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Public holidays in South Sudan 2027

South Sudan has 14 public holidays in 2027. 7 fall on a weekday and 7 on the weekend, which leaves 254 working days out of 365. The weekend is Saturday and Sunday.

14public holidays
7weekday days off
254working days in 2027
104weekend days

Holiday dates 2027

DateDayHoliday
Friday New Year's Day
Saturday weekend Peace Agreement Day
Tuesday Eid al-Fitr estimated
Friday Good Friday
Saturday weekend Holy Saturday
Sunday weekend Easter Sunday
Monday Easter Monday
Saturday weekend International Labour Day
Sunday weekend Eid al-Adha estimated
Sunday weekend SPLA Day
Friday Independence Day
Friday Martyrs' Day
Friday Christmas Eve
Saturday weekend Christmas Day
Sunday weekend Second Day of Christmas

Estimated marks a date set by a lunar or astronomical calendar that the authorities have not confirmed yet; it can move by a 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.

MonthCalendar daysWeekend daysHolidays on weekdaysWorking days
January 20273110120
February 2027288020
March 2027318320
April 2027308022
May 20273110021
June 2027308022
July 2027319220
August 2027319022
September 2027308022
October 20273110021
November 2027308022
December 2027318122
Total 20273651047254
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Mar20 wd

Apr22 wd

May21 wd

Jun22 wd

Jul20 wd

Aug22 wd

Sep22 wd

Oct21 wd

Nov22 wd

Dec22 wd

Long weekends and bridge days in 2027

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 2027 in South Sudan

How many working days are there in South Sudan in 2027?
254 working days. 2027 has 365 days, 104 of them weekend days and 7 public holidays on weekdays.
How many public holidays does South Sudan have in 2027?
14 public holidays. 7 fall on the weekend.
Which 2027 holidays fall on a weekend?
Peace Agreement Day (9 January 2027), Holy Saturday (27 March 2027), Easter Sunday (28 March 2027), International Labour Day (1 May 2027), Eid al-Adha (16 May 2027), SPLA Day (16 May 2027), Christmas Day (25 December 2027), Second Day of Christmas (26 December 2027).
What counts as the weekend in South Sudan?
Saturday and Sunday. The calculator lets you change this if your organisation works a different week.
What about 2028?
See public holidays in South Sudan 2028 or go back to 2026.

Cite or reuse this data

South Sudan has 14 public holidays and 254 working days in 2027. Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/south-sudan/2027/ (dataset holidays 0.103, CC BY 4.0). Machine readable: JSON, Markdown, ICS, CSV.

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