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Public holidays in Nepal 2025

Nepal has 35 public holidays in 2025. 28 fall on a weekday and 7 on the weekend, which leaves 233 working days out of 365. The weekend is Saturday and Sunday.

35public holidays
28weekday days off
233working days in 2025
104weekend days

Holiday dates 2025

DateDayHoliday
Saturday weekend Prithvi Jayanti
Tuesday Maghe Sankranti
Wednesday Martyr's Day
Thursday Sonam Lhochhar
Wednesday National Democracy Day
Wednesday Maha Shivaratri
Friday Gyalpo Lhosar
Saturday weekend International Women's Day
Thursday Fagu Poornima
Friday Fagu Poornima (Terai)
Monday Eid al-Fitr
Sunday weekend Ram Navami
Monday Nepali New Year
Thursday International Labor Day
Monday Buddha Jayanti
Wednesday Republic Day
Saturday weekend Eid al-Adha
Saturday weekend Janai Poornima
Saturday weekend Shree Krishna Janmashtami
Friday Constitution Day
Monday Ghatasthapana
Monday Fulpati
Tuesday Maha Ashtami
Wednesday Maha Navami
Thursday Bijaya Dashami
Friday Ekadashi (Dashain)
Saturday weekend Duwadashi (Dashain)
Monday Laxmi Pooja
Tuesday Gai Tihar
Wednesday Gobardhan Pooja
Wednesday Mha Pooja
Thursday Bhai Tika
Friday Tihar Holiday
Monday Chhath Parva
Thursday Christmas Day
Tuesday Tamu Lhochhar

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.

MonthCalendar daysWeekend daysHolidays on weekdaysWorking days
January 2025318320
February 2025288317
March 20253110318
April 2025308121
May 2025319319
June 2025309021
July 2025318023
August 20253110021
September 2025308418
October 2025318914
November 20253010020
December 2025318221
Total 202536510428233
public holidayweekendbridge day

Jan20 wd

Feb17 wd

Mar18 wd

Apr21 wd

May19 wd

Jun21 wd

Jul23 wd

Aug21 wd

Sep18 wd

Oct14 wd

Nov20 wd

Dec21 wd

Long weekends and bridge days in 2025

Breaks of three days or more that need no annual leave at all.

Take one day of leave on the date shown and turn a holiday into a longer break.

Questions about 2025 in Nepal

How many working days are there in Nepal in 2025?
233 working days. 2025 has 365 days, 104 of them weekend days and 28 public holidays on weekdays.
How many public holidays does Nepal have in 2025?
35 public holidays. 7 fall on the weekend.
Which 2025 holidays fall on a weekend?
Prithvi Jayanti (11 January 2025), International Women's Day (8 March 2025), Ram Navami (6 April 2025), Eid al-Adha (7 June 2025), Janai Poornima (9 August 2025), Shree Krishna Janmashtami (16 August 2025), Duwadashi (Dashain) (4 October 2025).
What counts as the weekend in Nepal?
Saturday and Sunday. The calculator lets you change this if your organisation works a different week.
What about 2026?
See public holidays in Nepal 2026 or go back to 2024.

Cite or reuse this data

Nepal has 35 public holidays and 233 working days in 2025. Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/nepal/2025/ (dataset holidays 0.103, CC BY 4.0). Machine readable: JSON, Markdown, ICS, CSV.

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