Public holidays in Mauritania 2023

10 nationwide public holidays in 2023.

Next nationwide holiday in Mauritania

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2023

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Local name
1 January Sunday	Sunday	New Year's Day رأس السنة الميلادية	رأس السنة الميلادية
21 April Friday	Friday	Eid al-Fitr عيد الفطر Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	عيد الفطر
22 April Saturday	Saturday	Eid al-Fitr عيد الفطر Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	عيد الفطر
1 May Monday	Monday	Labor Day عيد العمال	عيد العمال
25 May Thursday	Thursday	Africa Day يوم أفريقيا	يوم أفريقيا
28 June Wednesday	Wednesday	Eid al-Adha عيد الأضحى Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	عيد الأضحى
29 June Thursday	Thursday	Eid al-Adha عيد الأضحى Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	عيد الأضحى
19 July Wednesday	Wednesday	Islamic New Year رأس السنة الهجرية Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	رأس السنة الهجرية
27 September Wednesday	Wednesday	Prophet's Birthday المولد النبوي الشريف Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	المولد النبوي الشريف
28 November Tuesday	Tuesday	Independence Day عيد الاستقلال	عيد الاستقلال

Long weekends and bridge days 2023

Based on nationwide holidays and the weekend in Mauritania (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 Nouakchott: high 24°C (75°F), low 18°C (64°F), rain on 1% of days
Thu 25 May – Sat 27 May · 3 days off
Africa Day
Typically in Nouakchott: high 24°C (75°F), low 20°C (68°F), rain on 0% of days
Wed 28 Jun – Sat 1 Jul · 4 days off
Eid al-Adha (estimated)
Typically in Nouakchott: high 28°C (82°F), low 23°C (73°F), rain on 7% 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 Nouakchott: high 24°C (75°F), low 19°C (66°F), rain on 0% 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 Nouakchott: high 28°C (82°F), low 25°C (77°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's Birthday (estimated)
Typically in Nouakchott: high 30°C (86°F), low 27°C (81°F), rain on 26% 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 Nouakchott: high 24°C (75°F), low 18°C (64°F), rain on 1% 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: Fri 23 Jun – Sat 1 Jul — 9 days off for 3 leave days (Sun 25 Jun, Mon 26 Jun, Tue 27 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 (Wed 24 May) get 4 days in a rowWed 24 May – Sat 27 May · Africa DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Tue 27 Jun) get 5 days in a rowTue 27 Jun – Sat 1 Jul · Eid al-AdhaShow 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's BirthdayShow 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 ↓