Public holidays in Benin 2024
Benin has 13 public holidays in 2024. 11 fall on a weekday and 2 on the weekend, which leaves 251 working days out of 366. The weekend is Saturday and Sunday.
13public holidays
11weekday days off
251working days in 2024
104weekend days
Holiday dates 2024
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | New Year's Day | |
| Wednesday | Vodoun Festival | |
| Monday | Easter Monday | |
| Wednesday | Eid al-Fitr estimated | |
| Wednesday | Labor Day | |
| Thursday | Ascension Day | |
| Monday | Pentecost Monday | |
| Sunday weekend | Eid al-Adha estimated | |
| Thursday | National Day | |
| Thursday | Assumption Day | |
| Sunday weekend | Prophet's Birthday estimated | |
| Friday | All Saints' Day | |
| Wednesday | Christmas Day |
Estimated marks a date set by a lunar or astronomical calendar that the authorities have not confirmed yet; it can move by a day.
Working days per month in 2024
A working day is any day that is neither a weekend day (Saturday and Sunday) nor a public holiday. Holidays that fall on the weekend do not reduce the count.
| Month | Calendar days | Weekend days | Holidays on weekdays | Working days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2024 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 21 |
| February 2024 | 29 | 8 | 0 | 21 |
| March 2024 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 21 |
| April 2024 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 20 |
| May 2024 | 31 | 8 | 3 | 20 |
| June 2024 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| July 2024 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| August 2024 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 20 |
| September 2024 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 21 |
| October 2024 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| November 2024 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 20 |
| December 2024 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 21 |
| Total 2024 | 366 | 104 | 11 | 251 |
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Long weekends and bridge days in 2024
Breaks of three days or more that need no annual leave at all.
- 3 daysSat 30 December 2023 to Mon 1 January 2024New Year's Day
- 3 daysSat 30 March to Mon 1 April 2024Easter Monday
- 3 daysSat 18 to Mon 20 May 2024Pentecost Monday
- 3 daysFri 1 to Sun 3 November 2024All Saints' Day
Take one day of leave on the date shown and turn a holiday into a longer break.
- 4 daysTake off Friday 10 May 2024 for Thu 9 to Sun 12 May 2024Ascension Day
- 4 daysTake off Friday 2 August 2024 for Thu 1 to Sun 4 August 2024National Day
- 4 daysTake off Friday 16 August 2024 for Thu 15 to Sun 18 August 2024Assumption Day
Questions about 2024 in Benin
- How many working days are there in Benin in 2024?
- 251 working days. 2024 has 366 days, 104 of them weekend days and 11 public holidays on weekdays.
- How many public holidays does Benin have in 2024?
- 13 public holidays. 2 fall on the weekend.
- Which 2024 holidays fall on a weekend?
- Eid al-Adha (16 June 2024), Prophet's Birthday (15 September 2024).
- What counts as the weekend in Benin?
- Saturday and Sunday. The calculator lets you change this if your organisation works a different week.
- What about 2025?
- See public holidays in Benin 2025.
Cite or reuse this data
Benin has 13 public holidays and 251 working days in 2024.
Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/benin/2024/ (dataset holidays 0.103, CC BY 4.0).
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