Working days in South Korea, 2028
South Korea has 248 working days in 2028: 366 calendar days, minus 106 Saturday and Sunday rest days and 12 public holidays that fall on working days. 1 more holiday falls on the weekend and costs nothing. At the national 09:00–18:00 office day, that is about 2232 working hours.
| Month | Working days | Lost to holidays |
|---|---|---|
| January | 20 | 1 |
| February | 21 | — |
| March | 22 | 1 |
| April | 20 | — |
| May | 21 | 2 |
| June | 21 | 1 |
| July | 20 | 1 |
| August | 22 | 1 |
| September | 21 | — |
| October | 18 | 4 |
| November | 22 | — |
| December | 20 | 1 |
| 2028 | 248 | 12 |
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.
- Thu 27 Jan 설날
- Wed 1 Mar 3·1절
- Tue 2 May 석가탄신일
- Fri 5 May 어린이날
- Tue 6 Jun 현충일
- Mon 17 Jul 제헌절
- Tue 15 Aug 광복절
- Mon 2 Oct 추석
- Tue 3 Oct 개천절
- Thu 5 Oct 개천절 (대체공휴일)
- Mon 9 Oct 한글날
- Mon 25 Dec 기독탄신일
The weekend used is South Korea's own — Saturday and Sunday — and the hours figure uses the national 09:00–18:00 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 Korea have in 2028?
248. That is 366 calendar days minus 106 weekend days (Saturday and Sunday) and 12 public holidays on working days.
Which month has the most working days?
March, with 22. October has the fewest at 18, 4 of its holidays landing on workdays.
Is 2028 a good year for working days in South Korea?
2027 had 250. The differences come from leap days and from holidays walking on and off the weekend as the calendar shifts.
Other years: 2025, 2026, 2027 · All holidays in South Korea 2028 · Office hours in South Korea