Business Days in December 2027
December 2027 has 21 business days in the United States: 23 weekdays minus Christmas Day (observed) and New Year's Day (observed).
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From Wednesday, December 1, 2027 to Friday, December 31, 2027, both counted.
- Calendar days
- 31
- Weekend days
- 8
- Federal holidays
- 2
31 calendar days − 8 weekend days − 2 holidays = 21 business days
The first business day of December 2027 is Wednesday, December 1, 2027. The last is Thursday, December 30, 2027.
December 2027 calendar
21 business days, 8 weekend days and 2 federal holidays.
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||
| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24Christmas Day (observed) | 25 |
| 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31New Year's Day (observed) |
Business day Weekend Federal holiday
Holidays in December 2027
- Christmas Day (observed)Friday, December 24, 2027
- New Year's Day (observed)Friday, December 31, 2027
- New Year's Day falls on Saturday, January 1, 2028, a weekend day, so the day off is Friday, December 31, 2027.
- Christmas Day falls on Saturday, December 25, 2027, a weekend day, so the day off is Friday, December 24, 2027.
- Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve are not federal holidays, so they count as business days here unless they are the observed day of a holiday. Federal employees have sometimes been given Christmas Eve off by executive order, decided year by year.
Business days in December in other years
| Month | Weekdays | Holidays | Business days |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | 23 | 1 | 22 |
| December 2026 | 23 | 1 | 22 |
| December 2027 | 23 | 2 | 21 |
| December 2028 | 21 | 1 | 20 |
| December 2029 | 21 | 1 | 20 |
How this count works
- Every Monday to Friday is a business day, except US federal holidays.
- Both the first and the last day of the month are counted.
- At 8 hours a day, December 2027 has 168 working hours.
- For other days off or a different weekend, use the business days calculator.