Public holidays in Somalia 2025

10 nationwide public holidays in 2025.

Next nationwide holiday in Somalia

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

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Nationwide holidays 2025

Date	Holiday	Local name
Wednesday 1 January 2025	New Year's Day
Monday 27 January 2025	Isra' and Mi'raj ReligiousEstimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced
Sunday 30 March 2025	Eid al-Fitr ReligiousEstimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced
Thursday 1 May 2025	Labour Day
Friday 6 June 2025	Eid al-Adha ReligiousEstimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced
Thursday 26 June 2025	Independence Day National day
Thursday 26 June 2025	Islamic New Year ReligiousEstimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced
Tuesday 1 July 2025	Republic Day National day
Saturday 5 July 2025	Ashura ReligiousEstimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced
Thursday 4 September 2025	Prophet's Birthday ReligiousEstimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced

Long weekends and bridge days 2025

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

Long weekends

Sat 25 Jan – Mon 27 Jan · 3 days offIsra' and Mi'raj (estimated)Typically in Mogadishu: high 28°C (82°F), low 25°C (77°F), rain on 4% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Fri 6 Jun – Sun 8 Jun · 3 days offEid al-Adha (estimated)Typically in Mogadishu: high 28°C (82°F), low 27°C (81°F), rain on 36% of daysShow on calendar ↓

Bridge days

Fri 2 May: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 1 May – Sun 4 May)Labour DayTypically in Mogadishu: high 30°C (86°F), low 28°C (82°F), rain on 36% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Fri 27 Jun: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 26 Jun – Sun 29 Jun)Independence Day, Islamic New Year (estimated)Typically in Mogadishu: high 28°C (82°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 33% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Mon 30 Jun: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 28 Jun – Tue 1 Jul)Republic DayTypically in Mogadishu: high 27°C (81°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 33% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Fri 5 Sep: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 4 Sep – Sun 7 Sep)Prophet's Birthday (estimated)Typically in Mogadishu: high 27°C (81°F), low 25°C (77°F), rain on 13% of daysShow on calendar ↓

Leave planner 2025

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: Wed 25 Jun – Tue 1 Jul — 7 days off for 3 leave days (Wed 25 Jun, Fri 27 Jun, Mon 30 Jun).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Fri 24 Jan) get 4 days in a rowFri 24 Jan – Mon 27 Jan · Isra' and Mi'rajShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 28 Mar) get 3 days in a rowFri 28 Mar – Sun 30 Mar · Eid al-FitrShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 2 May) get 4 days in a rowThu 1 May – Sun 4 May · Labour DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 5 Jun) get 4 days in a rowThu 5 Jun – Sun 8 Jun · Eid al-AdhaShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 27 Jun) get 4 days in a rowThu 26 Jun – Sun 29 Jun · Independence Day, Islamic New YearShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 5 Sep) get 4 days in a rowThu 4 Sep – Sun 7 Sep · Prophet's BirthdayShow on calendar ↓