Public holidays in Sierra Leone 2024
Sierra Leone has 12 public holidays in 2024. 8 fall on a weekday and 4 on the weekend, with 4 substitute days off marked as observed, which leaves 250 working days out of 366. The weekend is Saturday and Sunday.
12public holidays
12weekday days off, substitutes included
250working days in 2024
104weekend days
Holiday dates 2024
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | New Year's Day | |
| Sunday weekend | Armed Forces Day | |
| Monday | Armed Forces Day observed | |
| Friday | International Women's Day | |
| Friday | Good Friday | |
| Monday | Easter Monday | |
| Wednesday | Eid al-Fitr | |
| Saturday weekend | Independence Day | |
| Monday | Independence Day observed | |
| Wednesday | International Worker's Day | |
| Sunday weekend | Eid al-Adha | |
| Monday | Eid al-Adha observed | |
| Sunday weekend | Prophet's Birthday | |
| Monday | Prophet's Birthday observed | |
| Wednesday | Christmas Day | |
| Thursday | Boxing Day |
Observed marks a substitute day off granted because the holiday itself falls on a weekend.
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 | 1 | 20 |
| March 2024 | 31 | 10 | 2 | 19 |
| April 2024 | 30 | 8 | 3 | 19 |
| May 2024 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| June 2024 | 30 | 10 | 1 | 19 |
| July 2024 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| August 2024 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 22 |
| September 2024 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 20 |
| October 2024 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| November 2024 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 21 |
| December 2024 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 20 |
| Total 2024 | 366 | 104 | 12 | 250 |
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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 daysSat 17 to Mon 19 February 2024Armed Forces Day
- 3 daysFri 8 to Sun 10 March 2024International Women's Day
- 4 daysFri 29 March to Mon 1 April 2024Good Friday, Easter Monday
- 3 daysSat 27 to Mon 29 April 2024Independence Day
- 3 daysSat 15 to Mon 17 June 2024Eid al-Adha
- 3 daysSat 14 to Mon 16 September 2024Prophet's Birthday
Take one day of leave on the date shown and turn a holiday into a longer break.
- 5 daysTake off Tuesday 30 April 2024 for Sat 27 April to Wed 1 May 2024Independence Day, International Worker's Day
- 5 daysTake off Friday 27 December 2024 for Wed 25 to Sun 29 December 2024Christmas Day, Boxing Day
Questions about 2024 in Sierra Leone
- How many working days are there in Sierra Leone in 2024?
- 250 working days. 2024 has 366 days, 104 of them weekend days and 12 public holidays on weekdays.
- How many public holidays does Sierra Leone have in 2024?
- 12 public holidays, plus 4 substitute days off. 4 fall on the weekend.
- Which 2024 holidays fall on a weekend?
- Armed Forces Day (18 February 2024), Independence Day (27 April 2024), Eid al-Adha (16 June 2024), Prophet's Birthday (15 September 2024).
- What counts as the weekend in Sierra Leone?
- Saturday and Sunday. The calculator lets you change this if your organisation works a different week.
- What about 2025?
- See public holidays in Sierra Leone 2025.
Cite or reuse this data
Sierra Leone has 12 public holidays and 250 working days in 2024.
Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/sierra-leone/2024/ (dataset holidays 0.103, CC BY 4.0).
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