How many days are there between two dates? The days calculator counts calendar days, weeks and months, Werktage and working days with the public holidays of your German state. It also adds or subtracts days from a date and counts the days until Christmas, New Year's Eve or Easter.
In short: Days between two dates = end date minus start date. One of the two days is not counted, just like a German legal deadline that starts with an event (§ 187(1) BGB). If both the first and the last day count, e.g. leave from 3 to 7 August (5 days), add 1 day.
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Working days
254
Mon–Fri excl. holidays
Werktage
304
Mon–Sat excl. holidays
Weekend days
104
Saturdays and Sundays
Public holidays
9
7 of them on Mon–Fri
Werktage and working days include the start and end date. Holidays: Nationwide holidays only.
Working days = Monday to Friday excluding public holidays (5-day week). Werktage = Monday to Saturday excluding public holidays (§ 3(2) BUrlG). Calculated from the public holiday laws of the German states, as of 26/10/2026.
| State | Working days | Werktage | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2027 | 2026 | 2027 | |
| Nationwide holidays onlyselected | 254 | 256 | 304 | 306 |
| Baden-Württemberg | 252 | 253 | 302 | 303 |
| Bavaria | 252 | 253 | 302 | 303 |
| Berlin | 254 | 255 | 304 | 305 |
| Brandenburg | 254 | 256 | 303 | 306 |
| Bremen | 254 | 256 | 303 | 306 |
| Hamburg | 254 | 256 | 303 | 306 |
| Hesse | 253 | 255 | 303 | 305 |
| Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania | 254 | 255 | 303 | 305 |
| Lower Saxony | 254 | 256 | 303 | 306 |
| North Rhine-Westphalia | 253 | 254 | 303 | 304 |
| Rhineland-Palatinate | 253 | 254 | 303 | 304 |
| Saarland | 253 | 254 | 302 | 304 |
| Saxony | 253 | 255 | 302 | 305 |
| Saxony-Anhalt | 253 | 255 | 302 | 305 |
| Schleswig-Holstein | 254 | 256 | 303 | 306 |
| Thuringia | 254 | 255 | 303 | 305 |
Holidays that only apply in parts of a state are not deducted: Corpus Christi in parts of Saxony and Thuringia (Thursday, 4 June 2026 and Thursday, 27 May 2027), Assumption Day in Bavarian municipalities with a predominantly Catholic population, and the Augsburg Peace Festival. The last two fall on a Saturday in 2026 and on a Sunday in 2027.
Choose a German state in the calculator above to see the monthly figures for that state.
| Month | Working days | Werktage | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2027 | 2026 | 2027 | |
| January | 21 | 20 | 26 | 25 |
| February | 20 | 20 | 24 | 24 |
| March | 22 | 21 | 26 | 25 |
| April | 20 | 22 | 24 | 26 |
| May | 18 | 19 | 23 | 23 |
| June | 22 | 22 | 26 | 26 |
| July | 23 | 22 | 27 | 27 |
| August | 21 | 22 | 26 | 26 |
| September | 22 | 22 | 26 | 26 |
| October | 22 | 21 | 26 | 26 |
| November | 21 | 22 | 25 | 26 |
| December | 22 | 23 | 25 | 26 |
| Total | 254 | 256 | 304 | 306 |
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Days between two dates: the calculator subtracts the start date from the end date. Leap years and different month lengths are taken into account automatically. "Include end date" adds one day.
Werktage are all days from Monday to Saturday that are not public holidays (§ 3(2) BUrlG). Working days are Monday to Friday excluding public holidays. Both include the start and end date.
Deadlines: if a period starts with an event, that day is not counted (§ 187(1) BGB); the period ends when its last day expires (§ 188 BGB). If the end falls on a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday, § 193 BGB moves it to the next working day. The calculator is not legal advice.
Public holidays: all statutory public holidays of the chosen German state under the state holiday laws, movable holidays derived from the date of Easter. "Today" is determined by your browser; no data is stored.
Legal basis: § 187 BGB, § 188 BGB, § 193 BGB, § 3 BUrlG. As of: 26/10/2026
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