Public holidays in Bhutan 2025
Bhutan has 17 public holidays in 2025. 12 fall on a weekday and 5 on the weekend, which leaves 249 working days out of 365. The weekend is Saturday and Sunday.
17public holidays
12weekday days off
249working days in 2025
104weekend days
Holiday dates 2025
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday | Winter Solstice | |
| Thursday | Traditional Day of Offering | |
| Friday | Birth Anniversary of His Majesty the King | |
| Saturday weekend | Birth Anniversary of His Majesty the King | |
| Sunday weekend | Birth Anniversary of His Majesty the King | |
| Friday | Losar | |
| Saturday weekend | Losar | |
| Friday | Birth Anniversary of the 3rd Druk Gyalpo | |
| Wednesday | Death Anniversary of Zhabdrung | |
| Wednesday | Lord Buddha's Parinirvana | |
| Saturday weekend | Birth Anniversary of Guru Rinpoche | |
| Monday | First Sermon of Lord Buddha | |
| Tuesday | Blessed Rainy Day | |
| Thursday | Dassain | |
| Saturday weekend | Coronation of His Majesty the King | |
| Tuesday | Birth Anniversary of the 4th Druk Gyalpo - Constitution Day | |
| Tuesday | Descending Day of Lord Buddha | |
| Wednesday | National 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 | 2 | 21 |
| February 2025 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 18 |
| March 2025 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 21 |
| April 2025 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 |
| May 2025 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 20 |
| June 2025 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 20 |
| July 2025 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| August 2025 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 21 |
| September 2025 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 21 |
| October 2025 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| November 2025 | 30 | 10 | 1 | 19 |
| December 2025 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| Total 2025 | 365 | 104 | 12 | 249 |
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Jan21 wd
Feb18 wd
Mar21 wd
Apr22 wd
May20 wd
Jun20 wd
Jul22 wd
Aug21 wd
Sep21 wd
Oct22 wd
Nov19 wd
Dec22 wd
Long weekends and bridge days in 2025
Breaks of three days or more that need no annual leave at all.
- 3 daysFri 21 to Sun 23 February 2025Birth Anniversary of His Majesty the King
- 3 daysFri 28 February to Sun 2 March 2025Losar
- 3 daysFri 2 to Sun 4 May 2025Birth Anniversary of the 3rd Druk Gyalpo
- 3 daysSat 26 to Mon 28 July 2025First Sermon of Lord Buddha
Take one day of leave on the date shown and turn a holiday into a longer break.
- 4 daysTake off Friday 3 January 2025 for Thu 2 to Sun 5 January 2025Winter Solstice
- 4 daysTake off Friday 31 January 2025 for Thu 30 January to Sun 2 February 2025Traditional Day of Offering
- 4 daysTake off Monday 22 September 2025 for Sat 20 to Tue 23 September 2025Blessed Rainy Day
- 4 daysTake off Friday 3 October 2025 for Thu 2 to Sun 5 October 2025Dassain
- 4 daysTake off Monday 10 November 2025 for Sat 8 to Tue 11 November 2025Birth Anniversary of the 4th Druk Gyalpo - Constitution Day, Descending Day of Lord Buddha
Questions about 2025 in Bhutan
- How many working days are there in Bhutan 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 Bhutan have in 2025?
- 17 public holidays. 5 fall on the weekend.
- Which 2025 holidays fall on a weekend?
- Birth Anniversary of His Majesty the King (22 February 2025), Birth Anniversary of His Majesty the King (23 February 2025), Losar (1 March 2025), Birth Anniversary of Guru Rinpoche (5 July 2025), Coronation of His Majesty the King (1 November 2025).
- What counts as the weekend in Bhutan?
- Saturday and Sunday. The calculator lets you change this if your organisation works a different week.
- What about 2026?
- See public holidays in Bhutan 2026 or go back to 2024.
Cite or reuse this data
Bhutan has 17 public holidays and 249 working days in 2025.
Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/bhutan/2025/ (dataset holidays 0.103, CC BY 4.0).
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