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Sri Lanka — May 2027

May 2027 has 18 working days in Sri Lanka.

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Sri Lanka businesses have 18 working days in May 2027 — that's 31 calendar days minus 10 weekend days and 3 weekday public holidays (Id Ul-Alha (Eid al-Adha), Vesak Full Moon Poya Day, Day Following Vesak Full Moon Poya Day). Northern-hemisphere spring and Southern-hemisphere autumn typically governs the work-rhythm in May; project deadlines and payroll cycles in Sri Lanka should account for the holiday days listed above. May centres on May Day / Labour Day, observed in over 80 countries on the 1st, and on Memorial Day in the United States at the end of the month. For pay-period planning, May 2027 contains 3 full work-weeks plus 3 additional weekdays, 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 Sri Lanka payroll-period calculations.

18

working days

10

weekend days

3

weekday public holidays

31

May

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1

May Day

2
3
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5
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7
8
9
10
11
12
13
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15
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17

Id Ul-Alha (Eid al-Adha)

18
19
20

Vesak Full Moon Poya Day

21

Day Following Vesak Full Moon Poya Day

22
23
24
25
26
27
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31
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  • May17

    Id Ul-Alha (Eid al-Adha)

    Monday, May 17, 2027

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  • May20

    Vesak Full Moon Poya Day

    Thursday, May 20, 2027

    වෙසක් පෝය

  • May21

    Day Following Vesak Full Moon Poya Day

    Friday, May 21, 2027

    වෙසක් පෝය