Public holidays in Western Sahara 2025
Western Sahara has 11 public holidays in 2025. 7 fall on a weekday and 4 on the weekend, which leaves 254 working days out of 365. The weekend is Saturday and Sunday.
11public holidays
7weekday days off
254working days in 2025
104weekend days
Holiday dates 2025
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday | Proclamation of the SADR | |
| Saturday weekend | First Martyr | |
| Sunday weekend | Eid al-Fitr estimated | |
| Saturday weekend | Creation of the Polisario Front | |
| Tuesday | Commencement of the Armed Struggle | |
| Friday | Eid al-Adha estimated | |
| Monday | Martyrs' Day | |
| Tuesday | Uprising Day | |
| Thursday | Islamic New Year estimated | |
| Thursday | Prophet's Birthday estimated | |
| Sunday 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 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 | 0 | 23 |
| February 2025 | 28 | 8 | 1 | 19 |
| March 2025 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 21 |
| April 2025 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 |
| May 2025 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 21 |
| June 2025 | 30 | 9 | 4 | 17 |
| 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 | 0 | 23 |
| Total 2025 | 365 | 104 | 7 | 254 |
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Jan23 wd
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Mar21 wd
Apr22 wd
May21 wd
Jun17 wd
Jul23 wd
Aug21 wd
Sep21 wd
Oct23 wd
Nov20 wd
Dec23 wd
Long weekends and bridge days in 2025
Breaks of three days or more that need no annual leave at all.
- 4 daysFri 6 to Mon 9 June 2025Eid al-Adha, Martyrs' Day
Take one day of leave on the date shown and turn a holiday into a longer break.
- 4 daysTake off Friday 28 February 2025 for Thu 27 February to Sun 2 March 2025Proclamation of the SADR
- 4 daysTake off Monday 19 May 2025 for Sat 17 to Tue 20 May 2025Commencement of the Armed Struggle
- 4 daysTake off Monday 16 June 2025 for Sat 14 to Tue 17 June 2025Uprising Day
- 4 daysTake off Friday 27 June 2025 for Thu 26 to Sun 29 June 2025Islamic New Year
- 4 daysTake off Friday 5 September 2025 for Thu 4 to Sun 7 September 2025Prophet's Birthday
Questions about 2025 in Western Sahara
- How many working days are there in Western Sahara in 2025?
- 254 working days. 2025 has 365 days, 104 of them weekend days and 7 public holidays on weekdays.
- How many public holidays does Western Sahara have in 2025?
- 11 public holidays. 4 fall on the weekend.
- Which 2025 holidays fall on a weekend?
- First Martyr (8 March 2025), Eid al-Fitr (30 March 2025), Creation of the Polisario Front (10 May 2025), National Unity Day (12 October 2025).
- 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 2026?
- See public holidays in Western Sahara 2026 or go back to 2024.
Cite or reuse this data
Western Sahara has 11 public holidays and 254 working days in 2025.
Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/western-sahara/2025/ (dataset holidays 0.103, CC BY 4.0).
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