Public holidays in Costa Rica 2024
Costa Rica has 6 public holidays in 2024. 5 fall on a weekday and 1 on the weekend, with 3 substitute days off marked as observed, which leaves 254 working days out of 366. The weekend is Saturday and Sunday.
6public holidays
8weekday days off, substitutes included
254working days in 2024
104weekend days
Holiday dates 2024
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | New Year's Day | |
| Thursday | Maundy Thursday | |
| Friday | Good Friday | |
| Monday | Juan Santamaría Day observed | |
| Wednesday | International Labor Day | |
| Monday | Annexation of the Party of Nicoya to Costa Rica observed | |
| Monday | Mother's Day observed | |
| Sunday weekend | Independence Day | |
| Wednesday | Christmas Day |
Observed marks a substitute day off granted because the holiday itself falls on a weekend.
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 | 1 | 22 |
| February 2024 | 29 | 8 | 0 | 21 |
| March 2024 | 31 | 10 | 2 | 19 |
| April 2024 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 21 |
| May 2024 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| June 2024 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| July 2024 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| August 2024 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 21 |
| September 2024 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 21 |
| October 2024 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| November 2024 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 21 |
| December 2024 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 21 |
| Total 2024 | 366 | 104 | 8 | 254 |
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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
- 4 daysThu 28 to Sun 31 March 2024Maundy Thursday, Good Friday
- 3 daysSat 13 to Mon 15 April 2024Juan Santamaría Day
- 3 daysSat 27 to Mon 29 July 2024Annexation of the Party of Nicoya to Costa Rica
- 3 daysSat 17 to Mon 19 August 2024Mother's Day
Questions about 2024 in Costa Rica
- How many working days are there in Costa Rica in 2024?
- 254 working days. 2024 has 366 days, 104 of them weekend days and 8 public holidays on weekdays.
- How many public holidays does Costa Rica have in 2024?
- 6 public holidays, plus 3 substitute days off. 1 falls on the weekend.
- Which 2024 holidays fall on a weekend?
- Independence Day (15 September 2024).
- What counts as the weekend in Costa Rica?
- Saturday and Sunday. The calculator lets you change this if your organisation works a different week.
- What about 2025?
- See public holidays in Costa Rica 2025.
Cite or reuse this data
Costa Rica has 6 public holidays and 254 working days in 2024.
Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/costa-rica/2024/ (dataset holidays 0.103, CC BY 4.0).
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