 18, 25 | ||
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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 25 working days December: 1, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 31 4 weekend days December: 6, 13, 20, 27 2 holidays
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Changelog
| The holiday set for the United Arab Emirates in 2026 has been slightly adjusted, with some holidays renamed and one additional holiday added | |
| The holiday set for the United Arab Emirates in 2026 has been expanded and refined, with additional holidays introduced and some renamed for clarity |