Public holidays in United Arab Emirates 2025
The United Arab Emirates has 12 public holidays in 2025. 11 fall on a weekday and 1 on the weekend, which leaves 250 working days out of 365. The weekend is Saturday and Sunday.
12public holidays
11weekday days off
250working days in 2025
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 2025
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday | New Year's Day | |
| Sunday weekend | Eid al-Fitr | |
| Monday | Eid al-Fitr Holiday | |
| Tuesday | Eid al-Fitr Holiday | |
| Tuesday | Day of Arafah | |
| Wednesday | Eid al-Adha | |
| Thursday | Eid al-Adha Holiday | |
| Friday | Eid al-Adha Holiday | |
| Thursday | Islamic New Year | |
| Friday | Prophet's Birthday | |
| Tuesday | National Day | |
| Wednesday | National 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 | 1 | 20 |
| April 2025 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 21 |
| May 2025 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 22 |
| June 2025 | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 |
| July 2025 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| August 2025 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 21 |
| September 2025 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 21 |
| October 2025 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| November 2025 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| December 2025 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 21 |
| Total 2025 | 365 | 104 | 11 | 250 |
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Long weekends and bridge days in 2025
Breaks of three days or more that need no annual leave at all.
- 4 daysSat 29 March to Tue 1 April 2025Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Fitr Holiday
- 6 daysTue 3 to Sun 8 June 2025Day of Arafah, Eid al-Adha, Eid al-Adha Holiday
- 3 daysFri 5 to Sun 7 September 2025Prophet's Birthday
Take one day of leave on the date shown and turn a holiday into a longer break.
- 9 daysTake off Monday 2 June 2025 for Sat 31 May to Sun 8 June 2025Day of Arafah, Eid al-Adha, Eid al-Adha Holiday
- 4 daysTake off Friday 27 June 2025 for Thu 26 to Sun 29 June 2025Islamic New Year
- 5 daysTake off Monday 1 December 2025 for Sat 29 November to Wed 3 December 2025National Day
Questions about 2025 in United Arab Emirates
- How many working days are there in United Arab Emirates in 2025?
- 250 working days. 2025 has 365 days, 104 of them weekend days and 11 public holidays on weekdays.
- How many public holidays does United Arab Emirates have in 2025?
- 12 public holidays. 1 falls on the weekend.
- Which 2025 holidays fall on a weekend?
- Eid al-Fitr (30 March 2025).
- 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 2026?
- See public holidays in United Arab Emirates 2026 or go back to 2024.
Cite or reuse this data
The United Arab Emirates has 12 public holidays and 250 working days in 2025.
Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/united-arab-emirates/2025/ (dataset holidays 0.103, CC BY 4.0).
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