Public holidays in Costa Rica 2025
Costa Rica has 9 public holidays in 2025. 9 fall on a weekday and 0 on the weekend, which leaves 252 working days out of 365. The weekend is Saturday and Sunday.
9public holidays
9weekday days off
252working days in 2025
104weekend days
Holiday dates 2025
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday | New Year's Day | |
| Friday | Juan Santamaría Day | |
| Thursday | Maundy Thursday | |
| Friday | Good Friday | |
| Thursday | International Labor Day | |
| Friday | Annexation of the Party of Nicoya to Costa Rica | |
| Friday | Mother's Day | |
| Monday | Independence Day | |
| Thursday | Christmas 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 | 1 | 22 |
| February 2025 | 28 | 8 | 0 | 20 |
| March 2025 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 21 |
| April 2025 | 30 | 8 | 3 | 19 |
| May 2025 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 21 |
| June 2025 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 21 |
| July 2025 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| August 2025 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 20 |
| 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 | 9 | 252 |
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Long weekends and bridge days in 2025
Breaks of three days or more that need no annual leave at all.
- 3 daysFri 11 to Sun 13 April 2025Juan Santamaría Day
- 4 daysThu 17 to Sun 20 April 2025Maundy Thursday, Good Friday
- 3 daysFri 25 to Sun 27 July 2025Annexation of the Party of Nicoya to Costa Rica
- 3 daysFri 15 to Sun 17 August 2025Mother's Day
- 3 daysSat 13 to Mon 15 September 2025Independence 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 2025International Labor Day
- 4 daysTake off Friday 26 December 2025 for Thu 25 to Sun 28 December 2025Christmas Day
Questions about 2025 in Costa Rica
- How many working days are there in Costa Rica in 2025?
- 252 working days. 2025 has 365 days, 104 of them weekend days and 9 public holidays on weekdays.
- How many public holidays does Costa Rica have in 2025?
- 9 public holidays. 0 fall on the weekend.
- 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 2026?
- See public holidays in Costa Rica 2026 or go back to 2024.
Cite or reuse this data
Costa Rica has 9 public holidays and 252 working days in 2025.
Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/costa-rica/2025/ (dataset holidays 0.103, CC BY 4.0).
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