Public holidays in Lesotho 2024
Lesotho has 11 public holidays in 2024. 10 fall on a weekday and 1 on the weekend, which leaves 252 working days out of 366. The weekend is Saturday and Sunday.
11public holidays
10weekday days off
252working days in 2024
104weekend days
Holiday dates 2024
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | New Year's Day | |
| Monday | Moshoeshoe's Day | |
| Friday | Good Friday | |
| Monday | Easter Monday | |
| Wednesday | Workers' Day | |
| Thursday | Ascension Day | |
| Saturday weekend | Africa/Heroes Day | |
| Wednesday | King's Birthday | |
| Friday | Independence Day | |
| Wednesday | Christmas Day | |
| Thursday | Boxing Day |
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 | 2 | 19 |
| April 2024 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 21 |
| May 2024 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 21 |
| June 2024 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| July 2024 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| August 2024 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 22 |
| September 2024 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 21 |
| October 2024 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| November 2024 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 21 |
| December 2024 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 20 |
| Total 2024 | 366 | 104 | 10 | 252 |
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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
- 3 daysSat 9 to Mon 11 March 2024Moshoeshoe's Day
- 4 daysFri 29 March to Mon 1 April 2024Good Friday, Easter Monday
- 3 daysFri 4 to Sun 6 October 2024Independence Day
Take one day of leave on the date shown and turn a holiday into a longer break.
- 4 daysTake off Friday 10 May 2024 for Thu 9 to Sun 12 May 2024Ascension Day
- 5 daysTake off Friday 27 December 2024 for Wed 25 to Sun 29 December 2024Christmas Day, Boxing Day
Questions about 2024 in Lesotho
- How many working days are there in Lesotho in 2024?
- 252 working days. 2024 has 366 days, 104 of them weekend days and 10 public holidays on weekdays.
- How many public holidays does Lesotho have in 2024?
- 11 public holidays. 1 falls on the weekend.
- Which 2024 holidays fall on a weekend?
- Africa/Heroes Day (25 May 2024).
- What counts as the weekend in Lesotho?
- Saturday and Sunday. The calculator lets you change this if your organisation works a different week.
- What about 2025?
- See public holidays in Lesotho 2025.
Cite or reuse this data
Lesotho has 11 public holidays and 252 working days in 2024.
Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/lesotho/2024/ (dataset holidays 0.103, CC BY 4.0).
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