Working days
Working days in May 2026
Malaysia has 19 working days in May 2026 on its national holidays, and each state differs by its own holidays below.
| Where | Working days | Public holidays on a working day |
|---|---|---|
| Malaysia (national holidays) | 19 | Friday 1 May: Labor Day; Wednesday 27 May: Eid al-Adha |
| Johor | 19 | Friday 1 May: Labor Day; Wednesday 27 May: Eid al-Adha |
| Kedah | 17 | Sunday 3 May: Labor Day (observed); Wednesday 27 May: Eid al-Adha; Thursday 28 May: Eid al-Adha (Second Day); Sunday 31 May: Vesak Day |
| Kelantan | 17 | Tuesday 26 May: Day of Arafah; Wednesday 27 May: Eid al-Adha; Thursday 28 May: Eid al-Adha (Second Day); Sunday 31 May: Vesak Day |
| Melaka | 19 | Friday 1 May: Labor Day; Wednesday 27 May: Eid al-Adha |
| Negeri Sembilan | 19 | Friday 1 May: Labor Day; Wednesday 27 May: Eid al-Adha |
| Pahang | 18 | Friday 1 May: Labor Day; Friday 22 May: The Sultan of Pahang Hol; Wednesday 27 May: Eid al-Adha |
| Perak | 19 | Friday 1 May: Labor Day; Wednesday 27 May: Eid al-Adha |
| Perlis | 17 | Friday 1 May: Labor Day; Monday 18 May: Birthday of the Raja of Perlis (observed); Wednesday 27 May: Eid al-Adha; Thursday 28 May: Eid al-Adha (Second Day) |
| Pulau Pinang | 19 | Friday 1 May: Labor Day; Wednesday 27 May: Eid al-Adha |
| Sabah | 19 | Friday 1 May: Labor Day; Wednesday 27 May: Eid al-Adha |
| Sarawak | 19 | Friday 1 May: Labor Day; Wednesday 27 May: Eid al-Adha |
| Selangor | 19 | Friday 1 May: Labor Day; Wednesday 27 May: Eid al-Adha |
| Terengganu | 17 | Tuesday 26 May: Day of Arafah; Wednesday 27 May: Eid al-Adha; Thursday 28 May: Eid al-Adha (Second Day); Sunday 31 May: Vesak Day |
| Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur | 19 | Friday 1 May: Labor Day; Wednesday 27 May: Eid al-Adha |
| Wilayah Persekutuan Labuan | 19 | Friday 1 May: Labor Day; Wednesday 27 May: Eid al-Adha |
| Wilayah Persekutuan Putrajaya | 19 | Friday 1 May: Labor Day; Wednesday 27 May: Eid al-Adha |
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Weekends follow each place's working week. Public holidays are from python-holidays 0.105; state governments notify their own lists and moving festivals can shift, so check the gazette before relying on a date. See the public holidays in Malaysia in 2026, all of Malaysia's holidays, or count any range with the working days calculator.
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