Public holidays in Somalia 2023

10 nationwide public holidays in 2023.

Next nationwide holiday in Somalia

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

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Nationwide holidays 2023

Date	Weekday	Holiday
1 January Sunday	Sunday	New Year's Day
18 February Saturday	Saturday	Isra' and Mi'raj ReligiousEstimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced
21 April Friday	Friday	Eid al-Fitr ReligiousEstimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced
1 May Monday	Monday	Labour Day
26 June Monday	Monday	Independence Day National day
28 June Wednesday	Wednesday	Eid al-Adha ReligiousEstimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced
1 July Saturday	Saturday	Republic Day National day
19 July Wednesday	Wednesday	Islamic New Year ReligiousEstimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced
28 July Friday	Friday	Ashura ReligiousEstimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced
27 September Wednesday	Wednesday	Prophet's Birthday ReligiousEstimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced

Long weekends and bridge days 2023

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

Long weekends

Fri 21 Apr – Sun 23 Apr · 3 days off
Eid al-Fitr (estimated)
Typically in Mogadishu: high 30°C (86°F), low 28°C (82°F), rain on 43% of days
Sat 29 Apr – Mon 1 May · 3 days off
Labour Day
Typically in Mogadishu: high 30°C (86°F), low 28°C (82°F), rain on 31% of days
Sat 24 Jun – Mon 26 Jun · 3 days off
Independence Day
Typically in Mogadishu: high 28°C (82°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 36% of days
Fri 28 Jul – Sun 30 Jul · 3 days off
Ashura (estimated)
Typically in Mogadishu: high 27°C (81°F), low 25°C (77°F), rain on 41% of days
Sat 30 Dec – Mon 1 Jan 2024 · 3 days off
New Year's Day
Typically in Mogadishu: high 29°C (84°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 0% of days

Bridge days

Tue 27 Jun: take 1 day off, get 5 days in a row (Sat 24 Jun – Wed 28 Jun)
Independence Day, Eid al-Adha (estimated)
Typically in Mogadishu: high 28°C (82°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 36% 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 24 Jun – Sun 2 Jul — 9 days off for 3 leave days (Tue 27 Jun, Thu 29 Jun, Fri 30 Jun).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Fri 17 Feb) get 3 days in a rowFri 17 Feb – Sun 19 Feb · Isra' and Mi'rajShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 20 Apr) get 4 days in a rowThu 20 Apr – Sun 23 Apr · Eid al-FitrShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 28 Apr) get 4 days in a rowFri 28 Apr – Mon 1 May · Labour DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Tue 27 Jun) get 5 days in a rowSat 24 Jun – Wed 28 Jun · Independence Day, Eid al-AdhaShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 27 Jul) get 4 days in a rowThu 27 Jul – Sun 30 Jul · AshuraShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 29 Dec) get 4 days in a rowFri 29 Dec – Mon 1 Jan 2024 · New Year's DayShow on calendar ↓