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Business Days Between Dates

Count working days between two dates, skipping weekends and holidays.

Count working days, not just calendar days

Pick a start and end date and Pickly counts the business days between them — every Monday through Friday, with Saturdays and Sundays skipped. It also shows the total calendar days and how many of those fell on weekends.

Handling public holidays

Holidays differ by country and region, so the tool can’t know yours automatically. Enter how many public holidays fall inside your range and it subtracts them from the business-day total.

When business days matter

Shipping estimates, invoice payment terms, project deadlines, and legal notice periods are usually measured in working days. Use the “exclude end date” option when you want the gap between two dates rather than an inclusive count.

What counts as a business day?
A business day is any weekday, Monday through Friday. Weekends are excluded, and you can enter the number of public holidays in your range to subtract them too.
Does the count include the start and end dates?
By default both dates are included. Switch to 'Exclude end date' if you want the gap between them instead.
Why do business days matter?
Shipping estimates, payment terms, project deadlines, and legal notice periods are usually counted in business days rather than calendar days.
Does it account for public holidays?
Holidays vary by country and region, so enter how many fall in your range and the calculator subtracts them from the business-day total.

Why business days are not calendar days

A calendar counts every day; the working world does not. Business days are the weekdays, Monday to Friday, when offices, banks, courts, and couriers actually operate. Weekends are skipped, and so are public holidays. That is why a five business day delivery quoted on a Thursday can land the following Thursday rather than the Tuesday you would expect from a simple calendar count.

Counting across holidays

Public holidays are where things get regional. A date range that spans Christmas, Thanksgiving, or a national day contains fewer working days than the raw weekday count suggests — and which days count depends entirely on your country and even your state or province. Because no calculator can know your local holiday calendar automatically, this tool lets you enter how many holidays fall in your range and subtracts them for you.

Where the count matters

Business-day math quietly runs a lot of everyday life: shipping and delivery estimates, invoice and payment terms such as net 30, legal and notice periods, project deadlines, and payroll cut-offs. Using working days instead of calendar days gives a far more realistic answer to the question of when something will actually be done. Switch on the exclude end date option when you want the gap between two dates rather than an inclusive total.

Last updated: June 2026