Public holidays in Portugal 2027
Portugal has 13 public holidays in 2027. 8 fall on a weekday and 5 on the weekend, which leaves 253 working days out of 365. The weekend is Saturday and Sunday.
13public holidays
8weekday days off
253working days in 2027
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 2027
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Friday | New Year's Day | |
| Friday | Good Friday | |
| Sunday weekend | Easter Sunday | |
| Sunday weekend | Freedom Day | |
| Saturday weekend | Labor Day | |
| Thursday | Corpus Christi | |
| Thursday | Day of Portugal, Camões, and the Portuguese Communities | |
| Sunday weekend | Assumption Day | |
| Tuesday | Republic Day | |
| Monday | All Saints' Day | |
| Wednesday | Restoration of Independence Day | |
| Wednesday | Immaculate Conception | |
| Saturday weekend | Christmas Day |
Working days per month in 2027
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 2027 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 20 |
| February 2027 | 28 | 8 | 0 | 20 |
| March 2027 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| April 2027 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 |
| May 2027 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 20 |
| June 2027 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 21 |
| July 2027 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 22 |
| August 2027 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 22 |
| September 2027 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 |
| October 2027 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 20 |
| November 2027 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 21 |
| December 2027 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 21 |
| Total 2027 | 365 | 104 | 8 | 253 |
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Long weekends and bridge days in 2027
Breaks of three days or more that need no annual leave at all.
- 3 daysFri 1 to Sun 3 January 2027New Year's Day
- 3 daysFri 26 to Sun 28 March 2027Good Friday, Easter Sunday
- 3 daysSat 30 October to Mon 1 November 2027All Saints' Day
Take one day of leave on the date shown and turn a holiday into a longer break.
- 4 daysTake off Friday 28 May 2027 for Thu 27 to Sun 30 May 2027Corpus Christi
- 4 daysTake off Friday 11 June 2027 for Thu 10 to Sun 13 June 2027Day of Portugal, Camões, and the Portuguese Communities
- 4 daysTake off Monday 4 October 2027 for Sat 2 to Tue 5 October 2027Republic Day
Questions about 2027 in Portugal
- How many working days are there in Portugal in 2027?
- 253 working days. 2027 has 365 days, 104 of them weekend days and 8 public holidays on weekdays.
- How many public holidays does Portugal have in 2027?
- 13 public holidays. 5 fall on the weekend.
- Which 2027 holidays fall on a weekend?
- Easter Sunday (28 March 2027), Freedom Day (25 April 2027), Labor Day (1 May 2027), Assumption Day (15 August 2027), Christmas Day (25 December 2027).
- 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 2028?
- See public holidays in Portugal 2028 or go back to 2026.
Cite or reuse this data
Portugal has 13 public holidays and 253 working days in 2027.
Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/portugal/2027/ (dataset holidays 0.103, CC BY 4.0).
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