Public holidays in Mauritius 2025
Mauritius has 15 public holidays in 2025. 11 fall on a weekday and 4 on the weekend, which leaves 250 working days out of 365. The weekend is Saturday and Sunday.
15public holidays
11weekday days off
250working days in 2025
104weekend days
Holiday dates 2025
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday | New Year's Day | |
| Thursday | Day after New Year's Day | |
| Wednesday | Chinese Spring Festival | |
| Saturday weekend | Abolition of Slavery | |
| Tuesday | Thaipusam | |
| Wednesday | Maha Shivaratri | |
| Wednesday | Independence and Republic Day | |
| Sunday weekend | Ugadi | |
| Tuesday | Eid al-Fitr | |
| Thursday | Labor Day | |
| Thursday | Ganesh Chaturthi | |
| Monday | Diwali | |
| Saturday weekend | All Saints' Day | |
| Sunday weekend | Arrival of Indentured Laborers | |
| Thursday | Christmas Day |
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 | 3 | 20 |
| February 2025 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 18 |
| March 2025 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 20 |
| April 2025 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 21 |
| May 2025 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 21 |
| June 2025 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 21 |
| July 2025 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| August 2025 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 20 |
| September 2025 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 |
| October 2025 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| November 2025 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| December 2025 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| Total 2025 | 365 | 104 | 11 | 250 |
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Long weekends and bridge days in 2025
Breaks of three days or more that need no annual leave at all.
- 3 daysSat 18 to Mon 20 October 2025Diwali
Take one day of leave on the date shown and turn a holiday into a longer break.
- 5 daysTake off Friday 3 January 2025 for Wed 1 to Sun 5 January 2025New Year's Day, Day after New Year's Day
- 4 daysTake off Monday 10 February 2025 for Sat 8 to Tue 11 February 2025Thaipusam
- 4 daysTake off Monday 31 March 2025 for Sat 29 March to Tue 1 April 2025Ugadi, Eid al-Fitr
- 4 daysTake off Friday 2 May 2025 for Thu 1 to Sun 4 May 2025Labor Day
- 4 daysTake off Friday 29 August 2025 for Thu 28 to Sun 31 August 2025Ganesh Chaturthi
- 4 daysTake off Friday 26 December 2025 for Thu 25 to Sun 28 December 2025Christmas Day
Questions about 2025 in Mauritius
- How many working days are there in Mauritius in 2025?
- 250 working days. 2025 has 365 days, 104 of them weekend days and 11 public holidays on weekdays.
- How many public holidays does Mauritius have in 2025?
- 15 public holidays. 4 fall on the weekend.
- Which 2025 holidays fall on a weekend?
- Abolition of Slavery (1 February 2025), Ugadi (30 March 2025), All Saints' Day (1 November 2025), Arrival of Indentured Laborers (2 November 2025).
- What counts as the weekend in Mauritius?
- Saturday and Sunday. The calculator lets you change this if your organisation works a different week.
- What about 2026?
- See public holidays in Mauritius 2026 or go back to 2024.
Cite or reuse this data
Mauritius has 15 public holidays and 250 working days in 2025.
Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/mauritius/2025/ (dataset holidays 0.103, CC BY 4.0).
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