Public holidays in Djibouti 2023

13 nationwide public holidays in 2023.

Next nationwide holiday in Djibouti

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2023

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Local name
1 January Sunday	Sunday	New Year's Day Nouvel an	Nouvel an
18 February Saturday	Saturday	Isra' and Mi'raj Religious Al Isra et Al Mirague Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	Al Isra et Al Mirague
21 April Friday	Friday	Eid al-Fitr ReligiousEstimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced
22 April Saturday	Saturday	Eid al-Fitr Holiday Religious Eid al-Fitr deuxième jour Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	Eid al-Fitr deuxième jour
1 May Monday	Monday	Labor Day Fête du travail	Fête du travail
27 June Tuesday	Tuesday	Day of Arafah Religious Arafat Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	Arafat
27 June Tuesday	Tuesday	Independence Day National day Fête de l'indépendance	Fête de l'indépendance
28 June Wednesday	Wednesday	Eid al-Adha ReligiousEstimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced
28 June Wednesday	Wednesday	Independence Day Holiday National day Fête de l'indépendance deuxième jour	Fête de l'indépendance deuxième jour
29 June Thursday	Thursday	Eid al-Adha Holiday Religious Eid al-Adha deuxième jour Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	Eid al-Adha deuxième jour
19 July Wednesday	Wednesday	Islamic New Year Religious Nouvel an musulman Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	Nouvel an musulman
27 September Wednesday	Wednesday	Prophet Muhammad's Birthday Religious Anniversaire du prophète Muhammad Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	Anniversaire du prophète Muhammad
25 December Monday	Monday	Christmas Day Religious Noël	Noël

Long weekends and bridge days 2023

Based on nationwide holidays and the weekend in Djibouti (Friday and Saturday). Regional, local and group holidays are not included.

Long weekends

Fri 30 Dec – Sun 1 Jan 2023 · 3 days off
New Year's Day
Typically in Djibouti: high 28°C (82°F), low 22°C (72°F), rain on 23% of days
Tue 27 Jun – Sat 1 Jul · 5 days off
Day of Arafah (estimated), Independence Day, Eid al-Adha (estimated), Independence Day Holiday, Eid al-Adha Holiday (estimated)
Typically in Djibouti: high 40°C (104°F), low 31°C (88°F), rain on 4% of days

Bridge days

Sun 30 Apr: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Fri 28 Apr – Mon 1 May)
Labor Day
Typically in Djibouti: high 33°C (91°F), low 27°C (81°F), rain on 41% of days
Thu 20 Jul: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Wed 19 Jul – Sat 22 Jul)
Islamic New Year (estimated)
Typically in Djibouti: high 39°C (102°F), low 30°C (86°F), rain on 14% of days
Thu 28 Sep: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Wed 27 Sep – Sat 30 Sep)
Prophet Muhammad's Birthday (estimated)
Typically in Djibouti: high 36°C (97°F), low 29°C (84°F), rain on 16% of days
Sun 24 Dec: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Fri 22 Dec – Mon 25 Dec)
Christmas Day
Typically in Djibouti: high 28°C (82°F), low 23°C (73°F), rain on 9% of days
Sun 31 Dec: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Fri 29 Dec – Mon 1 Jan 2024)
New Year's Day
Typically in Djibouti: high 28°C (82°F), low 22°C (72°F), rain on 23% of days

Leave planner 2023

Choose how many leave days you can take for one break. The planner finds the breaks that give the most days off in a row around nationwide holidays and weekends, and marks the leave days on the calendar below.

Leave days per break: 3

Longest break with up to 3 leave days: Thu 22 Jun – Sat 1 Jul — 10 days off for 3 leave days (Thu 22 Jun, Sun 25 Jun, Mon 26 Jun).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Sun 30 Apr) get 4 days in a rowFri 28 Apr – Mon 1 May · Labor DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Mon 26 Jun) get 6 days in a rowMon 26 Jun – Sat 1 Jul · Day of Arafah, Independence Day, Eid al-Adha, Independence Day Holiday, Eid al-Adha HolidayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 20 Jul) get 4 days in a rowWed 19 Jul – Sat 22 Jul · Islamic New YearShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 28 Sep) get 4 days in a rowWed 27 Sep – Sat 30 Sep · Prophet Muhammad's BirthdayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Sun 24 Dec) get 4 days in a rowFri 22 Dec – Mon 25 Dec · Christmas DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Sun 31 Dec) get 4 days in a rowFri 29 Dec – Mon 1 Jan 2024 · New Year's DayShow on calendar ↓