For payroll and planning
Working days in Greece 2024
2024 has 254 working days: 366 calendar days minus 104 weekend days and 8 public holidays on weekdays.
Working days per month
Calendar days, weekends, holidays and working days for every month of 2024.
| Month | Calendar days | Weekend days | Public holidays on weekdays | Working days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| February | 29 | 8 | 0 | 21 |
| March | 31 | 10 | 1 | 20 |
| April | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 |
| May | 31 | 8 | 2 | 21 |
| June | 30 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| July | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| August | 31 | 9 | 1 | 21 |
| September | 30 | 9 | 0 | 21 |
| October | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| November | 30 | 9 | 0 | 21 |
| December | 31 | 9 | 2 | 20 |
| Total | 366 | 104 | 8 | 254 |
Only the mandatory public holidays every business must observe.
Which holidays count as days off?
254
Statutory (private sector)
Only the mandatory public holidays every business must observe.
252
Statutory + Clean Monday and Whit Monday
Most private employers also close on the optional holidays.
251
Public sector, schools and banks
Adds Good Friday and every optional holiday.
Calculators
Count working days or hours between any two dates, days until a deadline, your remaining leave or your pay per day.
- Working days calculatorCount the working days between two dates, with weekends and Greek public holidays removed. Choose which holidays count as days off for your workplace.Open calculator
- Business days calculatorBusiness days are the days when offices, courts and banks operate: Monday to Friday minus public holidays. Use this calculator for deadlines, deliveries and notice periods.Open calculator
- Working hours calculatorMultiply the working days of a period by your daily hours to get the total working hours, holidays excluded.Open calculator
- Working days until a datePick a deadline, a trip or a holiday and see how many calendar and working days are left (starting tomorrow, Greek time).Open calculator
- Vacation days calculatorSee how many vacation days you have left this year, then send them to the optimizer to find the longest break.Open calculator
The longest break of the year
When is Easter 2024?
Orthodox Easter moves every year. See the date, Good Friday and Easter Monday, the school break and how many working days Holy Week has.
Frequently asked questions
2024 has 254 working days in Greece for a Monday-to-Friday schedule, counting the mandatory public holidays that fall on weekdays. Employers that also close on Clean Monday and Whit Monday have 252.
In 2024 the month with the fewest working days is March (20), and the month with the most is July (23).
With an 8-hour day, 254 working days equal 2,032 working hours in 2024.