Public holidays in DR Congo 2025
DR Congo has 11 public holidays in 2025. 7 fall on a weekday and 4 on the weekend, with 1 substitute day off marked as observed, which leaves 254 working days out of 365. The weekend is Saturday and Sunday.
11public holidays
7weekday days off, substitutes included
254working days in 2025
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 2025
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday | New Year's Day | |
| Saturday weekend | Martyrs' Day | |
| Thursday | National Hero Laurent Désiré Kabila Day | |
| Friday | National Hero Patrice Emery Lumumba Day | |
| Saturday weekend | Day of the Struggle of Simon Kimbangu and African Consciousness observed | |
| Sunday weekend | Day of the Struggle of Simon Kimbangu and African Consciousness | |
| Thursday | Labor Day | |
| Saturday weekend | Revolution and Armed Forces Day | |
| Monday | Independence Day | |
| Friday | Parents' Day | |
| Saturday weekend | Congolese Genocide Memorial Day | |
| Thursday | Christmas Day |
Observed marks a substitute day off granted because the holiday itself falls on a weekend.
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 | 3 | 20 |
| February 2025 | 28 | 8 | 0 | 20 |
| March 2025 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 21 |
| April 2025 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 |
| May 2025 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 21 |
| June 2025 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 20 |
| July 2025 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| August 2025 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 20 |
| September 2025 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 |
| October 2025 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| November 2025 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| December 2025 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| Total 2025 | 365 | 104 | 7 | 254 |
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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 daysThu 16 to Sun 19 January 2025National Hero Laurent Désiré Kabila Day, National Hero Patrice Emery Lumumba Day
- 3 daysSat 28 to Mon 30 June 2025Independence Day
- 3 daysFri 1 to Sun 3 August 2025Parents' 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 2 May 2025 for Thu 1 to Sun 4 May 2025Labor Day
- 4 daysTake off Friday 26 December 2025 for Thu 25 to Sun 28 December 2025Christmas Day
Questions about 2025 in DR Congo
- How many working days are there in DR Congo in 2025?
- 254 working days. 2025 has 365 days, 104 of them weekend days and 7 public holidays on weekdays.
- How many public holidays does DR Congo have in 2025?
- 11 public holidays, plus 1 substitute day off. 4 fall on the weekend.
- Which 2025 holidays fall on a weekend?
- Martyrs' Day (4 January 2025), Day of the Struggle of Simon Kimbangu and African Consciousness (5 April 2025), Day of the Struggle of Simon Kimbangu and African Consciousness (6 April 2025), Revolution and Armed Forces Day (17 May 2025), Congolese Genocide Memorial Day (2 August 2025).
- 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 2026?
- See public holidays in DR Congo 2026 or go back to 2024.
Cite or reuse this data
DR Congo has 11 public holidays and 254 working days in 2025.
Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/dr-congo/2025/ (dataset holidays 0.103, CC BY 4.0).
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