Working Days Calculator Online – Count Workdays Easily
Advanced Working Days Calculator
The Working Days Calculator counts the number of working days between a start date and an end date, with full control over which days to exclude. Skip weekends, add public holidays, or exclude any custom dates that are not working days for your situation. The result includes both the working day count and the total calendar days, making it straightforward to plan project timelines, calculate notice periods, estimate delivery windows, or schedule deadlines with confidence.
How to Use the Working Days Calculator
Follow these steps to calculate your working days:
- Enter your start date — Select the day, month, and year your period begins.
- Enter your end date — Select the day, month, and year your period ends.
- Include end date (optional) — This is enabled by default. Uncheck it if you want the end date excluded from the count.
- Exclude holidays (optional) — Toggle this on to access the exclusion options below.
- Select days to exclude — Check “Saturday” and/or “Sunday” to remove them from the working day count. Uncheck either if your working week includes those days.
- Add custom holidays (optional) — Click “Add Another Holiday” to enter specific dates such as public holidays or company shutdowns. Add as many as needed, and use “Remove” to delete any you no longer need.
- Calculate — Click “Calculate Working Days” to generate your result.
- Review your results — The output shows the total working days, total calendar days, and the number of days excluded through weekends and holidays, along with a summary explanation.
- Reset — Click “Reset” to clear everything and start a fresh calculation.
Why Use This Calculator?
Customisable weekend exclusion — Choose which days of the week count as non-working. Exclude both Saturday and Sunday for a standard five-day week, or adjust for work schedules that run on different days.
Custom holiday support — Add any number of specific dates to exclude, such as national public holidays, regional observances, or company-specific closures. Dates can be added and removed dynamically.
End date control — Toggle whether the end date itself is counted as a working day, useful for deadlines and notice periods where the last day may or may not be included depending on the context.
Clear breakdown — Results show working days, total calendar days, and the number of excluded weekend days and holidays side by side, giving you the full picture at a glance.
Practical across many uses — Ideal for project planning, employment notice periods, contract timelines, delivery estimates, legal deadlines, and any scenario where calendar days and working days produce different answers.
Free and accessible — Works instantly in any browser on any device with no account, download, or payment required.
