Public holidays in Ecuador 2024
Ecuador has 11 public holidays in 2024. 8 fall on a weekday and 3 on the weekend, with 5 substitute days off marked as observed, which leaves 249 working days out of 366. The weekend is Saturday and Sunday.
11public holidays
13weekday days off, substitutes included
249working days in 2024
104weekend days
Holiday dates 2024
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | New Year's Day | |
| Monday | Carnival | |
| Tuesday | Carnival | |
| Friday | Good Friday | |
| Wednesday | Labor Day | |
| Friday | Labor Day observed | |
| Friday | The Battle of Pichincha | |
| Friday | Declaration of Independence of Quito observed | |
| Saturday weekend | Declaration of Independence of Quito | |
| Wednesday | Independence of Guayaquil | |
| Friday | Independence of Guayaquil observed | |
| Friday | All Souls' Day observed | |
| Saturday weekend | All Souls' Day | |
| Sunday weekend | Independence of Cuenca | |
| Monday | Independence of Cuenca observed | |
| 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 | 2 | 19 |
| March 2024 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 20 |
| April 2024 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 |
| May 2024 | 31 | 8 | 3 | 20 |
| June 2024 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| July 2024 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| August 2024 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 21 |
| September 2024 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 21 |
| October 2024 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 21 |
| November 2024 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 19 |
| December 2024 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 21 |
| Total 2024 | 366 | 104 | 13 | 249 |
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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 daysSat 10 to Tue 13 February 2024Carnival
- 3 daysFri 29 to Sun 31 March 2024Good Friday
- 3 daysFri 3 to Sun 5 May 2024Labor Day
- 3 daysFri 24 to Sun 26 May 2024The Battle of Pichincha
- 3 daysFri 9 to Sun 11 August 2024Declaration of Independence of Quito
- 3 daysFri 11 to Sun 13 October 2024Independence of Guayaquil
- 4 daysFri 1 to Mon 4 November 2024All Souls' Day, Independence of Cuenca
Take one day of leave on the date shown and turn a holiday into a longer break.
- 5 daysTake off Thursday 2 May 2024 for Wed 1 to Sun 5 May 2024Labor Day
- 5 daysTake off Thursday 10 October 2024 for Wed 9 to Sun 13 October 2024Independence of Guayaquil
Questions about 2024 in Ecuador
- How many working days are there in Ecuador in 2024?
- 249 working days. 2024 has 366 days, 104 of them weekend days and 13 public holidays on weekdays.
- How many public holidays does Ecuador have in 2024?
- 11 public holidays, plus 5 substitute days off. 3 fall on the weekend.
- Which 2024 holidays fall on a weekend?
- Declaration of Independence of Quito (10 August 2024), All Souls' Day (2 November 2024), Independence of Cuenca (3 November 2024).
- What counts as the weekend in Ecuador?
- Saturday and Sunday. The calculator lets you change this if your organisation works a different week.
- What about 2025?
- See public holidays in Ecuador 2025.
Cite or reuse this data
Ecuador has 11 public holidays and 249 working days in 2024.
Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/ecuador/2024/ (dataset holidays 0.103, CC BY 4.0).
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