Public holidays in Namibia 2024
Namibia has 14 public holidays in 2024. 11 fall on a weekday and 3 on the weekend, which leaves 251 working days out of 366. The weekend is Saturday and Sunday.
14public holidays
11weekday days off
251working days in 2024
104weekend days
Holiday dates 2024
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | New Year's Day | |
| Sunday weekend | Burial ceremony of Dr. Hage Gottfried Geingob | |
| Thursday | Independence Day | |
| Friday | Good Friday | |
| Monday | Easter Monday | |
| Wednesday | Workers' Day | |
| Saturday weekend | Cassinga Day | |
| Thursday | Ascension Day | |
| Saturday weekend | Africa Day | |
| Monday | Heroes' Day | |
| Tuesday | Day of the Namibian Women and International Human Rights Day | |
| Wednesday | General Election Day | |
| Wednesday | Christmas Day | |
| Thursday | Family 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 | 0 | 23 |
| August 2024 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 21 |
| September 2024 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 20 |
| October 2024 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| November 2024 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 20 |
| December 2024 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 20 |
| Total 2024 | 366 | 104 | 11 | 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 Day
- 4 daysFri 29 March to Mon 1 April 2024Good Friday, Easter Monday
- 3 daysSat 24 to Mon 26 August 2024Heroes' Day
Take one day of leave on the date shown and turn a holiday into a longer break.
- 4 daysTake off Friday 22 March 2024 for Thu 21 to Sun 24 March 2024Independence Day
- 4 daysTake off Friday 10 May 2024 for Thu 9 to Sun 12 May 2024Ascension Day
- 4 daysTake off Monday 9 September 2024 for Sat 7 to Tue 10 September 2024Day of the Namibian Women and International Human Rights Day
- 5 daysTake off Friday 27 December 2024 for Wed 25 to Sun 29 December 2024Christmas Day, Family Day
Questions about 2024 in Namibia
- How many working days are there in Namibia 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 Namibia have in 2024?
- 14 public holidays. 3 fall on the weekend.
- Which 2024 holidays fall on a weekend?
- Burial ceremony of Dr. Hage Gottfried Geingob (25 February 2024), Cassinga Day (4 May 2024), Africa Day (25 May 2024).
- What counts as the weekend in Namibia?
- Saturday and Sunday. The calculator lets you change this if your organisation works a different week.
- What about 2025?
- See public holidays in Namibia 2025.
Cite or reuse this data
Namibia has 14 public holidays and 251 working days in 2024.
Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/namibia/2024/ (dataset holidays 0.103, CC BY 4.0).
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