Public holidays in Mauritania 2024

10 nationwide public holidays in 2024.

Next nationwide holiday in Mauritania

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

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Nationwide holidays 2024

Date	Holiday	Local name
Monday 1 January 2024	New Year's Day رأس السنة الميلادية	رأس السنة الميلادية
Wednesday 10 April 2024	Eid al-Fitr Religious عيد الفطر Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	عيد الفطر
Thursday 11 April 2024	Eid al-Fitr Religious عيد الفطر Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	عيد الفطر
Wednesday 1 May 2024	Labor Day عيد العمال	عيد العمال
Saturday 25 May 2024	Africa Day يوم أفريقيا	يوم أفريقيا
Sunday 16 June 2024	Eid al-Adha Religious عيد الأضحى Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	عيد الأضحى
Monday 17 June 2024	Eid al-Adha Religious عيد الأضحى Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	عيد الأضحى
Sunday 7 July 2024	Islamic New Year Religious رأس السنة الهجرية Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	رأس السنة الهجرية
Sunday 15 September 2024	Prophet's Birthday Religious المولد النبوي الشريف Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	المولد النبوي الشريف
Thursday 28 November 2024	Independence Day National day عيد الاستقلال	عيد الاستقلال

Long weekends and bridge days 2024

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

Long weekends

Wed 10 Apr – Sat 13 Apr · 4 days offEid al-Fitr (estimated)Typically in Nouakchott: high 24°C (75°F), low 19°C (66°F), rain on 0% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Fri 14 Jun – Mon 17 Jun · 4 days offEid al-Adha (estimated)Typically in Nouakchott: high 27°C (81°F), low 22°C (72°F), rain on 3% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Fri 5 Jul – Sun 7 Jul · 3 days offIslamic New Year (estimated)Typically in Nouakchott: high 27°C (81°F), low 24°C (75°F), rain on 13% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Fri 13 Sep – Sun 15 Sep · 3 days offProphet's Birthday (estimated)Typically in Nouakchott: high 30°C (86°F), low 27°C (81°F), rain on 41% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Thu 28 Nov – Sat 30 Nov · 3 days offIndependence DayTypically in Nouakchott: high 26°C (79°F), low 20°C (68°F), rain on 0% of daysShow on calendar ↓

Bridge days

Thu 2 May: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Wed 1 May – Sat 4 May)Labor DayTypically in Nouakchott: high 25°C (77°F), low 19°C (66°F), rain on 0% of daysShow on calendar ↓

Leave planner 2024

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 5 Apr – Sat 13 Apr — 9 days off for 3 leave days (Sun 7 Apr, Mon 8 Apr, Tue 9 Apr).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Tue 9 Apr) get 5 days in a rowTue 9 Apr – Sat 13 Apr · Eid al-FitrShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 2 May) get 4 days in a rowWed 1 May – Sat 4 May · Labor DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 13 Jun) get 5 days in a rowThu 13 Jun – Mon 17 Jun · Eid al-AdhaShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 4 Jul) get 4 days in a rowThu 4 Jul – Sun 7 Jul · Islamic New YearShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 12 Sep) get 4 days in a rowThu 12 Sep – Sun 15 Sep · Prophet's BirthdayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Wed 27 Nov) get 4 days in a rowWed 27 Nov – Sat 30 Nov · Independence DayShow on calendar ↓