Public holidays in Western Sahara 2024
Western Sahara has 11 public holidays in 2024. 6 fall on a weekday and 5 on the weekend, which leaves 256 working days out of 366. The weekend is Saturday and Sunday.
11public holidays
6weekday days off
256working days in 2024
104weekend days
Holiday dates 2024
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday | Proclamation of the SADR | |
| Friday | First Martyr | |
| Wednesday | Eid al-Fitr estimated | |
| Friday | Creation of the Polisario Front | |
| Monday | Commencement of the Armed Struggle | |
| Sunday weekend | Martyrs' Day | |
| Sunday weekend | Eid al-Adha estimated | |
| Monday | Uprising Day | |
| Sunday weekend | Islamic New Year estimated | |
| Sunday weekend | Prophet's Birthday estimated | |
| Saturday weekend | National Unity 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 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 | 0 | 23 |
| February 2024 | 29 | 8 | 1 | 20 |
| March 2024 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 20 |
| April 2024 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 21 |
| May 2024 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 21 |
| June 2024 | 30 | 10 | 1 | 19 |
| 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 | 0 | 22 |
| Total 2024 | 366 | 104 | 6 | 256 |
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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 daysFri 8 to Sun 10 March 2024First Martyr
- 3 daysFri 10 to Sun 12 May 2024Creation of the Polisario Front
- 3 daysSat 18 to Mon 20 May 2024Commencement of the Armed Struggle
- 3 daysSat 15 to Mon 17 June 2024Eid al-Adha, Uprising Day
Take one day of leave on the date shown and turn a holiday into a longer break.
- 4 daysTake off Monday 26 February 2024 for Sat 24 to Tue 27 February 2024Proclamation of the SADR
Questions about 2024 in Western Sahara
- How many working days are there in Western Sahara in 2024?
- 256 working days. 2024 has 366 days, 104 of them weekend days and 6 public holidays on weekdays.
- How many public holidays does Western Sahara have in 2024?
- 11 public holidays. 5 fall on the weekend.
- Which 2024 holidays fall on a weekend?
- Martyrs' Day (9 June 2024), Eid al-Adha (16 June 2024), Islamic New Year (7 July 2024), Prophet's Birthday (15 September 2024), National Unity Day (12 October 2024).
- What counts as the weekend in Western Sahara?
- Saturday and Sunday. The calculator lets you change this if your organisation works a different week.
- What about 2025?
- See public holidays in Western Sahara 2025.
Cite or reuse this data
Western Sahara has 11 public holidays and 256 working days in 2024.
Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/western-sahara/2024/ (dataset holidays 0.103, CC BY 4.0).
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