Working days calendar 2026

Working days and hours in each month of 2026 for a 40-hour, five-day week in Latvia — with public holidays, shortened pre-holiday days and transferred working days.

250working days
1994working hours
11holidays on weekdays
6shortened pre-holiday days

Working days are transferred under MK rīkojums Nr. 330 (12.06.2025.). The transfer is mandatory for state-funded institutions and recommended for other employers.

Month by month

January

Working days: 21 · Hours: 168
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  • 1 Jan New Year’s Day
  • 2 Jan day off (working day moved to 17 Jan)
  • 17 Jan working day (moved from 2 Jan)

February

Working days: 20 · Hours: 160
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March

Working days: 22 · Hours: 176
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April

Working days: 20 · Hours: 158
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  • 2 Apr pre-holiday day (7 h)
  • 3 Apr Good Friday
  • 5 Apr Easter Sunday
  • 6 Apr Easter Monday
  • 30 Apr pre-holiday day (7 h)

May

Working days: 19 · Hours: 152
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  • 1 May Labour Day, Convocation of the Constituent Assembly
  • 4 May Restoration of Independence of the Republic of Latvia
  • 10 May Mother’s Day
  • 24 May Whit Sunday (Pentecost)

June

Working days: 20 · Hours: 159
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  • 22 Jun day off (working day moved to 27 Jun)
  • 23 Jun Midsummer Eve (Līgo)
  • 24 Jun Midsummer Day (Jāņi)
  • 27 Jun working day (moved from 22 Jun), 7 h

July

Working days: 23 · Hours: 184
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August

Working days: 21 · Hours: 168
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September

Working days: 22 · Hours: 176
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October

Working days: 22 · Hours: 176
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November

Working days: 20 · Hours: 159
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  • 17 Nov pre-holiday day (7 h)
  • 18 Nov Proclamation Day of the Republic of Latvia

December

Working days: 20 · Hours: 158
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  • 23 Dec pre-holiday day (7 h)
  • 24 Dec Christmas Eve
  • 25 Dec Christmas Day
  • 26 Dec Second Day of Christmas
  • 30 Dec pre-holiday day (7 h)
  • 31 Dec New Year’s Eve

Working days and hours by month

MonthWorking daysWorking hoursHolidays on weekdays
January211681
February201600
March221760
Q1635041
April201582
May191522
June201592
Q2594696
July231840
August211680
September221760
Q3665280
October221760
November201591
December201583
Q4624934
Year total250199411

How to read the calendar

  • Figures are for a 40-hour, five-day week: 8 hours a day, 7 hours on a pre-holiday day (Labour Law, Section 135).
  • Public holidays on weekdays reduce the number of working days. If 4 May or 18 November falls on a Saturday or Sunday, the next working day is a day off.
  • Working-day transfers ordered by the Cabinet of Ministers are mandatory for state institutions; companies may follow them by choice, so figures at a particular workplace may differ.

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Sources (in Latvian)