Business Days Calculator
Count only weekdays (Monday through Friday) between two dates, excluding weekends.
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How many working days are between two dates? This calculator counts only weekdays (Monday through Friday) and excludes Saturdays and Sundays. Useful for project planning, shipping time estimates, SLA deadlines, HR leave calculations and any situation where weekends do not count. Public holidays are not excluded since they vary by country - subtract them manually if needed.
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Frequently asked questions
A typical month has 20-23 business days. Most months average about 21-22 weekdays. To get the exact count for a specific month, enter the first and last day of that month in the calculator.
No. This tool counts all weekdays (Mon-Fri) without accounting for national or regional holidays since those vary by country and employer. Subtract your applicable holidays from the result manually.
A typical year has 260-262 business days (52 weeks x 5 days). The exact number depends on which days of the week January 1 and December 31 fall on, plus whether it is a leap year.
Shipping companies, banks, courts and government agencies use business days for deadlines. A '10 business day' processing time is actually about 14 calendar days. This tool eliminates manual weekend counting.
Use our Add or Subtract Days tool to add days to a specific date. For business-day counting, 30 business days equals approximately 42 calendar days (6 weeks).