Working days and hours in Poland 2027 by month
Poland has 253 working days and 2,008 working hours in 2027. A month-by-month table, why May and December have fewer hours than working days suggest, and the long weekends of the year.
By Dawid Siedlarz ·
Poland has 253 working days in 2027, and the full-time working time norm is 2,008 hours. Seven months have 22 working days: March, April, June, July, August, September and December. January and May have the fewest, 19 each. May and December have 8 hours less than their working days suggest, because 1 May and 25 December fall on a Saturday.
All dates for the year in one table: Poland calendar 2027.
For any date range, the working days calculator gives the numbers instantly, and every public holiday with its weekday is on the working days and hours in Poland 2027 page.
Working days and hours in Poland 2027 by month
| Month | Working days | Hours (full time) | Public holidays |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 19 | 152 | 1 Jan (Fri), 6 Jan (Wed) |
| February | 20 | 160 | none |
| March | 22 | 176 | 29 Mar Easter Monday; Easter Sunday 28 Mar |
| April | 22 | 176 | none |
| May | 19 | 144 | 1 May on a Saturday, 3 May (Mon), 27 May Corpus Christi (Thu); Pentecost on Sunday 16 May |
| June | 22 | 176 | none |
| July | 22 | 176 | none |
| August | 22 | 176 | 15 Aug on a Sunday |
| September | 22 | 176 | none |
| October | 21 | 168 | none |
| November | 20 | 160 | 1 Nov (Mon), 11 Nov (Thu) |
| December | 22 | 168 | 24 Dec (Fri), 25 Dec on a Saturday, 26 Dec on a Sunday |
| 2027 | 253 | 2,008 |
Hours are for a full-time job with a one-month settlement period. For part time, scale them down; for longer settlement periods, add up the months in the period.
The year totals are the same as in 2026, 253 days and 2,008 hours, but they are spread differently: in 2026 July had 23 working days and January 20, in 2027 no month has more than 22 and January drops to 19. The 2026 figures are in working days in Poland 2026.
Why May has 19 working days but only 144 hours
Working days and the working time norm are two different numbers. Article 130 of the Polish Labour Code lowers the norm by 8 hours for every public holiday that falls on a day other than Sunday. Saturday is not Sunday, so a Saturday holiday takes 8 hours off the norm without removing a working day, and the employer has to give employees another day off for it within the settlement period.
In 2027 this happens twice:
- 1 May (Labour Day, Saturday): May has 19 working days, but 19 x 8 would be 152 hours and the norm is 144,
- 25 December (Christmas Day, Saturday): December has 22 working days and a norm of 168 hours instead of 176.
Holidays on a Sunday change nothing: Easter Sunday (28 March), Pentecost (16 May), Assumption Day (15 August) and the second day of Christmas (26 December) all fall on Sundays in 2027. The mechanism is explained step by step in working days versus the working time norm.
Long weekends in 2027
| Holiday | Days off without leave | With leave |
|---|---|---|
| New Year's Day, Fri 1 Jan | 1-3 Jan (3 days) | |
| Epiphany, Wed 6 Jan | 7 and 8 Jan off: 6-10 Jan (5 days) | |
| Easter Monday, 29 Mar | 27-29 Mar (3 days) | |
| Constitution Day, Mon 3 May | 1-3 May (3 days) | |
| Corpus Christi, Thu 27 May | 28 May off: 27-30 May (4 days) | |
| All Saints' Day, Mon 1 Nov | 30 Oct-1 Nov (3 days) | |
| Independence Day, Thu 11 Nov | 12 Nov off: 11-14 Nov (4 days) | |
| Christmas Eve, Fri 24 Dec | 24-26 Dec (3 days) |
The full list of the 14 holidays, with their names in Polish, is in public holidays in Poland 2027.
Pay per hour at the minimum wage
The minimum wage in 2027 is 4,950 PLN gross a month, and it is the same in every month, so the hourly value of a full-time month moves with the norm: 34.38 PLN in May (144 hours), 32.57 PLN in January (152 hours) and 28.13 PLN in the 176-hour months. Net pay and the hourly rate for civil contracts are in Poland minimum wage 2027.
What these numbers are used for
- Hourly pay: rate x norm gives the month's pay. An hourly worker earns for 144 hours in May and 176 in July, four days' difference.
- Deadlines in working days: "14 working days" skips weekends and public holidays, so a deadline that starts in late April or late December ends later than the calendar suggests.
- Overtime: overtime is measured against the hours norm, not the number of days. Adding up the hours themselves is covered in how to count working hours.
Common questions
How many working days are there in Poland in 2027?
253, with a full-time norm of 2,008 hours.
Which month of 2027 has the most working days?
Seven months have 22 working days: March, April, June, July, August, September and December. No month has 23.
Is 1 May 2027 a day off?
It is a public holiday that falls on a Saturday. It does not remove a working day, but it lowers May's norm by 8 hours, and employers have to give employees another day off for it.
Legal basis: art. 130 of the Polish Labour Code and the Act of 18 January 1951 on public holidays (Christmas Eve a day off since 2025).