Public holidays in Uganda 2025
Uganda has 14 public holidays in 2025. 10 fall on a weekday and 4 on the weekend, which leaves 251 working days out of 365. The weekend is Saturday and Sunday.
14public holidays
10weekday days off
251working days in 2025
104weekend days
Holiday dates 2025
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday | New Year's Day | |
| Sunday weekend | NRM Liberation Day | |
| Sunday weekend | Archbishop Janani Luwum Day | |
| Saturday weekend | Women's Day | |
| Sunday weekend | Eid al-Fitr estimated | |
| Friday | Good Friday | |
| Monday | Easter Monday | |
| Thursday | Labour Day | |
| Tuesday | Uganda Martyrs' Day | |
| Friday | Eid al-Adha estimated | |
| Monday | National Heroes' Day | |
| Thursday | Independence Day | |
| Thursday | Christmas Day | |
| Friday | Boxing Day |
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 2025
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 2025 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| February 2025 | 28 | 8 | 0 | 20 |
| March 2025 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 21 |
| April 2025 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 20 |
| May 2025 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 21 |
| June 2025 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 18 |
| July 2025 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| August 2025 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 21 |
| September 2025 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 |
| October 2025 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| November 2025 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| December 2025 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 21 |
| Total 2025 | 365 | 104 | 10 | 251 |
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Jan22 wd
Feb20 wd
Mar21 wd
Apr20 wd
May21 wd
Jun18 wd
Jul23 wd
Aug21 wd
Sep22 wd
Oct22 wd
Nov20 wd
Dec21 wd
Long weekends and bridge days in 2025
Breaks of three days or more that need no annual leave at all.
- 4 daysFri 18 to Mon 21 April 2025Good Friday, Easter Monday
- 4 daysFri 6 to Mon 9 June 2025Eid al-Adha, National Heroes' Day
- 4 daysThu 25 to Sun 28 December 2025Christmas Day, Boxing Day
Take one day of leave on the date shown and turn a holiday into a longer break.
- 4 daysTake off Friday 2 May 2025 for Thu 1 to Sun 4 May 2025Labour Day
- 4 daysTake off Monday 2 June 2025 for Sat 31 May to Tue 3 June 2025Uganda Martyrs' Day
- 4 daysTake off Friday 10 October 2025 for Thu 9 to Sun 12 October 2025Independence Day
Questions about 2025 in Uganda
- How many working days are there in Uganda in 2025?
- 251 working days. 2025 has 365 days, 104 of them weekend days and 10 public holidays on weekdays.
- How many public holidays does Uganda have in 2025?
- 14 public holidays. 4 fall on the weekend.
- Which 2025 holidays fall on a weekend?
- NRM Liberation Day (26 January 2025), Archbishop Janani Luwum Day (16 February 2025), Women's Day (8 March 2025), Eid al-Fitr (30 March 2025).
- What counts as the weekend in Uganda?
- Saturday and Sunday. The calculator lets you change this if your organisation works a different week.
- What about 2026?
- See public holidays in Uganda 2026 or go back to 2024.
Cite or reuse this data
Uganda has 14 public holidays and 251 working days in 2025.
Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/uganda/2025/ (dataset holidays 0.103, CC BY 4.0).
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