Public holidays in Iran 2025
Iran has 26 public holidays in 2025. 22 fall on a weekday and 4 on the weekend, which leaves 291 working days out of 365. The weekend is Friday.
26public holidays
22weekday days off
291working days in 2025
52weekend days
The weekend is Friday alone; many offices also close on Thursday afternoon. The Persian and Islamic calendars set most dates, which can move by a day.
Holiday dates 2025
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday | Birthday of Imam Ali | |
| Tuesday | Isra' and Mi'raj | |
| Monday | Islamic Revolution Day | |
| Friday weekend | Birthday of Mahdi | |
| Wednesday | Iranian Oil Industry Nationalization Day | |
| Thursday | Last Day of Year | |
| Friday weekend | Nowruz | |
| Saturday | Martyrdom of Imam Ali | |
| Saturday | Nowruz Holiday | |
| Sunday | Nowruz Holiday | |
| Monday | Nowruz Holiday | |
| Monday | Eid al-Fitr | |
| Tuesday | Eid al-Fitr Holiday | |
| Tuesday | Islamic Republic Day | |
| Wednesday | Nature's Day | |
| Thursday | Martyrdom of Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq | |
| Wednesday | Death of Imam Khomeini | |
| Thursday | 15 Khordad Uprising | |
| Friday weekend | Eid al-Adha | |
| Saturday | Eid al-Ghadir | |
| Saturday | Tasua | |
| Sunday | Ashura | |
| Thursday | Arbaeen | |
| Friday weekend | Death of Prophet Muhammad and Martyrdom of Hasan ibn Ali | |
| Sunday | Martyrdom of Ali al-Rida | |
| Monday | Martyrdom of Hasan al-Askari | |
| Wednesday | Birthday of Muhammad and Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq | |
| Monday | Martyrdom of Fatima |
Working days per month in 2025
A working day is any day that is neither a weekend day (Friday) 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 | 5 | 2 | 24 |
| February 2025 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 23 |
| March 2025 | 31 | 4 | 6 | 21 |
| April 2025 | 30 | 4 | 3 | 23 |
| May 2025 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 26 |
| June 2025 | 30 | 4 | 3 | 23 |
| July 2025 | 31 | 4 | 2 | 25 |
| August 2025 | 31 | 5 | 2 | 24 |
| September 2025 | 30 | 4 | 2 | 24 |
| October 2025 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 26 |
| November 2025 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 25 |
| December 2025 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 27 |
| Total 2025 | 365 | 52 | 22 | 291 |
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Jan24 wd
Feb23 wd
Mar21 wd
Apr23 wd
May26 wd
Jun23 wd
Jul25 wd
Aug24 wd
Sep24 wd
Oct26 wd
Nov25 wd
Dec27 wd
Long weekends and bridge days in 2025
Breaks of three days or more that need no annual leave at all.
- 6 daysWed 19 to Mon 24 March 2025Iranian Oil Industry Nationalization Day, Last Day of Year, Nowruz, Martyrdom of Imam Ali, Nowruz Holiday
- 3 daysMon 31 March to Wed 2 April 2025Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Fitr Holiday, Islamic Republic Day, Nature's Day
- 3 daysWed 4 to Fri 6 June 2025Death of Imam Khomeini, 15 Khordad Uprising, Eid al-Adha
- 3 daysFri 4 to Sun 6 July 2025Tasua, Ashura
Take one day of leave on the date shown and turn a holiday into a longer break.
- 5 daysTake off Thursday 3 April 2025 for Mon 31 March to Fri 4 April 2025Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Fitr Holiday, Islamic Republic Day, Nature's Day
Questions about 2025 in Iran
- How many working days are there in Iran in 2025?
- 291 working days. 2025 has 365 days, 52 of them weekend days and 22 public holidays on weekdays.
- How many public holidays does Iran have in 2025?
- 26 public holidays. 4 fall on the weekend.
- Which 2025 holidays fall on a weekend?
- Birthday of Mahdi (14 February 2025), Nowruz (21 March 2025), Eid al-Adha (6 June 2025), Death of Prophet Muhammad and Martyrdom of Hasan ibn Ali (22 August 2025).
- What counts as the weekend in Iran?
- Friday. The calculator lets you change this if your organisation works a different week.
- What about 2026?
- See public holidays in Iran 2026 or go back to 2024.
Cite or reuse this data
Iran has 26 public holidays and 291 working days in 2025.
Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/iran/2025/ (dataset holidays 0.103, CC BY 4.0).
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