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H1_Work Days Calculator - Business Days Between Dates | MultiTool

Count business days (Monday-Friday) between two dates, excluding weekends and your own holidays. Free and precise.

WORK DAYS16Mon–Fri
CALENDAR DAYS21including weekends

How it works

Enter a start and end date, optionally list holidays in YYYY-MM-DD format (comma separated), and the tool counts the business days between them, excluding weekends and any holidays you provide.

Business days, explained

A business day is any day that is not a weekend day — that is the convention contracts, banks and shipping companies use. This calculator counts days excluding Saturdays and Sundays, which matches the default almost everywhere in the world.

  • Holidays vary by country: national and local holidays are not subtracted automatically. If your deadline is “5 business days” and there is a holiday in between, add it manually to be safe.
  • Counting conventions differ: some contracts count the start day, others do not. If the result matters legally, check which convention applies — the difference is one full day.
  • Deadlines that land on a weekend usually slide to the next business day in most jurisdictions — but verify for your case.

Common uses: SLA and delivery deadlines, notice periods in contracts, project planning, payroll and overtime windows, and “respond within X business days” promises. For plain calendar differences (weekends included), use the Date Calculator.

Your privacy

Everything runs entirely in your browser. Nothing you type is ever sent to any server or stored.

Frequently Asked Questions

What counts as a work day?+

Monday to Friday. Weekends (Saturday and Sunday) are always excluded.

How do I add holidays?+

Type them comma-separated in the holiday field, e.g. 2026-12-25, 2026-01-01. They are excluded from the count.

Are the start and end dates counted?+

Yes — if they are weekdays (and not holidays), both are included.

Can I count backwards?+

Yes — the tool handles reversed date ranges correctly.

Why would I need this?+

Contract deadlines, delivery promises, HR leave calculations and project planning all use business days.

Is it free?+

Yes, completely free with no account.

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