Public holidays in Kuwait 2024
Kuwait has 13 public holidays in 2024. 11 fall on a weekday and 2 on the weekend, which leaves 251 working days out of 366. The weekend is Friday and Saturday.
13public holidays
11weekday days off
251working days in 2024
104weekend days
Holiday dates 2024
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | New Year's Day | |
| Thursday | Isra' and Mi'raj estimated | |
| Sunday | National Day | |
| Monday | Liberation Day | |
| Wednesday | Eid al-Fitr estimated | |
| Thursday | Eid al-Fitr Holiday estimated | |
| Friday weekend | Eid al-Fitr Holiday estimated | |
| Saturday weekend | Day of Arafah estimated | |
| Sunday | Eid al-Adha estimated | |
| Monday | Eid al-Adha Holiday estimated | |
| Tuesday | Eid al-Adha Holiday estimated | |
| Sunday | Islamic New Year estimated | |
| Sunday | Prophet's Birthday estimated |
Estimated marks a date set by a lunar or astronomical calendar that the authorities have not confirmed yet; it can move by a day.
Working days per month in 2024
A working day is any day that is neither a weekend day (Friday and Saturday) 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 | 3 | 18 |
| March 2024 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 21 |
| April 2024 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 20 |
| May 2024 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 22 |
| June 2024 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 18 |
| July 2024 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| August 2024 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 21 |
| September 2024 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 21 |
| October 2024 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| November 2024 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| December 2024 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| Total 2024 | 366 | 104 | 11 | 251 |
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Jan22 wd
Feb18 wd
Mar21 wd
Apr20 wd
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Jun18 wd
Jul22 wd
Aug21 wd
Sep21 wd
Oct23 wd
Nov20 wd
Dec23 wd
Long weekends and bridge days in 2024
Breaks of three days or more that need no annual leave at all.
- 3 daysThu 8 to Sat 10 February 2024Isra' and Mi'raj
- 4 daysFri 23 to Mon 26 February 2024National Day, Liberation Day
- 4 daysWed 10 to Sat 13 April 2024Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Fitr Holiday
- 5 daysFri 14 to Tue 18 June 2024Day of Arafah, Eid al-Adha, Eid al-Adha Holiday
- 3 daysFri 5 to Sun 7 July 2024Islamic New Year
- 3 daysFri 13 to Sun 15 September 2024Prophet's Birthday
Questions about 2024 in Kuwait
- How many working days are there in Kuwait in 2024?
- 251 working days. 2024 has 366 days, 104 of them weekend days and 11 public holidays on weekdays.
- How many public holidays does Kuwait have in 2024?
- 13 public holidays. 2 fall on the weekend.
- Which 2024 holidays fall on a weekend?
- Eid al-Fitr Holiday (12 April 2024), Day of Arafah (15 June 2024).
- What counts as the weekend in Kuwait?
- Friday and Saturday. The calculator lets you change this if your organisation works a different week.
- What about 2025?
- See public holidays in Kuwait 2025.
Cite or reuse this data
Kuwait has 13 public holidays and 251 working days in 2024.
Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/kuwait/2024/ (dataset holidays 0.103, CC BY 4.0).
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