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	Weekday	Holiday	Local name
1 January Monday	Monday	New Year's Day رأس السنة الميلادية	رأس السنة الميلادية
10 April Wednesday	Wednesday	Eid al-Fitr Religious عيد الفطر Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	عيد الفطر
11 April Thursday	Thursday	Eid al-Fitr Religious عيد الفطر Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	عيد الفطر
1 May Wednesday	Wednesday	Labor Day عيد العمال	عيد العمال
25 May Saturday	Saturday	Africa Day يوم أفريقيا	يوم أفريقيا
16 June Sunday	Sunday	Eid al-Adha Religious عيد الأضحى Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	عيد الأضحى
17 June Monday	Monday	Eid al-Adha Religious عيد الأضحى Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	عيد الأضحى
7 July Sunday	Sunday	Islamic New Year Religious رأس السنة الهجرية Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	رأس السنة الهجرية
15 September Sunday	Sunday	Prophet's Birthday Religious المولد النبوي الشريف Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	المولد النبوي الشريف
28 November Thursday	Thursday	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 off
Eid al-Fitr (estimated)
Typically in Nouakchott: high 24°C (75°F), low 19°C (66°F), rain on 0% of days
Fri 14 Jun – Mon 17 Jun · 4 days off
Eid al-Adha (estimated)
Typically in Nouakchott: high 27°C (81°F), low 22°C (72°F), rain on 3% of days
Fri 5 Jul – Sun 7 Jul · 3 days off
Islamic New Year (estimated)
Typically in Nouakchott: high 27°C (81°F), low 24°C (75°F), rain on 13% of days
Fri 13 Sep – Sun 15 Sep · 3 days off
Prophet's Birthday (estimated)
Typically in Nouakchott: high 30°C (86°F), low 27°C (81°F), rain on 41% of days
Thu 28 Nov – Sat 30 Nov · 3 days off
Independence Day
Typically in Nouakchott: high 26°C (79°F), low 20°C (68°F), rain on 0% of days

Bridge days

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

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 ↓