Public holidays in Portugal 2024
Portugal has 13 public holidays in 2024. 9 fall on a weekday and 4 on the weekend, which leaves 253 working days out of 366. The weekend is Saturday and Sunday.
13public holidays
9weekday days off
253working days in 2024
104weekend days
The dates listed are the national holidays. Each municipality adds one local holiday, and Carnival Tuesday is granted by many employers without being a legal holiday.
Holiday dates 2024
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | New Year's Day | |
| Friday | Good Friday | |
| Sunday weekend | Easter Sunday | |
| Thursday | Freedom Day | |
| Wednesday | Labor Day | |
| Thursday | Corpus Christi | |
| Monday | Day of Portugal, Camões, and the Portuguese Communities | |
| Thursday | Assumption Day | |
| Saturday weekend | Republic Day | |
| Friday | All Saints' Day | |
| Sunday weekend | Restoration of Independence Day | |
| Sunday weekend | Immaculate Conception | |
| Wednesday | Christmas 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 | 1 | 20 |
| April 2024 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 21 |
| May 2024 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 21 |
| June 2024 | 30 | 10 | 1 | 19 |
| July 2024 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| August 2024 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 21 |
| September 2024 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 21 |
| October 2024 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| November 2024 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 20 |
| December 2024 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 21 |
| Total 2024 | 366 | 104 | 9 | 253 |
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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
- 3 daysFri 29 to Sun 31 March 2024Good Friday, Easter Sunday
- 3 daysSat 8 to Mon 10 June 2024Day of Portugal, Camões, and the Portuguese Communities
- 3 daysFri 1 to Sun 3 November 2024All Saints' Day
Take one day of leave on the date shown and turn a holiday into a longer break.
- 4 daysTake off Friday 26 April 2024 for Thu 25 to Sun 28 April 2024Freedom Day
- 4 daysTake off Friday 31 May 2024 for Thu 30 May to Sun 2 June 2024Corpus Christi
- 4 daysTake off Friday 16 August 2024 for Thu 15 to Sun 18 August 2024Assumption Day
Questions about 2024 in Portugal
- How many working days are there in Portugal in 2024?
- 253 working days. 2024 has 366 days, 104 of them weekend days and 9 public holidays on weekdays.
- How many public holidays does Portugal have in 2024?
- 13 public holidays. 4 fall on the weekend.
- Which 2024 holidays fall on a weekend?
- Easter Sunday (31 March 2024), Republic Day (5 October 2024), Restoration of Independence Day (1 December 2024), Immaculate Conception (8 December 2024).
- What counts as the weekend in Portugal?
- Saturday and Sunday. The calculator lets you change this if your organisation works a different week.
- What about 2025?
- See public holidays in Portugal 2025.
Cite or reuse this data
Portugal has 13 public holidays and 253 working days in 2024.
Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/portugal/2024/ (dataset holidays 0.103, CC BY 4.0).
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