Working days in South Africa, 2027
South Africa has 251 working days in 2027: 365 calendar days, minus 104 Saturday and Sunday rest days and 10 public holidays that fall on working days. 4 more holidays fall on the weekend and cost nothing. At the national 08:00–17:00 office day, that is about 2259 working hours.
| Month | Working days | Lost to holidays |
|---|---|---|
| January | 20 | 1 |
| February | 20 | — |
| March | 20 | 3 |
| April | 21 | 1 |
| May | 21 | — |
| June | 21 | 1 |
| July | 22 | — |
| August | 21 | 1 |
| September | 21 | 1 |
| October | 21 | — |
| November | 22 | — |
| December | 21 | 2 |
| 2027 | 251 | 10 |
The holidays that cost a day
Only the ones landing on a working day — a holiday on the weekend is a day off you already had.
- Fri 1 Jan New Year's Day
- Mon 22 Mar Public Holiday
- Fri 26 Mar Good Friday
- Mon 29 Mar Family Day
- Tue 27 Apr Freedom Day
- Wed 16 Jun Youth Day
- Mon 9 Aug National Women's Day
- Fri 24 Sep Heritage Day
- Thu 16 Dec Day of Reconciliation
- Mon 27 Dec Public Holiday
The weekend used is South Africa's own — Saturday and Sunday — and the hours figure uses the national 08:00–17:00 office convention, not a blanket nine-to-five.
Sources and last check
Times, offsets and sun positions on this page are computed live from the IANA timezone database and the NOAA solar algorithm, so they do not depend on the review dates below.
- Public holidays for 120 countries, 2025-2028
- Source: date-holidays, generated by scripts/build-holidays.mjs. Last checked, reviewed every 12 months.
Not covered:Public holidays only, including statutory substitute days; regional and observance days are excluded. 21 of our countries are not in the dataset and have no calendar. Regenerate on every date-holidays upgrade: the 25 July build silently lacked Korea's substitute days because the installed package predated them. Known upstream gap: El Salvador — the source lists 8 public days where Nager.Date confirms ~20, and files New Year's Day as an observance; we publish what the source holds rather than invent, and the weekly Nager run tracks the gap. - Working hours and weekend days for 55 countries
- Source: Published national labour conventions and government working-hours guidance. Last checked, reviewed every 12 months.
Not covered:A national convention, not any given employer. Countries not listed fall back to a nine-to-five, Monday to Friday default, and pages say so rather than implying we checked.
FAQ
How many working days does South Africa have in 2027?
251. That is 365 calendar days minus 104 weekend days (Saturday and Sunday) and 10 public holidays on working days.
Which month has the most working days?
July, with 22. January has the fewest at 20, 1 of its holidays landing on workdays.
Is 2027 a good year for working days in South Africa?
2026 had 251; 2028 has 250. The differences come from leap days and from holidays walking on and off the weekend as the calendar shifts.
Other years: 2025, 2026, 2028 · All holidays in South Africa 2027 · Office hours in South Africa