Public holidays in DR Congo 2024
DR Congo has 11 public holidays in 2024. 9 fall on a weekday and 2 on the weekend, with 1 substitute day off marked as observed, which leaves 253 working days out of 366. The weekend is Saturday and Sunday.
11public holidays
9weekday days off, substitutes included
253working days in 2024
104weekend days
The legal rest day is Sunday; Saturday and Sunday are used as the weekend on this site because the five day office week is the norm.
Holiday dates 2024
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | New Year's Day | |
| Thursday | Martyrs' Day | |
| Tuesday | National Hero Laurent Désiré Kabila Day | |
| Wednesday | National Hero Patrice Emery Lumumba Day | |
| Saturday weekend | Day of the Struggle of Simon Kimbangu and African Consciousness | |
| Wednesday | Labor Day | |
| Friday | Revolution and Armed Forces Day | |
| Saturday weekend | Independence Day observed | |
| Sunday weekend | Independence Day | |
| Thursday | Parents' Day | |
| Friday | Congolese Genocide Memorial 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 | 4 | 19 |
| February 2024 | 29 | 8 | 0 | 21 |
| March 2024 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 21 |
| April 2024 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 |
| May 2024 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 21 |
| June 2024 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| July 2024 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| August 2024 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 20 |
| 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 | 9 | 253 |
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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
- 3 daysFri 17 to Sun 19 May 2024Revolution and Armed Forces Day
- 4 daysThu 1 to Sun 4 August 2024Parents' Day, Congolese Genocide Memorial Day
Take one day of leave on the date shown and turn a holiday into a longer break.
- 4 daysTake off Friday 5 January 2024 for Thu 4 to Sun 7 January 2024Martyrs' Day
- 5 daysTake off Monday 15 January 2024 for Sat 13 to Wed 17 January 2024National Hero Laurent Désiré Kabila Day, National Hero Patrice Emery Lumumba Day
Questions about 2024 in DR Congo
- How many working days are there in DR Congo in 2024?
- 253 working days. 2024 has 366 days, 104 of them weekend days and 9 public holidays on weekdays.
- How many public holidays does DR Congo have in 2024?
- 11 public holidays, plus 1 substitute day off. 2 fall on the weekend.
- Which 2024 holidays fall on a weekend?
- Day of the Struggle of Simon Kimbangu and African Consciousness (6 April 2024), Independence Day (29 June 2024), Independence Day (30 June 2024).
- What counts as the weekend in DR Congo?
- Saturday and Sunday. The calculator lets you change this if your organisation works a different week.
- What about 2025?
- See public holidays in DR Congo 2025.
Cite or reuse this data
DR Congo has 11 public holidays and 253 working days in 2024.
Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/dr-congo/2024/ (dataset holidays 0.103, CC BY 4.0).
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