Public holidays in Namibia 2028
Namibia has 12 public holidays in 2028. 8 fall on a weekday and 4 on the weekend, with 1 substitute day off marked as observed, which leaves 251 working days out of 366. The weekend is Saturday and Sunday.
12public holidays
9weekday days off, substitutes included
251working days in 2028
106weekend days
Holiday dates 2028
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday weekend | New Year's Day | |
| Tuesday | Independence Day | |
| Friday | Good Friday | |
| Monday | Easter Monday | |
| Monday | Workers' Day | |
| Thursday | Cassinga Day | |
| Thursday | Africa Day | |
| Thursday | Ascension Day | |
| Sunday weekend | Genocide Remembrance Day | |
| Saturday weekend | Heroes' Day | |
| Sunday weekend | Day of the Namibian Women and International Human Rights Day | |
| Monday | Day of the Namibian Women and International Human Rights Day observed | |
| Monday | Christmas Day | |
| Tuesday | Family Day |
Observed marks a substitute day off granted because the holiday itself falls on a weekend.
Working days per month in 2028
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 2028 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 21 |
| February 2028 | 29 | 8 | 0 | 21 |
| March 2028 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| April 2028 | 30 | 10 | 2 | 18 |
| May 2028 | 31 | 8 | 3 | 20 |
| June 2028 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 |
| July 2028 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 21 |
| August 2028 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| September 2028 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 20 |
| October 2028 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 22 |
| November 2028 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 |
| December 2028 | 31 | 10 | 2 | 19 |
| Total 2028 | 366 | 106 | 9 | 251 |
public holidayweekendbridge day
Jan21 wd
Feb21 wd
Mar22 wd
Apr18 wd
May20 wd
Jun22 wd
Jul21 wd
Aug23 wd
Sep20 wd
Oct22 wd
Nov22 wd
Dec19 wd
Long weekends and bridge days in 2028
Breaks of three days or more that need no annual leave at all.
- 4 daysFri 14 to Mon 17 April 2028Good Friday, Easter Monday
- 3 daysSat 29 April to Mon 1 May 2028Workers' Day
- 3 daysSat 9 to Mon 11 September 2028Day of the Namibian Women and International Human Rights Day
- 4 daysSat 23 to Tue 26 December 2028Christmas Day, Family Day
- 3 daysSat 30 December 2028 to Mon 1 January 2029New Year's Day
Take one day of leave on the date shown and turn a holiday into a longer break.
- 4 daysTake off Monday 20 March 2028 for Sat 18 to Tue 21 March 2028Independence Day
- 4 daysTake off Friday 5 May 2028 for Thu 4 to Sun 7 May 2028Cassinga Day
- 4 daysTake off Friday 26 May 2028 for Thu 25 to Sun 28 May 2028Africa Day, Ascension Day, Genocide Remembrance Day
Questions about 2028 in Namibia
- How many working days are there in Namibia in 2028?
- 251 working days. 2028 has 366 days, 106 of them weekend days and 9 public holidays on weekdays.
- How many public holidays does Namibia have in 2028?
- 12 public holidays, plus 1 substitute day off. 4 fall on the weekend.
- Which 2028 holidays fall on a weekend?
- New Year's Day (1 January 2028), Genocide Remembrance Day (28 May 2028), Heroes' Day (26 August 2028), Day of the Namibian Women and International Human Rights Day (10 September 2028).
- 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 2029?
- See public holidays in Namibia 2029 or go back to 2027.
Cite or reuse this data
Namibia has 12 public holidays and 251 working days in 2028.
Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/namibia/2028/ (dataset holidays 0.103, CC BY 4.0).
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