Business Days Calculator (Excluding Weekends)
Local ProcessingCalculate working business days (Monday through Friday) between two dates, automatically excluding Saturdays and Sundays.
How It Works & Processing Standards
Calculate working business days (Monday through Friday) between two dates, automatically excluding Saturdays and Sundays.
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Current Limits
- Maximum input length: 100,000 characters
Choose weekends only or holidays too under "Task". The start date counts and the end date does not, so results agree with the "add business days" tool.
No public-holiday data is built in; enter holidays yourself.
What You Can Do
- Weekends only
- Counts days excluding Saturday and Sunday.
- Holidays too
- Also excludes holidays you enter, one YYYY-MM-DD per line.
How to Use Business Days Calculator (Excluding Weekends)
- 1Choose a taskWeekends only or holidays too.
- 2Enter the periodStart and end date. To include the end day, enter the next day.
- 3Enter holidaysOptionally list holidays, one per line.
Examples
Business days in September (weekends only)
Input: 2026-09-01 – 2026-10-01
Result: 22 business days (30 days total)
With two holidays
Input: 2026-09-01 – 2026-10-01, holidays 2026-09-24 and 2026-09-25
Result: 20 business days
Common Use Cases
- Counting a deadline or turnaround in business days
- Pro-rating by working days per month
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
September 1 to September 30 gives one day fewer.
The end date is not counted. To include 30 September, enter 1 October as the end date.