December 2040 starts on a Saturday and has 21 weekdays, 19 of them working days in England and Wales. Christmas Day is on Tuesday 25 December, and Boxing Day is on Wednesday 26 December.
Christmas Day (expected bank holiday in the whole UK)
Wed 26 Dec
Boxing Day (expected bank holiday in the whole UK)
Mon 31 Dec
New Year's Eve
Bank holidays here are expected dates from the usual rules: GOV.UK confirms them about two years ahead, and one-off holidays can't be predicted. Schools usually break up for Christmas in the week before Christmas Day; dates are set locally. See school term dates.
December 2040 in numbers
31 days, from Saturday 1 December 2040 to Monday 31 December 2040: days 336 to 366 of the year.
21 weekdays and 10 weekend days.
19 working days in England and Wales (2 expected bank holidays on weekdays), 19 in Scotland and 19 in Northern Ireland.
ISO weeks 48 to 1 (of 2041), from Monday 26 November 2040 to Sunday 6 January 2041.