Public holidays in Guatemala 2023

11 nationwide public holidays in 2023.

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See the list of nationwide holidays below.

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Nationwide holidays 2023

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Local name
1 January Sunday	Sunday	New Year's Day Año Nuevo	Año Nuevo
6 April Thursday	Thursday	Maundy Thursday Religious Jueves Santo	Jueves Santo
7 April Friday	Friday	Good Friday Religious Viernes Santo	Viernes Santo
8 April Saturday	Saturday	Holy Saturday Religious Sábado Santo	Sábado Santo
1 May Monday	Monday	Labor Day Día del Trabajo	Día del Trabajo
3 July Monday	Monday	Army Day Día del Ejército Observed day off for Army Day (Fri 30 Jun)	Día del Ejército
15 August Tuesday	Tuesday	Assumption Day Religious Día de la Asunción	Día de la Asunción
15 September Friday	Friday	Independence Day National day Día de la Independencia	Día de la Independencia
20 October Friday	Friday	Revolution Day National day Día de la Revolución	Día de la Revolución
1 November Wednesday	Wednesday	All Saints' Day Religious Día de Todos los Santos	Día de Todos los Santos
25 December Monday	Monday	Christmas Day Religious Día de Navidad	Día de Navidad

Long weekends and bridge days 2023

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

Long weekends

Thu 6 Apr – Sun 9 Apr · 4 days off
Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday
Typically in Guatemala City: high 31°C (88°F), low 18°C (64°F), rain on 21% of days
Sat 29 Apr – Mon 1 May · 3 days off
Labor Day
Typically in Guatemala City: high 30°C (86°F), low 19°C (66°F), rain on 57% of days
Sat 1 Jul – Mon 3 Jul · 3 days off
Army Day
Typically in Guatemala City: high 27°C (81°F), low 18°C (64°F), rain on 71% of days
Fri 15 Sep – Sun 17 Sep · 3 days off
Independence Day
Typically in Guatemala City: high 26°C (79°F), low 18°C (64°F), rain on 94% of days
Fri 20 Oct – Sun 22 Oct · 3 days off
Revolution Day
Typically in Guatemala City: high 25°C (77°F), low 18°C (64°F), rain on 90% of days
Sat 23 Dec – Mon 25 Dec · 3 days off
Christmas Day
Typically in Guatemala City: high 26°C (79°F), low 14°C (57°F), rain on 6% of days
Sat 30 Dec – Mon 1 Jan 2024 · 3 days off
New Year's Day
Typically in Guatemala City: high 26°C (79°F), low 15°C (59°F), rain on 6% of days

Bridge days

Mon 14 Aug: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 12 Aug – Tue 15 Aug)
Assumption Day
Typically in Guatemala City: high 26°C (79°F), low 18°C (64°F), rain on 84% 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: Sat 1 Apr – Sun 9 Apr — 9 days off for 3 leave days (Mon 3 Apr, Tue 4 Apr, Wed 5 Apr).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Wed 5 Apr) get 5 days in a rowWed 5 Apr – Sun 9 Apr · Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Holy SaturdayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 28 Apr) get 4 days in a rowFri 28 Apr – Mon 1 May · Labor DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 30 Jun) get 4 days in a rowFri 30 Jun – Mon 3 Jul · Army DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Mon 14 Aug) get 4 days in a rowSat 12 Aug – Tue 15 Aug · Assumption DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 14 Sep) get 4 days in a rowThu 14 Sep – Sun 17 Sep · Independence DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 19 Oct) get 4 days in a rowThu 19 Oct – Sun 22 Oct · Revolution DayShow on calendar ↓