Public holidays in Malaysia 2025
Malaysia has 14 public holidays in 2025. 12 fall on a weekday and 2 on the weekend, with 1 substitute day off marked as observed, which leaves 248 working days out of 365. The weekend is Saturday and Sunday.
14public holidays
13weekday days off, substitutes included
248working days in 2025
104weekend days
Holiday dates 2025
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday | Chinese New Year | |
| Thursday | Chinese New Year (Second Day) | |
| Monday | Eid al-Fitr | |
| Tuesday | Eid al-Fitr (Second Day) | |
| Thursday | Labor Day | |
| Monday | Vesak Day | |
| Monday | Birthday of HM Yang di-Pertuan Agong | |
| Saturday weekend | Eid al-Adha | |
| Friday | Islamic New Year | |
| Sunday weekend | National Day | |
| Monday | National Day observed | |
| Friday | Prophet Muhammad's Birthday | |
| Monday | Additional holiday | |
| Tuesday | Malaysia Day | |
| 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 | 2 | 21 |
| February 2025 | 28 | 8 | 0 | 20 |
| March 2025 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 20 |
| April 2025 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 21 |
| May 2025 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 20 |
| June 2025 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 19 |
| July 2025 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| August 2025 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 21 |
| September 2025 | 30 | 8 | 4 | 18 |
| October 2025 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| November 2025 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| December 2025 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| Total 2025 | 365 | 104 | 13 | 248 |
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Long weekends and bridge days in 2025
Breaks of three days or more that need no annual leave at all.
- 4 daysSat 29 March to Tue 1 April 2025Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Fitr (Second Day)
- 3 daysSat 10 to Mon 12 May 2025Vesak Day
- 3 daysSat 31 May to Mon 2 June 2025Birthday of HM Yang di-Pertuan Agong
- 3 daysFri 27 to Sun 29 June 2025Islamic New Year
- 3 daysSat 30 August to Mon 1 September 2025National Day
- 3 daysFri 5 to Sun 7 September 2025Prophet Muhammad's Birthday
- 4 daysSat 13 to Tue 16 September 2025Additional holiday, Malaysia Day
Take one day of leave on the date shown and turn a holiday into a longer break.
- 5 daysTake off Friday 31 January 2025 for Wed 29 January to Sun 2 February 2025Chinese New Year, Chinese New Year (Second Day)
- 4 daysTake off Friday 2 May 2025 for Thu 1 to Sun 4 May 2025Labor Day
- 4 daysTake off Friday 26 December 2025 for Thu 25 to Sun 28 December 2025Christmas Day
Questions about 2025 in Malaysia
- How many working days are there in Malaysia 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 Malaysia have in 2025?
- 14 public holidays, plus 1 substitute day off. 2 fall on the weekend.
- Which 2025 holidays fall on a weekend?
- Eid al-Adha (7 June 2025), National Day (31 August 2025).
- What counts as the weekend in Malaysia?
- Saturday and Sunday. The calculator lets you change this if your organisation works a different week.
- What about 2026?
- See public holidays in Malaysia 2026 or go back to 2024.
Cite or reuse this data
Malaysia has 14 public holidays and 248 working days in 2025.
Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/malaysia/2025/ (dataset holidays 0.103, CC BY 4.0).
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