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Business days calculator: Rwanda
Count working days between two dates in Rwanda, or add business days to a date. Weekends (Saturday and Sunday) and Rwanda public holidays are skipped.
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Working days in Rwanda, 2026 and 2027
| Month | 2026 | 2027 |
|---|---|---|
| January | 20 | 20 |
| February | 20 | 19 |
| March | 21 | 20 |
| April | 19 | 21 |
| May | 19 | 21 |
| June | 22 | 22 |
| July | 22 | 21 |
| August | 20 | 21 |
| September | 22 | 22 |
| October | 22 | 21 |
| November | 21 | 22 |
| December | 22 | 23 |
| Total | 250 | 253 |
National public holidays only; weekends are Saturday and Sunday.
Public holidays in Rwanda, 2026
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan 2026 | Thursday | New Year's Day |
| 2 Jan 2026 | Friday | Public Holiday |
| 1 Feb 2026 | Sunday | Heroes Day |
| 20 Mar 2026 | Friday | End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr) |
| 3 Apr 2026 | Friday | Good Friday |
| 6 Apr 2026 | Monday | Easter Monday |
| 7 Apr 2026 | Tuesday | Genocide Memorial Day |
| 1 May 2026 | Friday | Labour Day |
| 27 May 2026 | Wednesday | Feast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha) |
| 1 Jul 2026 | Wednesday | Independence Day |
| 4 Jul 2026 | Saturday | Liberation Day |
| 7 Aug 2026 | Friday | National Harvest Day |
| 15 Aug 2026 | Saturday | Assumption |
| 25 Dec 2026 | Friday | Christmas Day |
| 26 Dec 2026 | Saturday | Boxing Day |
Full lists with long weekends: Rwanda public holidays 2026 · Rwanda 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 Rwanda in 2026?
250 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 Rwanda?
Saturday and Sunday. You can change the weekend days in the calculator options if your workplace differs.
Does this include local holidays?
Rwanda has no separate regional holiday calendars in our data, so national holidays apply everywhere.