Public holidays in Ecuador 2025
Ecuador has 11 public holidays in 2025. 8 fall on a weekday and 3 on the weekend, with 5 substitute days off marked as observed, which leaves 248 working days out of 365. The weekend is Saturday and Sunday.
11public holidays
13weekday days off, substitutes included
248working days in 2025
104weekend days
Holiday dates 2025
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday | New Year's Day | |
| Monday | Carnival | |
| Tuesday | Carnival | |
| Friday | Good Friday | |
| Thursday | Labor Day | |
| Friday | Labor Day observed | |
| Friday | The Battle of Pichincha observed | |
| Saturday weekend | The Battle of Pichincha | |
| Sunday weekend | Declaration of Independence of Quito | |
| Monday | Declaration of Independence of Quito observed | |
| Thursday | Independence of Guayaquil | |
| Friday | Independence of Guayaquil observed | |
| Sunday weekend | All Souls' Day | |
| Monday | Independence of Cuenca | |
| Tuesday | All Souls' Day observed | |
| 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 | 1 | 22 |
| February 2025 | 28 | 8 | 0 | 20 |
| March 2025 | 31 | 10 | 2 | 19 |
| April 2025 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 21 |
| May 2025 | 31 | 9 | 3 | 19 |
| June 2025 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 21 |
| July 2025 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| August 2025 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 20 |
| September 2025 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 |
| October 2025 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 21 |
| November 2025 | 30 | 10 | 2 | 18 |
| December 2025 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| Total 2025 | 365 | 104 | 13 | 248 |
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Apr21 wd
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Jun21 wd
Jul23 wd
Aug20 wd
Sep22 wd
Oct21 wd
Nov18 wd
Dec22 wd
Long weekends and bridge days in 2025
Breaks of three days or more that need no annual leave at all.
- 4 daysSat 1 to Tue 4 March 2025Carnival
- 3 daysFri 18 to Sun 20 April 2025Good Friday
- 4 daysThu 1 to Sun 4 May 2025Labor Day
- 3 daysFri 23 to Sun 25 May 2025The Battle of Pichincha
- 3 daysSat 9 to Mon 11 August 2025Declaration of Independence of Quito
- 4 daysThu 9 to Sun 12 October 2025Independence of Guayaquil
- 4 daysSat 1 to Tue 4 November 2025All Souls' Day, Independence of Cuenca
Take one day of leave on the date shown and turn a holiday into a longer break.
- 4 daysTake off Friday 26 December 2025 for Thu 25 to Sun 28 December 2025Christmas Day
Questions about 2025 in Ecuador
- How many working days are there in Ecuador in 2025?
- 248 working days. 2025 has 365 days, 104 of them weekend days and 13 public holidays on weekdays.
- How many public holidays does Ecuador have in 2025?
- 11 public holidays, plus 5 substitute days off. 3 fall on the weekend.
- Which 2025 holidays fall on a weekend?
- The Battle of Pichincha (24 May 2025), Declaration of Independence of Quito (10 August 2025), All Souls' Day (2 November 2025).
- 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 2026?
- See public holidays in Ecuador 2026 or go back to 2024.
Cite or reuse this data
Ecuador has 11 public holidays and 248 working days in 2025.
Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/ecuador/2025/ (dataset holidays 0.103, CC BY 4.0).
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