Public holidays in Namibia 2025
Namibia has 14 public holidays in 2025. 11 fall on a weekday and 3 on the weekend, with 2 substitute days 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 | New Year's Day | |
| Saturday weekend | Burial ceremony of Dr. Sam Shafiishuna Nujoma | |
| Friday | Independence Day | |
| Friday | Good Friday | |
| Monday | Easter Monday | |
| Thursday | Workers' Day | |
| Sunday weekend | Cassinga Day | |
| Monday | Cassinga Day observed | |
| Sunday weekend | Africa Day | |
| Monday | Africa Day observed | |
| Wednesday | Genocide Remembrance Day | |
| Thursday | Ascension Day | |
| Tuesday | Heroes' Day | |
| Wednesday | Day of the Namibian Women and International Human Rights Day | |
| Thursday | Christmas Day | |
| Friday | Family 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 | 1 | 22 |
| February 2025 | 28 | 8 | 0 | 20 |
| March 2025 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 20 |
| April 2025 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 20 |
| May 2025 | 31 | 9 | 5 | 17 |
| June 2025 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 21 |
| July 2025 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| August 2025 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 20 |
| September 2025 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 21 |
| October 2025 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| November 2025 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| December 2025 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 21 |
| 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.
- 3 daysFri 21 to Sun 23 March 2025Independence Day
- 4 daysFri 18 to Mon 21 April 2025Good Friday, Easter Monday
- 3 daysSat 3 to Mon 5 May 2025Cassinga Day
- 3 daysSat 24 to Mon 26 May 2025Africa Day
- 4 daysThu 25 to Sun 28 December 2025Christmas Day, Family Day
Take one day of leave on the date shown and turn a holiday into a longer break.
- 5 daysTake off Friday 2 May 2025 for Thu 1 to Mon 5 May 2025Workers' Day, Cassinga Day
- 6 daysTake off Tuesday 27 May 2025 for Sat 24 to Thu 29 May 2025Africa Day, Genocide Remembrance Day, Ascension Day
- 5 daysTake off Friday 30 May 2025 for Wed 28 May to Sun 1 June 2025Genocide Remembrance Day, Ascension Day
- 4 daysTake off Monday 25 August 2025 for Sat 23 to Tue 26 August 2025Heroes' Day
Questions about 2025 in Namibia
- How many working days are there in Namibia 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 Namibia have in 2025?
- 14 public holidays, plus 2 substitute days off. 3 fall on the weekend.
- Which 2025 holidays fall on a weekend?
- Burial ceremony of Dr. Sam Shafiishuna Nujoma (1 March 2025), Cassinga Day (4 May 2025), Africa Day (25 May 2025).
- 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 2026?
- See public holidays in Namibia 2026 or go back to 2024.
Cite or reuse this data
Namibia has 14 public holidays and 248 working days in 2025.
Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/namibia/2025/ (dataset holidays 0.103, CC BY 4.0).
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