Public holidays in United Arab Emirates 2024
The United Arab Emirates has 14 public holidays in 2024. 10 fall on a weekday and 4 on the weekend, which leaves 252 working days out of 366. The weekend is Saturday and Sunday.
14public holidays
10weekday days off
252working days in 2024
104weekend days
Since 2022 the federal weekend is Saturday and Sunday, with a half day on Friday for government offices. Islamic holidays are announced a few days ahead and can move by a day.
Holiday dates 2024
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | New Year's Day | |
| Monday | Eid al-Fitr Holiday | |
| Tuesday | Eid al-Fitr Holiday | |
| Wednesday | Eid al-Fitr | |
| Thursday | Eid al-Fitr Holiday | |
| Friday | Eid al-Fitr Holiday | |
| Saturday weekend | Day of Arafah | |
| Sunday weekend | Eid al-Adha | |
| Monday | Eid al-Adha Holiday | |
| Tuesday | Eid al-Adha Holiday | |
| Sunday weekend | Islamic New Year | |
| Sunday weekend | Prophet's Birthday | |
| Monday | National Day | |
| Tuesday | National Day |
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 | 0 | 21 |
| March 2024 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 21 |
| April 2024 | 30 | 8 | 5 | 17 |
| May 2024 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| June 2024 | 30 | 10 | 2 | 18 |
| July 2024 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| August 2024 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 22 |
| September 2024 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 21 |
| October 2024 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| November 2024 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 21 |
| December 2024 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 20 |
| Total 2024 | 366 | 104 | 10 | 252 |
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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
- 9 daysSat 6 to Sun 14 April 2024Eid al-Fitr Holiday, Eid al-Fitr
- 4 daysSat 15 to Tue 18 June 2024Day of Arafah, Eid al-Adha, Eid al-Adha Holiday
- 4 daysSat 30 November to Tue 3 December 2024National Day
Questions about 2024 in United Arab Emirates
- How many working days are there in United Arab Emirates in 2024?
- 252 working days. 2024 has 366 days, 104 of them weekend days and 10 public holidays on weekdays.
- How many public holidays does United Arab Emirates have in 2024?
- 14 public holidays. 4 fall on the weekend.
- Which 2024 holidays fall on a weekend?
- Day of Arafah (15 June 2024), Eid al-Adha (16 June 2024), Islamic New Year (7 July 2024), Prophet's Birthday (15 September 2024).
- What counts as the weekend in United Arab Emirates?
- Saturday and Sunday. The calculator lets you change this if your organisation works a different week.
- What about 2025?
- See public holidays in United Arab Emirates 2025.
Cite or reuse this data
The United Arab Emirates has 14 public holidays and 252 working days in 2024.
Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/united-arab-emirates/2024/ (dataset holidays 0.103, CC BY 4.0).
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