Weekday Counter
Count weekdays between any two dates online for free with our weekday counter. Instantly tally Mon–Fri working days, exclude public holidays for US, UK, Canada, Australia, or India, and get a complete day-by-day breakdown. Fast, accurate, and no signup required.
Choose a start date and an end date, then optionally select a holiday calendar to exclude public holidays and get your net working-day count.
- Both the start and end date are inclusive in the count
- Select a holiday calendar to subtract public holidays from working days
- The day-by-day breakdown shows how many of each weekday fall in the range
- Holiday dates that fall on weekends are shown but not subtracted
Why Use Our Weekday Counter?
Instant Weekday Counter Results
Count weekdays between dates instantly in your browser with zero wait time. Our weekday counter processes any date range in milliseconds, giving you precise Mon–Fri counts along with per-day breakdowns.
Secure Weekday Counter Online
All weekday counting calculations happen locally in your browser. Your dates never leave your device, ensuring 100% privacy when you use our weekday counter online.
Weekday Counter Online - No Installation
Use our weekday counter directly in your browser with no downloads, plugins, or software installation required. Count weekdays between dates from any device, anywhere.
Multi-Country Holiday Exclusion
Select from five built-in public holiday calendars — US, UK, Canada, Australia, and India — to automatically exclude public holidays and get accurate net working-day counts for your region.
Common Use Cases for Weekday Counter
Project Planning & Sprint Deadlines
Count weekdays between project kickoff and delivery dates to plan realistic sprint timelines. Our weekday counter helps project managers allocate work effort and schedule milestones by excluding weekends from duration calculations.
Legal & Compliance Deadline Tracking
Many legal notice periods and regulatory deadlines are expressed in business days. Use our weekday counter to determine exact statutory deadlines, response due dates, and compliance windows with precision.
HR & Payroll Period Calculation
Calculate payroll periods, employee notice periods, probation durations, and leave entitlements in working days. Our weekday counter with holiday exclusion gives HR teams accurate numbers for every pay cycle.
Delivery & Shipping Lead Time
Estimate shipping lead times and vendor delivery windows in business days. Count weekdays to determine expected delivery dates when suppliers or couriers operate only on working days.
Academic & Semester Scheduling
Count teaching days between term start and end dates, accounting for weekends and public holidays. Our weekday counter helps teachers, academic administrators, and students plan lecture schedules and exam timetables accurately.
Financial Settlement & SLA Monitoring
Financial instruments often settle in T+2 or T+3 business days. Use our weekday counter to track settlement dates, monitor SLA compliance windows, and ensure trading operations meet market deadlines.
Understanding Weekday Counter Calculations
What is a Weekday Counter?
A weekday counter is a tool that calculates the number of working days — Monday through Friday — that fall between two calendar dates, with both endpoints included in the count. Unlike a simple date difference calculator, a weekday counter excludes Saturday and Sunday from the total, giving you the raw number of working days in any date range. Advanced weekday counters like ours also support public holiday exclusion for multiple countries, subtracting any official public holidays that coincide with weekdays to produce a precise net working-day figure. This is essential for project planning, HR administration, legal deadline tracking, financial settlement windows, and any other domain where weekends and public holidays must be excluded from time calculations.
How Our Weekday Counter Works
- 1. Enter Your Date Range: Select a start date and end date using the date pickers. Both endpoints are inclusive — if your range is Monday to Friday, the counter returns 5 weekdays. The tool automatically handles reversed date order.
- 2. Choose a Holiday Calendar (Optional): Select a country from the holiday calendar dropdown — US, UK, Canada, Australia, or India. The weekday counter identifies all official public holidays in the chosen country that fall within your range, then subtracts those that land on weekdays to compute the net working-day count.
- 3. Instant Results & Breakdown: Get your weekday count, working-day count, weekend-day count, and a complete day-by-day breakdown showing how many Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays fall in the range. If a holiday calendar is selected, a full list of holidays within the range is shown with each holiday's day-of-week highlighted.
What Gets Counted in a Weekday Calculation
- Weekdays (Mon–Fri): All calendar days that fall on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday within the date range. This is the raw weekday count before any holiday deductions.
- Working Days (Net): Weekdays minus any public holidays that fall on weekdays within the range. When no holiday calendar is selected, working days equals weekdays. This is the most relevant figure for project planning and HR deadlines.
- Per-Day Breakdown: A split showing how many of each individual weekday and weekend day occur in the range. Because months rarely contain exactly full weeks, the number of Mondays and Fridays can differ by 1 from other days depending on start and end dates.
- Holiday Calendar Coverage: US federal holidays (11 fixed/floating), UK England & Wales bank holidays, Canadian federal statutory holidays, Australian national public holidays, and India's three gazetted national holidays. All are generated algorithmically covering 2000–2100 with correct floating dates (Easter, Thanksgiving, etc.).
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Frequently Asked Questions About Weekday Counter
What is a weekday counter?
A weekday counter is a tool that calculates the number of Monday–Friday days between two dates, excluding Saturdays and Sundays. Our weekday counter also supports public holiday exclusion for five countries, so you can get accurate net working-day counts for your region.
Are both the start and end dates included in the count?
Yes — our weekday counter is fully inclusive. If your range starts on Monday and ends on Friday of the same week, the result is 5 weekdays. This matches how most business and legal contexts count working periods.
How do I exclude public holidays from the weekday count?
Select a country from the Holiday Calendar dropdown — United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, or India. The weekday counter will automatically identify all public holidays in that country that fall within your date range, subtract those that land on weekdays, and report the net working-day count alongside a full holiday list.
Which countries and holidays are supported?
We support US federal holidays (New Year's Day, MLK Day, Presidents' Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas), UK England & Wales bank holidays (including floating Easter dates), Canadian federal statutory holidays, Australian national public holidays, and India's three gazetted national holidays (Republic Day, Independence Day, Gandhi Jayanti). All floating holidays like Easter and Thanksgiving are computed algorithmically for any year from 2000 to 2100.
Is this weekday counter accurate for leap years and month-end dates?
Absolutely. Our weekday counter uses an O(1) algorithm that counts full weeks and remainder days directly from the day-of-week, so it handles leap years, month-end transitions, year boundaries, and any other calendar edge case with perfect accuracy.
Is my data private when I use this weekday counter?
Yes — all calculations happen entirely in your browser. No dates or personal information are ever sent to any server. You can use our weekday counter online with complete confidence that your data stays on your device.
Can I count weekdays across multiple years?
Yes. Our weekday counter handles any date range without limitation — you can count weekdays across a single week, a quarter, a full year, a decade, or longer. The algorithm runs in constant time regardless of range size.
Is this weekday counter free to use?
Our weekday counter is 100% free with no signup, no account, no ads, and no usage limits. Count weekdays between dates as often as you need directly in your browser.
What is the difference between weekdays and working days?
Weekdays are simply Mon–Fri days in a date range. Working days are weekdays minus any public holidays that fall on those weekdays. When no holiday calendar is selected, weekdays and working days are the same number. Select a country to activate the holiday deduction and see the net working-day count.