Working Days May 2027 in Hesse
May 2027 in Hesse: the month has 18 working days, 5 Saturdays, 5 Sundays and 4 statutory public holidays.
The month comprises 6 calendar weeks, 4 of which have five full working days. It begins on a Saturday and ends on a Monday. Based on a 40-hour week, that results in 144 working hours.
Public holidays in this month: Labour Day (May 1, 2027 (Saturday)), Ascension Day (May 6, 2027 (Thursday)), Whit Monday (May 17, 2027 (Monday)), Corpus Christi (May 27, 2027 (Thursday)). These are already deducted from the working day count. The legal basis is the Hesse Holiday Act (Hessisches Feiertagsgesetz).
For payroll accounting: 18 working days with 10 weekend days. The full year 2027 comprises a total of 255 working days in Hesse.
Basis: Monday to Friday, minus the statutory public holidays in Hesse.
Working Days by Calendar Week
| CW | Period | Working days* |
|---|---|---|
| CW 17 | 01.05.–02.05. | 0 |
| CW 18 | 03.05.–09.05. | 5 |
| CW 19 | 10.05.–16.05. | 5 |
| CW 20 | 17.05.–23.05. | 5 |
| CW 21 | 24.05.–30.05. | 5 |
| CW 22 | 31.05.–31.05. | 1 |
* Weekdays (Monday–Friday) excluding public holidays that fall entirely within the month.
Calendar May 2027
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Labour Day | 2 | |||||
| 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 Ascension Day | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| 17 Whit Monday | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 Corpus Christi | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| 31 |
Public holidays in May
- Labour Day – May 1, 2027 (Saturday)
- Ascension Day – May 6, 2027 (Thursday)
- Whit Monday – May 17, 2027 (Monday)
- Corpus Christi – May 27, 2027 (Thursday)
Frequently Asked Questions
How many working days does May 2027 have in Hesse?
May 2027 has 18 working days in Hesse (Monday to Friday excluding public holidays). At 8 hours per day, that is 144 working hours.
How many weekends does May 2027 have?
The month of 2027 contains 5 Saturdays and 5 Sundays, i.e. 10 weekend days.
Data Source & Freshness
- Feiertagsgesetze der 16 Bundesländer – official source Landesrechtliche Feiertagsregeln; bewegliche Feiertage per Computus berechnet.
- Legal basis: Hesse Holiday Act (Hessisches Feiertagsgesetz)