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Malaysia — February 2026

February 2026 has 16 working days in Malaysia.

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Malaysia businesses have 16 working days in February 2026 — that's 28 calendar days minus 8 weekend days and 4 weekday public holidays (Federal Territory Day Observed, Chinese New Year's Day, Second Day of Chinese New Year, First Day of Ramadan). The depth of Northern-hemisphere winter and Southern-hemisphere summer typically governs the work-rhythm in February; project deadlines and payroll cycles in Malaysia should account for the holiday days listed above. February is the shortest month and centres the Lunar New Year cycle observed across East and Southeast Asia. For pay-period planning, February 2026 contains 3 full work-weeks plus 1 additional weekday, useful when scheduling milestones or quarterly reviews. The working-day count above counts substitute days as a single deduction — it does not double-count when a public holiday falling on a weekend is moved to a Monday or Friday. Use this figure as the authoritative baseline for Malaysia payroll-period calculations.

16

working days

8

weekend days

4

weekday public holidays

28

February

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1

Thaipusam

2

Federal Territory Day Observed

3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17

Chinese New Year's Day

18

Second Day of Chinese New Year

19

First Day of Ramadan

20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
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Public holidays falling on weekdays

  • Feb2

    Federal Territory Day Observed

    Monday, February 2, 2026

  • Feb17

    Chinese New Year's Day

    Tuesday, February 17, 2026

  • Feb18

    Second Day of Chinese New Year

    Wednesday, February 18, 2026

  • Feb19

    First Day of Ramadan

    Thursday, February 19, 2026