That's 2448 working hours at the 48-hour standard week. We subtracted 104 weekend days and 6 public holidays from the 365 calendar days in 2026.
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| Date | Weekday | Holiday | Counted? |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-01 | Thursday | رأس السنة الميلادية | Subtracted |
| 2026-01-16 | Friday | الإسراء والمعراج | Falls on weekend |
| 2026-02-18 | Wednesday | اليوم الأول من رمضان | Subtracted |
| 2026-03-20 | Friday | عيد الفطر | Falls on weekend |
| 2026-05-27 | Wednesday | عيد الأضحى | Subtracted |
| 2026-06-16 | Tuesday | رأس السنة الهجرية | Subtracted |
| 2026-08-25 | Tuesday | المولد النبويّ | Subtracted |
| 2026-12-02 | Wednesday | اليوم الوطني | Subtracted |
Source: date-holidays, derived from each country's official labour code. Regional and observance holidays are excluded.
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There are 255 working days in United Arab Emirates in 2026. That's calculated from 365 calendar days minus 104 weekend days and 6 public holidays that fall on a weekday. The remaining 2 public holidays land on weekends and don't reduce the working-day count.
United Arab Emirates has 2448 working hours in 2026, based on the 48-hour statutory work week (9.6 hours per day × 255 working days). Source: UAE Federal Decree-Law No. 33 of 2021.
8 public holidays fall in 2026: رأس السنة الميلادية (2026-01-01); الإسراء والمعراج (2026-01-16); اليوم الأول من رمضان (2026-02-18); عيد الفطر (2026-03-20); عيد الأضحى (2026-05-27); رأس السنة الهجرية (2026-06-16) and 2 more.
No — only nationwide public and bank holidays defined by UAE Federal Decree-Law No. 33 of 2021 are subtracted. Regional, observance, and optional holidays vary by state or canton and aren't included so the headline figure stays consistent for nationwide payroll, billing, and capacity-planning use.
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