Germany working days 2026 and 2027 by state

API The working days calculator runs through the REST API and as CSV, for any period and any state.

In 2026, Germany has between 252 and 254 working days from Monday to Friday depending on the state, after subtracting the statewide public holidays under the state holiday laws. Hesse has 253. If you want, the calculator also subtracts regional holidays and counts Saturdays as working days (Werktage).

Last checked against the sources on September 23, 2026. Next expected change: follows the public holidays.

REST /v1/hr/arbeitstageMCP hr_arbeitstageCLI qk arbeitstage

Counts the working days (Arbeitstage) between two dates in a federal state: Monday to Friday, or Monday to Saturday if you choose, minus the statutory public holidays. For partial months, day rates, deadlines and workforce planning.

Source: Public holiday laws of the federal states (Feiertagsgesetze der Länder)
License: Calculation under the cited provisions. Use under the Quellenkontor terms of use.
Updates: when the law changes
Coverage: Germany, 2015 to 2035

A value doesn't match the official source? Report an error. We check against the primary source and document every correction in the changelog.

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api.quellenkontor.dev/v1/hr/arbeitstage?von=2027-01-01&bis=2027-01-31&land=HE

Zur API-Doku →

curl "https://api.quellenkontor.dev/v1/hr/arbeitstage?von=2027-01-01&bis=2027-01-31&land=HE" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $QK_KEY"

import { Quellenkontor } from "@quellenkontor/sdk";

const qk = new Quellenkontor(process.env.QK_KEY);
const daten = await qk.hr.arbeitstage({ von: "2027-01-01", bis: "2027-01-31", land: "HE" });

import os
from quellenkontor import Quellenkontor

qk = Quellenkontor(api_key=os.environ["QK_KEY"])
daten = qk.hr.arbeitstage(von="2027-01-01", bis="2027-01-31", land="HE")

$ qk arbeitstage --von 2027-01-01 --bis 2027-01-31 --land HE

{
  "name": "hr_arbeitstage",
  "arguments": {
    "von": "2027-01-01",
    "bis": "2027-01-31",
    "land": "HE"
  }
}

This is how an agent calls the tool. Server setup is described in the MCP docs.

Antwort200 OK · JSON

{
  "datensatz": "arbeitstage",
  "von": "2027-01-01",
  "bis": "2027-01-31",
  "land": "HE",
  "land_name": "Hessen",
  "samstag_als_arbeitstag": false,
  "regionale_feiertage_abgezogen": false,
  "kalendertage": 31,
  "arbeitstage": 20,
  "feiertage_an_arbeitstagen": [
    {
      "datum": "2027-01-01",
      "name": "Neujahr",
      "regional": false
    }
  ],
  "rechtsgrundlage": "Hessisches Feiertagsgesetz (HFeiertagsG), Hessen",
  "quelle": {
    "titel": "Hessisches Feiertagsgesetz (HFeiertagsG), Hessen",
    "url": "https://www.rv.hessenrecht.hessen.de/bshe/document/jlr-FeiertGHE1952pP1"
  },
  "hinweise": [
    "Gezählt werden Montag bis Freitag."
  ],
  "stand": "2026-09-23",
  "lizenz": "Berechnung nach den genannten Normen. Nutzung nach den Nutzungsbedingungen von Quellenkontor.",
  "zitat": "Arbeitstage vom 01.01.2027 bis 31.01.2027 in Hessen: 20 von 31 Kalendertagen, Montag bis Freitag ohne gesetzliche Feiertage des Landes. Rechtsgrundlage: Hessisches Feiertagsgesetz (HFeiertagsG), Hessen. Quelle: Hessisches Feiertagsgesetz (HFeiertagsG), Hessen, https://www.rv.hessenrecht.hessen.de/bshe/document/jlr-FeiertGHE1952pP1. Daten: Quellenkontor (quellenkontor.dev).",
  "datenstand": "2026-09-23.1"
}

Response shortened. All parameters and response fields are in the Working days reference.

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Working days 2026 and 2027 by state

Monday to Friday, minus statewide public holidays. Regional holidays are not deducted.

Legal citations stay in German, exactly as they appear in the official sources.

State	Working days 2026	Holidays Mon to Fri 2026	Working days 2027	Holidays Mon to Fri 2027
Baden-Württemberg	252	9	253	8
Bavaria	252	9	253	8
Berlin	254	7	255	6
Brandenburg	254	7	256	5
Bremen	254	7	256	5
Hamburg	254	7	256	5
Hesse	253	8	255	6
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania	254	7	255	6
Lower Saxony	254	7	256	5
North Rhine-Westphalia	253	8	254	7
Rhineland-Palatinate	253	8	254	7
Saarland	253	8	254	7
Saxony	253	8	255	6
Saxony-Anhalt	253	8	255	6
Schleswig-Holstein	254	7	256	5
Thuringia	254	7	255	6

Working days 2027 by month

The basis for target working hours and prorated salary: working days per month times the daily target hours.

State	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Baden-Württemberg	19	20	21	22	18	22	22	22	22	21	21	23
Bavaria	19	20	21	22	18	22	22	22	22	21	21	23
Berlin	20	20	20	22	19	22	22	22	22	21	22	23
Brandenburg	20	20	21	22	19	22	22	22	22	21	22	23
Bremen	20	20	21	22	19	22	22	22	22	21	22	23
Hamburg	20	20	21	22	19	22	22	22	22	21	22	23
Hesse	20	20	21	22	18	22	22	22	22	21	22	23
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania	20	20	20	22	19	22	22	22	22	21	22	23
Lower Saxony	20	20	21	22	19	22	22	22	22	21	22	23
North Rhine-Westphalia	20	20	21	22	18	22	22	22	22	21	21	23
Rhineland-Palatinate	20	20	21	22	18	22	22	22	22	21	21	23
Saarland	20	20	21	22	18	22	22	22	22	21	21	23
Saxony	20	20	21	22	19	22	22	22	22	21	21	23
Saxony-Anhalt	19	20	21	22	19	22	22	22	22	21	22	23
Schleswig-Holstein	20	20	21	22	19	22	22	22	22	21	22	23
Thuringia	20	20	21	22	19	22	22	22	21	21	22	23

As JSON and CSV

Every request returns JSON. The list is also available as a CSV file with format=csv, and with trennzeichen=semikolon it fits Excel with German regional settings. More in Responses and CSV.

Terminal

curl "https://api.quellenkontor.dev/v1/hr/arbeitstage?von=2027-01-01&bis=2027-01-31&land=HE&format=csv&trennzeichen=semikolon" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $QK_KEY" -o arbeitstage.csv

Parameters

Parameters	Type	Meaning
`von`requireddate	date	First day, inclusive
`bis`requireddate	date	Last day, inclusive. Not before von, a period of at most ten years, within 2015 to 2035
`land`requiredtext	text	State code, for example HE; the name such as Hessen also works
`samstag`boolean	boolean	Count Saturdays as working days (Werktage). Default: false
`regionale`boolean	boolean	Subtract regional holidays. Default: false

All response fields with types, allowed values, defaults and error cases are in the Working days reference.

Questions about this dataset

How many working days does North Rhine-Westphalia have in 2027?

254 working days from Monday to Friday, after subtracting the statewide public holidays.

How many working days does January 2027 have in Bavaria?

19 working days from Monday to Friday. New Year's Day and Epiphany are subtracted.

Does the calculator count Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve as working days?

Yes, neither is a statutory public holiday. Whether the day is off in your company depends on the employment contract or collective agreement.

How often is the dataset updated?

When the law changes. We check the data against the official sources every week, and every change is logged in the changelog. On the Pro plan, a webhook notifies your server.

Germany working days 2026 and 2027 by state

Working days 2026 and 2027 by state

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