Public holidays in Botswana 2025
Botswana has 14 public holidays in 2025. 13 fall on a weekday and 1 on the weekend, which leaves 248 working days out of 365. The weekend is Saturday and Sunday.
14public holidays
13weekday days off
248working days in 2025
104weekend days
Holiday dates 2025
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday | New Year's Day | |
| Thursday | New Year's Day Holiday | |
| Friday | Good Friday | |
| Saturday weekend | Holy Saturday | |
| Monday | Easter Monday | |
| Thursday | Labour Day | |
| Thursday | Ascension Day | |
| Tuesday | Sir Seretse Khama Day | |
| Monday | President's Day | |
| Tuesday | President's Day Holiday | |
| Tuesday | Botswana Day | |
| Wednesday | Botswana Day Holiday | |
| Thursday | Christmas Day | |
| Friday | Boxing 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 | 0 | 20 |
| March 2025 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 21 |
| April 2025 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 20 |
| May 2025 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 20 |
| June 2025 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 21 |
| July 2025 | 31 | 8 | 3 | 20 |
| August 2025 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 21 |
| September 2025 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 21 |
| October 2025 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| November 2025 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| December 2025 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 21 |
| Total 2025 | 365 | 104 | 13 | 248 |
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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 daysFri 18 to Mon 21 April 2025Good Friday, Holy Saturday, Easter Monday
- 4 daysSat 19 to Tue 22 July 2025President's Day, President's Day Holiday
- 4 daysThu 25 to Sun 28 December 2025Christmas Day, Boxing Day
Take one day of leave on the date shown and turn a holiday into a longer break.
- 5 daysTake off Friday 3 January 2025 for Wed 1 to Sun 5 January 2025New Year's Day, New Year's Day Holiday
- 4 daysTake off Friday 2 May 2025 for Thu 1 to Sun 4 May 2025Labour Day
- 4 daysTake off Friday 30 May 2025 for Thu 29 May to Sun 1 June 2025Ascension Day
- 4 daysTake off Monday 30 June 2025 for Sat 28 June to Tue 1 July 2025Sir Seretse Khama Day
- 5 daysTake off Monday 29 September 2025 for Sat 27 September to Wed 1 October 2025Botswana Day, Botswana Day Holiday
Questions about 2025 in Botswana
- How many working days are there in Botswana in 2025?
- 248 working days. 2025 has 365 days, 104 of them weekend days and 13 public holidays on weekdays.
- How many public holidays does Botswana have in 2025?
- 14 public holidays. 1 falls on the weekend.
- Which 2025 holidays fall on a weekend?
- Holy Saturday (19 April 2025).
- What counts as the weekend in Botswana?
- Saturday and Sunday. The calculator lets you change this if your organisation works a different week.
- What about 2026?
- See public holidays in Botswana 2026 or go back to 2024.
Cite or reuse this data
Botswana has 14 public holidays and 248 working days in 2025.
Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/botswana/2025/ (dataset holidays 0.103, CC BY 4.0).
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