2026 Working Days Calendar for Yemen, Asia
Note: This calendar shows only common holidays for the entire country. Each part of the country may have its own working days calendar.
Legal Regulations
The listed holidays are United States federal holidays, established by law (5 U.S.C. § 6103). Federal government offices are closed on these days, and most federal employees are paid. State and private sector observance varies, with many businesses also closing. There is no federal law requiring private employers to provide paid holidays.
The provided sources do not contain specific details about Yemen's labor code, working hours regulations, or holiday laws. Information on the standard legal work week and official holiday entitlements is not available from the given data.
News
No specific news or regulatory changes for 2026 were identified in the provided sources. The holiday list for 2026 appears consistent with established federal holidays. Juneteenth, added as a federal holiday in 2021, is included. Observance details, such as the July 3rd day off for Independence Day, follow standard rules for holidays falling on a weekend.
No specific news or recent changes regarding working days or holidays in Yemen for 2026 were found in the provided sources. The sources primarily list established public holidays without mentioning new regulations or adjustments for the year.
Insights
A common cultural practice is to plan vacation days around public holidays to create extended breaks, often referred to as 'bridge days'. The typical full-time work schedule is Monday to Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM. The day after Thanksgiving, known as Black Friday, is not a federal holiday but is a paid day off for many employees and marks the start of the holiday shopping season.
The standard work week in Yemen runs from Sunday through Thursday, with Friday and Saturday as the weekend. The country has a high number of public holidays, with May being particularly busy; some holidays like Labour Day and Unity Day have additional 'day off' holidays following them, extending the break.
2026 Working days summary for Yemen, Asia
Note: The calendar shows nationwide holidays only. Holiday and working-day counts show the range across individual regions of the country.
Yemen, Asia has 249 working days in 2026. This is calculated from 365 total calendar days, minus 94 weekend days (Friday-Saturday), and minus 22 holidays. The standard work week runs Sunday through Thursday.
249
Working Days
94
Weekend Days
22
Holidays
Monthly Breakdown
| Month | Working | Weekend | Holidays | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 21 | 9 | 1 | 31 |
| February | 20 | 8 | 0 | 28 |
| March | 18 | 6 | 7 | 31 |
| April | 22 | 8 | 0 | 30 |
| May | 17 | 5 | 9 | 31 |
| June | 17–21* | 8 | 1–5* | 30 |
| July | 22 | 9 | 0 | 31 |
| August | 22 | 9 | 0 | 31 |
| September | 22 | 6 | 2 | 30 |
| October | 20 | 10 | 1 | 31 |
| November | 21 | 8 | 1 | 30 |
| December | 23 | 8 | 0 | 31 |
| Total | 249 | 94 | 22 | 365 |
* Values vary by region.
2026 Calendar for Yemen, Asia
January 2026
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||
5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 Isra and Mi'raj Isra and Mi'raj | 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
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ||||||
2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
16 | 17 | 18 Eid al-Fitr holiday Eid al-Fitr holiday | 19 Eid al-Fitr Eve Eid al-Fitr Eve | 20 Eid al-Fitr Eid al-Fitr | 21 Eid al-Fitr holiday Eid al-Fitr holiday | 22 Eid al-Fitr holiday Eid al-Fitr holiday |
23 Eid al-Fitr holiday Eid al-Fitr holiday | 24 Eid al-Fitr holiday Eid al-Fitr holiday | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
30 | 31 |
18 working days, 6 weekend days, and 7 holidays in March 2026.
April 2026
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 May Day May Day | 2 Day off for May Day Day off for May Day | 3 | ||||
4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 Unity Day Unity Day | 23 | 24 Day off for Unity Day Day off for Unity Day |
25 | 26 Eid al-Adha Eve Eid al-Adha Eve | 27 Eid al-Adha Eid al-Adha | 28 Eid al-Adha holiday Eid al-Adha holiday | 29 Eid al-Adha holiday Eid al-Adha holiday | 30 Eid al-Adha holiday Eid al-Adha holiday | 31 |
17 working days, 5 weekend days, and 9 holidays in May 2026.
June 2026
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
15 | 16 | 17 Muharram Muharram | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
29 | 30 |
21 working days, 8 weekend days, and 1 holiday in June 2026.
July 2026
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
22 working days, 9 weekend days in July 2026.
August 2026
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
22 working days, 9 weekend days in August 2026.
September 2026
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 The Prophet's Birthday The Prophet's Birthday | 5 | 6 | |
7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 Revolution Day Revolution Day | 27 |
28 | 29 | 30 |
22 working days, 6 weekend days, and 2 holidays in September 2026.
October 2026
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||
5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
12 | 13 | 14 Liberation Day Liberation Day | 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 October 2026.
November 2026
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 Independence Day Independence Day |
21 working days, 8 weekend days, and 1 holiday in November 2026.
December 2026
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 December 2026.