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Public holidays in Djibouti 2026

Djibouti has 13 public holidays in 2026. 7 fall on a weekday and 6 on the weekend, which leaves 254 working days out of 365. The weekend is Friday and Saturday.

13public holidays
7weekday days off
254working days in 2026
104weekend days

Holiday dates 2026

DateDayHoliday
Thursday New Year's Day
Friday weekend Isra' and Mi'raj estimated
Friday weekend Eid al-Fitr estimated
Saturday weekend Eid al-Fitr Holiday estimated
Friday weekend Labor Day
Tuesday Day of Arafah estimated
Wednesday Eid al-Adha estimated
Thursday Eid al-Adha Holiday estimated
Tuesday Islamic New Year estimated
Saturday weekend Independence Day
Sunday Independence Day Holiday
Tuesday Prophet Muhammad's Birthday estimated
Friday weekend 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 2026

A working day is any day that is neither a weekend day (Friday and Saturday) nor a public holiday. Holidays that fall on the weekend do not reduce the count.

MonthCalendar daysWeekend daysHolidays on weekdaysWorking days
January 20263110120
February 2026288020
March 2026318023
April 2026308022
May 20263110318
June 2026308220
July 2026319022
August 2026319121
September 2026308022
October 20263110021
November 2026308022
December 2026318023
Total 20263651047254
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Jan20 wd

Feb20 wd

Mar23 wd

Apr22 wd

May18 wd

Jun20 wd

Jul22 wd

Aug21 wd

Sep22 wd

Oct21 wd

Nov22 wd

Dec23 wd

Long weekends and bridge days in 2026

Breaks of three days or more that need no annual leave at all.

Questions about 2026 in Djibouti

How many working days are there in Djibouti in 2026?
254 working days. 2026 has 365 days, 104 of them weekend days and 7 public holidays on weekdays.
How many public holidays does Djibouti have in 2026?
13 public holidays. 6 fall on the weekend.
Which 2026 holidays fall on a weekend?
Isra' and Mi'raj (16 January 2026), Eid al-Fitr (20 March 2026), Eid al-Fitr Holiday (21 March 2026), Labor Day (1 May 2026), Independence Day (27 June 2026), Christmas Day (25 December 2026).
What counts as the weekend in Djibouti?
Friday and Saturday. The calculator lets you change this if your organisation works a different week.
What about 2027?
See public holidays in Djibouti 2027 or go back to 2025.

Cite or reuse this data

Djibouti has 13 public holidays and 254 working days in 2026. Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/djibouti/2026/ (dataset holidays 0.103, CC BY 4.0). Machine readable: JSON, Markdown, ICS, CSV.

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