There are 22 business days in April 2026. That is 22 weekdays minus 0 US federal holidays falling on a weekday in the month. April 2026 starts on a Wednesday and ends on a Thursday. This page gives the exact count, the day-by-day calendar, and how the count is worked out.
Try the tool: Business Days Calculator — count the business days for any month or date range, with your own holidays added.
How many business days in April 2026?
| Count | Value |
|---|---|
| Total days in the month | 30 |
| Weekdays (Monday–Friday) | 22 |
| Weekend days (Saturday–Sunday) | 8 |
| US federal holidays on weekdays | 0 |
| Business days | 22 |
There are no US federal holidays in April 2026, so the business day count is the same as the weekday count: 22. If your employer observes other holidays, subtract them — or use the business days calculator, which lets you add your own holidays.
The distinction matters: "business days" and "working days" are often used interchangeably, but they are not the same. Working days are the weekdays — Monday to Friday — and there are 22 of them in April 2026. Business days are the working days minus the public holidays, and there are 22 of them. A deadline of "10 business days" and a deadline of "10 working days" can therefore differ by a day or two, and the difference is the holidays.
Day-by-day calendar — April 2026
| Date | Day of the week | Business day? |
|---|---|---|
| 1 April 2026 | Wednesday | Yes |
| 2 April 2026 | Thursday | Yes |
| 3 April 2026 | Friday | Yes |
| 4 April 2026 | Saturday | No — weekend |
| 5 April 2026 | Sunday | No — weekend |
| 6 April 2026 | Monday | Yes |
| 7 April 2026 | Tuesday | Yes |
| 8 April 2026 | Wednesday | Yes |
| 9 April 2026 | Thursday | Yes |
| 10 April 2026 | Friday | Yes |
| 11 April 2026 | Saturday | No — weekend |
| 12 April 2026 | Sunday | No — weekend |
| 13 April 2026 | Monday | Yes |
| 14 April 2026 | Tuesday | Yes |
| 15 April 2026 | Wednesday | Yes |
| 16 April 2026 | Thursday | Yes |
| 17 April 2026 | Friday | Yes |
| 18 April 2026 | Saturday | No — weekend |
| 19 April 2026 | Sunday | No — weekend |
| 20 April 2026 | Monday | Yes |
| 21 April 2026 | Tuesday | Yes |
| 22 April 2026 | Wednesday | Yes |
| 23 April 2026 | Thursday | Yes |
| 24 April 2026 | Friday | Yes |
| 25 April 2026 | Saturday | No — weekend |
| 26 April 2026 | Sunday | No — weekend |
| 27 April 2026 | Monday | Yes |
| 28 April 2026 | Tuesday | Yes |
| 29 April 2026 | Wednesday | Yes |
| 30 April 2026 | Thursday | Yes |
Working weeks in April 2026
The working weeks of the month — Monday to Friday, with the business days in each week:
| Week starting | Days | Business days |
|---|---|---|
| 30 March 2026 | 1 April 2026 – 3 April 2026 | 3 |
| 6 April 2026 | 6 April 2026 – 10 April 2026 | 5 |
| 13 April 2026 | 13 April 2026 – 17 April 2026 | 5 |
| 20 April 2026 | 20 April 2026 – 24 April 2026 | 5 |
| 27 April 2026 | 27 April 2026 – 30 April 2026 | 4 |
How the count is worked out
Step one: count the days in the month — 30 for April 2026. Step two: count the weekends. April 2026 starts on a Wednesday, so the Saturdays and Sundays fall on the dates shown in the table — 8 weekend days in total, leaving 22 weekdays. Step three: subtract the public holidays that fall on weekdays. In April 2026 that is 0 days, leaving 22 business days. The days between dates calculator does the same calculation for any date range, and the date calculator works out what date it is a number of days from now.
April in other years in other years
The same month in the adjacent years, for comparison — the number changes because the calendar shifts by one day each year (two after a leap year), so the same month starts on a different weekday.
| Year | Total days | Weekdays | Weekends | Business days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 30 | 22 | 8 | 22 |
| 2026 | 30 | 22 | 8 | 22 |
| 2027 | 30 | 22 | 8 | 22 |
April 2026 in the year
April is the 4th month of 2026 — the 2nd quarter of the year (Q2). There are 90 days in the year before April begins, and 245 days left in the year after it ends. In the Northern Hemisphere it is spring; in the Southern Hemisphere the seasons are reversed. 2026 is not a leap year, with 365 days.
The federal holidays still to come after April 2026 are Memorial Day (25 May 2026), Juneteenth (19 June 2026), Independence Day (4 July 2026), Labor Day (7 September 2026), Columbus Day (12 October 2026), Veterans Day (11 November 2026), Thanksgiving Day (26 November 2026), Christmas Day (25 December 2026). If you are planning the rest of the year, those are the days to watch: each one that falls on a weekday costs a business day, and each one that falls near a weekend tends to become a long weekend. The days between dates calculator counts the days to any of them, and the holiday countdowns show the countdown to each one live.
Planning with April 2026
22 business days is 4 working weeks and 2 days. If you are planning a project, a deadline or a holiday, that is the capacity of the month: 22 days on which offices, banks and government departments are open. The weekends — 8 days — are the days off, and the federal holidays are the days to check before you promise a delivery date. For the same month next year, see business days in april 2027.
Frequently asked questions
How many business days are there in April 2026?
22 — 22 weekdays minus 0 federal holidays on weekdays.
How many weekdays are in April 2026?
22 weekdays and 8 weekend days, out of 30 days in total.
What day of the week does April 2026 start on?
April 2026 starts on a Wednesday and ends on a Thursday.
How many business days are there in April 2027?
See business days in april 2027 for the exact count — it differs because the calendar shifts by a day each year.
How many hours are there in April 2026?
720 hours — 43200 minutes, or 2592000 seconds. That is the total for the whole month, including the nights and weekends; the working hours are 176 for a standard eight-hour day, or 176 if you count business days only.
How do you count business days?
Count the weekdays in the range and subtract the public holidays that fall on weekdays. The business days calculator does it for any range, with your own holidays added.
Sources
- IANA Time Zone Database, via Node.js Intl (
Intl.DateTimeFormatwithtimeZone) — offsets, daylight saving dates and local times in this article were worked out from the IANA database, not typed from memory. - TimeFlow's own time-zone data (
data/cities.ts,data/dst.ts), computed from the IANA database. - US federal holiday rules (5 U.S.C. § 6103): the holidays subtracted in the business day count are the eleven federal holidays, on the dates set by law.
- TimeFlow's business days calculator and days between dates calculator — the live tools behind the counts on this page.
- Time-zone and daylight saving rules are set by governments and can change. For flights, deadlines and meetings that cannot move, confirm the time with an official source.