Working Days in August 2026
England & Wales has 20 working days this month.
England & Wales
20
working days
- 31 — Summer bank holiday
Scotland
20
working days
- 03 — Summer bank holiday
Northern Ireland
20
working days
- 31 — Summer bank holiday
How it’s calculated
We count every weekday in August 2026 and subtract weekends and any UK bank holidays for the selected region. For August 2026 that gives the totals above.
Bank holidays vary by region — Scotland and Northern Ireland have extra holidays that England & Wales does not, and the Summer bank holiday falls on a different Monday in Scotland.
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Other months in 2026
See the full 2026 working-day breakdown.