Public holidays in Latvia 2024
Latvia has 17 public holidays in 2024. 12 fall on a weekday and 5 on the weekend, with 1 substitute day off marked as observed, which leaves 251 working days out of 366. 2 weekend days are official working days and counted as such. The weekend is Saturday and Sunday.
17public holidays
13weekday days off, substitutes included
251working days in 2024
102weekend days
Latvia moves some working days to bridge a holiday with the weekend. The Saturdays that become working days are listed on the page and counted as working days.
Holiday dates 2024
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | New Year's Day | |
| Friday | Good Friday | |
| Sunday weekend | Easter Sunday | |
| Monday | Easter Monday | |
| Wednesday | Constitutional Assembly Convocation Day | |
| Wednesday | Labor Day | |
| Saturday weekend | Restoration of Independence Day | |
| Monday | Restoration of Independence Day observed | |
| Sunday weekend | Mother's Day | |
| Sunday weekend | Pentecost | |
| Sunday weekend | Midsummer Eve | |
| Monday | Midsummer Day | |
| Monday | Republic of Latvia Proclamation Day | |
| Monday | Day off (substituted from 12/14/2024) | |
| Tuesday | Christmas Eve | |
| Wednesday | Christmas Day | |
| Thursday | Second Day of Christmas | |
| Monday | Day off (substituted from 12/28/2024) | |
| Tuesday | New Year's Eve |
Observed marks a substitute day off granted because the holiday itself falls on a weekend.
Weekend days that are official working days in 2024: Sat 14 December 2024, Sat 28 December 2024. They are counted as working days in the table below and in the calculator.
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 | 0 | 21 |
| March 2024 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 20 |
| April 2024 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 21 |
| May 2024 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 21 |
| June 2024 | 30 | 10 | 1 | 19 |
| July 2024 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| August 2024 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 22 |
| September 2024 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 21 |
| October 2024 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| November 2024 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 20 |
| December 2024 | 31 | 7 | 6 | 18 |
| Total 2024 | 366 | 102 | 13 | 251 |
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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 Eve, New Year's Day
- 4 daysFri 29 March to Mon 1 April 2024Good Friday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday
- 3 daysSat 4 to Mon 6 May 2024Restoration of Independence Day
- 3 daysSat 22 to Mon 24 June 2024Midsummer Eve, Midsummer Day
- 3 daysSat 16 to Mon 18 November 2024Republic of Latvia Proclamation Day
- 6 daysSat 21 to Thu 26 December 2024Day off (substituted from 12/14/2024), Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Second Day of Christmas
- 4 daysSun 29 December 2024 to Wed 1 January 2025Day off (substituted from 12/28/2024), New Year's Eve, New Year's Day
Questions about 2024 in Latvia
- How many working days are there in Latvia in 2024?
- 251 working days. 2024 has 366 days, 102 of them weekend days and 13 public holidays on weekdays.
- How many public holidays does Latvia have in 2024?
- 17 public holidays, plus 1 substitute day off. 5 fall on the weekend.
- Which 2024 holidays fall on a weekend?
- Easter Sunday (31 March 2024), Restoration of Independence Day (4 May 2024), Mother's Day (12 May 2024), Pentecost (19 May 2024), Midsummer Eve (23 June 2024).
- What counts as the weekend in Latvia?
- Saturday and Sunday. The calculator lets you change this if your organisation works a different week.
- What about 2025?
- See public holidays in Latvia 2025.
Cite or reuse this data
Latvia has 17 public holidays and 251 working days in 2024.
Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/latvia/2024/ (dataset holidays 0.103, CC BY 4.0).
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