Public holidays in Portugal 2028
Portugal has 13 public holidays in 2028. 10 fall on a weekday and 3 on the weekend, which leaves 250 working days out of 366. The weekend is Saturday and Sunday.
13public holidays
10weekday days off
250working days in 2028
106weekend 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 2028
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday weekend | New Year's Day | |
| Friday | Good Friday | |
| Sunday weekend | Easter Sunday | |
| Tuesday | Freedom Day | |
| Monday | Labor Day | |
| Saturday weekend | Day of Portugal, Camões, and the Portuguese Communities | |
| Thursday | Corpus Christi | |
| Tuesday | Assumption Day | |
| Thursday | Republic Day | |
| Wednesday | All Saints' Day | |
| Friday | Restoration of Independence Day | |
| Friday | Immaculate Conception | |
| Monday | Christmas Day |
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 | 0 | 23 |
| April 2028 | 30 | 10 | 2 | 18 |
| May 2028 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| June 2028 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 21 |
| July 2028 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 21 |
| August 2028 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| September 2028 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 21 |
| October 2028 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 21 |
| November 2028 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 21 |
| December 2028 | 31 | 10 | 3 | 18 |
| Total 2028 | 366 | 106 | 10 | 250 |
public holidayweekendbridge day
Jan21 wd
Feb21 wd
Mar23 wd
Apr18 wd
May22 wd
Jun21 wd
Jul21 wd
Aug22 wd
Sep21 wd
Oct21 wd
Nov21 wd
Dec18 wd
Long weekends and bridge days in 2028
Breaks of three days or more that need no annual leave at all.
- 3 daysFri 14 to Sun 16 April 2028Good Friday, Easter Sunday
- 3 daysSat 29 April to Mon 1 May 2028Labor Day
- 3 daysFri 1 to Sun 3 December 2028Restoration of Independence Day
- 3 daysFri 8 to Sun 10 December 2028Immaculate Conception
- 3 daysSat 23 to Mon 25 December 2028Christmas 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 24 April 2028 for Sat 22 to Tue 25 April 2028Freedom Day
- 4 daysTake off Friday 16 June 2028 for Thu 15 to Sun 18 June 2028Corpus Christi
- 4 daysTake off Monday 14 August 2028 for Sat 12 to Tue 15 August 2028Assumption Day
- 4 daysTake off Friday 6 October 2028 for Thu 5 to Sun 8 October 2028Republic Day
Questions about 2028 in Portugal
- How many working days are there in Portugal in 2028?
- 250 working days. 2028 has 366 days, 106 of them weekend days and 10 public holidays on weekdays.
- How many public holidays does Portugal have in 2028?
- 13 public holidays. 3 fall on the weekend.
- Which 2028 holidays fall on a weekend?
- New Year's Day (1 January 2028), Easter Sunday (16 April 2028), Day of Portugal, Camões, and the Portuguese Communities (10 June 2028).
- 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 2029?
- See public holidays in Portugal 2029 or go back to 2027.
Cite or reuse this data
Portugal has 13 public holidays and 250 working days in 2028.
Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/portugal/2028/ (dataset holidays 0.103, CC BY 4.0).
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