Public holidays in Benin 2025
Benin has 14 public holidays in 2025. 12 fall on a weekday and 2 on the weekend, which leaves 249 working days out of 365. The weekend is Saturday and Sunday.
14public holidays
12weekday days off
249working days in 2025
104weekend days
Holiday dates 2025
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday | New Year's Day | |
| Thursday | Vodoun Festival | |
| Friday | Vodoun Festival | |
| Sunday weekend | Eid al-Fitr estimated | |
| Monday | Easter Monday | |
| Thursday | Labor Day | |
| Thursday | Ascension Day | |
| Friday | Eid al-Adha estimated | |
| Monday | Pentecost Monday | |
| Friday | National Day | |
| Friday | Assumption Day | |
| Thursday | Prophet's Birthday estimated | |
| Saturday weekend | All Saints' Day | |
| Thursday | 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 2025
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 2025 | 31 | 8 | 3 | 20 |
| February 2025 | 28 | 8 | 0 | 20 |
| March 2025 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 21 |
| April 2025 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 21 |
| May 2025 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 20 |
| June 2025 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 19 |
| July 2025 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| August 2025 | 31 | 10 | 2 | 19 |
| September 2025 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 21 |
| October 2025 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| November 2025 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| December 2025 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| Total 2025 | 365 | 104 | 12 | 249 |
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Long weekends and bridge days in 2025
Breaks of three days or more that need no annual leave at all.
- 4 daysThu 9 to Sun 12 January 2025Vodoun Festival
- 3 daysSat 19 to Mon 21 April 2025Easter Monday
- 4 daysFri 6 to Mon 9 June 2025Eid al-Adha, Pentecost Monday
- 3 daysFri 1 to Sun 3 August 2025National Day
- 3 daysFri 15 to Sun 17 August 2025Assumption Day
Take one day of leave on the date shown and turn a holiday into a longer break.
- 4 daysTake off Friday 2 May 2025 for Thu 1 to Sun 4 May 2025Labor Day
- 4 daysTake off Friday 30 May 2025 for Thu 29 May to Sun 1 June 2025Ascension Day
- 4 daysTake off Friday 5 September 2025 for Thu 4 to Sun 7 September 2025Prophet's Birthday
- 4 daysTake off Friday 26 December 2025 for Thu 25 to Sun 28 December 2025Christmas Day
Questions about 2025 in Benin
- How many working days are there in Benin in 2025?
- 249 working days. 2025 has 365 days, 104 of them weekend days and 12 public holidays on weekdays.
- How many public holidays does Benin have in 2025?
- 14 public holidays. 2 fall on the weekend.
- Which 2025 holidays fall on a weekend?
- Eid al-Fitr (30 March 2025), All Saints' Day (1 November 2025).
- 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 2026?
- See public holidays in Benin 2026 or go back to 2024.
Cite or reuse this data
Benin has 14 public holidays and 249 working days in 2025.
Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/benin/2025/ (dataset holidays 0.103, CC BY 4.0).
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