Volgograd residents told when it is more profitable to take a vacation in the winter of 2026-2027
Experts of "Avito Work" studied the production calendars for 2026 and 2027 and found out in which winter months rest will cost less
The amount of payments depends on earnings for the 12 months preceding the holiday. If the holiday is scheduled for December 2026, the calculation will include income from December 2025 to November 2026 inclusive.
Take a specialist with a salary of 100 thousand rubles per month: for the year, 1 million 200 thousand rubles are accrued. The average monthly number of calendar days according to the procedure established by the Government in 2026 and 2027 is the same – 29.3. Hence the average daily earnings: 3 412.97 rubles.
The cost of one working day varies from month to month – the fewer working days, the more expensive each of them and the less profitable vacation. But sometimes it is more important for a person to get more days of rest due to holidays than high payments.
Rest with the least financial losses
There is a simple rule: the more working days in a month, the more profitable it is to take a vacation. In December 2026 there are 22, in January 2027 – 15, in February – 19. So, January and February are financially losing December, and it is better to plan vacations for the end of 2026.
Consider the example of rest from December 14 to 27, 2026 – it is 14 calendar days, of which 10 workers. There are 12 working days out of leave. One working day in December costs 4 545.45 rubles. For days worked, 54,545.40 rubles will be charged, vacations will amount to 47,781.58 rubles. The total for December is 102 326,98 rubles. – Even more than the usual salary.
Long rest with minimum vacation days
To do this, the holiday should be built in between weekends and holidays. In winter, January is best suited: the New Year holidays last 11 days - from December 31, 2026 to January 10, 2027. If you take a vacation from January 11 to 15 (5 calendar days), in fact, the rest will stretch for 18 days - from December 31 to January 17.
In January 2027, 15 working days, all 5 days of leave fall on workers, so there are 10 working days left. A working day costs 6,666.67 rubles. Salary for days worked – 66 666,70 rubles, vacation – 17 064,85 rubles. Total for January 83 731,55 rubles, that is 16 268,45 rubles less than salary. But with a minimum consumption of vacation days, the longest possible rest is obtained.
A similar story in February 2027. February 23 falls on Tuesday, so the weekend will be 21, 22 and 23 February. If you take a vacation from 24 to 26 February, continuous rest will be 8 days - from 21 to 28 February.
In February, 19 working days, 3 calendar days are on vacation, 16 days are worked. A working day costs 5,263.16 rubles, wages for worked days - 84,210.56 rubles, vacations - 10,238.91 rubles. A total of 94,449.47 rubles, the salary difference is 5,550.53 rubles. At the same time, vacations are extended more than twice with the consumption of only 3 vacation days.
It is worth remembering the norm of the Labor Code: vacation can be divided into parts, but at least one must be at least 14 calendar days in a row.
And January and February rest can be extended without spending vacation days - due to accumulated time off, processing or donor days. A day worked over the norm or 8 hours of processing turns into a full-fledged day off, which is attached to the vacation. Donors are also entitled to an additional paid day of rest, and it does not reduce annual leave.
