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Business days calculator: Ghana
Count working days between two dates in Ghana, or add business days to a date. Weekends (Saturday and Sunday) and Ghana public holidays are skipped.
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Working days in Ghana, 2026 and 2027
| Month | 2026 | 2027 |
|---|---|---|
| January | 20 | 19 |
| February | 20 | 20 |
| March | 20 | 19 |
| April | 20 | 22 |
| May | 19 | 19 |
| June | 22 | 22 |
| July | 23 | 22 |
| August | 20 | 21 |
| September | 21 | 21 |
| October | 22 | 21 |
| November | 21 | 22 |
| December | 20 | 20 |
| Total | 248 | 248 |
National public holidays only; weekends are Saturday and Sunday.
Public holidays in Ghana, 2026
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan 2026 | Thursday | New Year's Day |
| 7 Jan 2026 | Wednesday | Constitution Day |
| 6 Mar 2026 | Friday | Independence Day |
| 20 Mar 2026 | Friday | End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr) |
| 3 Apr 2026 | Friday | Good Friday |
| 6 Apr 2026 | Monday | Easter Monday |
| 1 May 2026 | Friday | Labour Day |
| 27 May 2026 | Wednesday | Feast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha) |
| 4 Aug 2026 | Tuesday | Founders Day |
| 21 Sept 2026 | Monday | Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Day |
| 4 Dec 2026 | Friday | Farmers Day |
| 25 Dec 2026 | Friday | Christmas Day |
| 26 Dec 2026 | Saturday | Boxing Day |
| 28 Dec 2026 | Monday | Boxing Day (substitute day) |
Full lists with long weekends: Ghana public holidays 2026 · Ghana public holidays 2027
Holiday list for Excel and Google Sheets
Paste these dates into a column, name the range Holidays, then use=NETWORKDAYS(A2, B2, Holidays) to count working days or =WORKDAY(A2, 10, Holidays) to add them.
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Frequently asked questions
How many working days are there in Ghana in 2026?
248 working days, counting Saturday and Sunday as the weekend and excluding national public holidays that fall on working days. State or regional holidays can reduce this further.
Which days are the weekend in Ghana?
Saturday and Sunday. You can change the weekend days in the calculator options if your workplace differs.
Does this include local holidays?
Ghana has no separate regional holiday calendars in our data, so national holidays apply everywhere.