Public holidays in Mauritania 2027

10 nationwide public holidays in 2027.

Next nationwide holiday in Mauritania

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2027

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Local name
1 January Friday	Friday	New Year's Day رأس السنة الميلادية	رأس السنة الميلادية
9 March Tuesday	Tuesday	Eid al-Fitr عيد الفطر Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	عيد الفطر
10 March Wednesday	Wednesday	Eid al-Fitr عيد الفطر Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	عيد الفطر
1 May Saturday	Saturday	Labor Day عيد العمال	عيد العمال
16 May Sunday	Sunday	Eid al-Adha عيد الأضحى Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	عيد الأضحى
17 May Monday	Monday	Eid al-Adha عيد الأضحى Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	عيد الأضحى
25 May Tuesday	Tuesday	Africa Day يوم أفريقيا	يوم أفريقيا
6 June Sunday	Sunday	Islamic New Year رأس السنة الهجرية Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	رأس السنة الهجرية
14 August Saturday	Saturday	Prophet's Birthday المولد النبوي الشريف Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	المولد النبوي الشريف
28 November Sunday	Sunday	Independence Day عيد الاستقلال	عيد الاستقلال

Long weekends and bridge days 2027

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

Long weekends

Fri 14 May – Mon 17 May · 4 days off
Eid al-Adha (estimated)
Typically in Nouakchott: high 25°C (77°F), low 20°C (68°F), rain on 0% of days
Fri 4 Jun – Sun 6 Jun · 3 days off
Islamic New Year (estimated)
Typically in Nouakchott: high 26°C (79°F), low 21°C (70°F), rain on 0% of days
Fri 26 Nov – Sun 28 Nov · 3 days off
Independence Day
Typically in Nouakchott: high 26°C (79°F), low 21°C (70°F), rain on 0% of days

Bridge days

Thu 11 Mar: take 1 day off, get 5 days in a row (Tue 9 Mar – Sat 13 Mar)
Eid al-Fitr (estimated)
Typically in Nouakchott: high 26°C (79°F), low 19°C (66°F), rain on 0% of days

Leave planner 2027

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 Mar – Sat 13 Mar — 9 days off for 3 leave days (Sun 7 Mar, Mon 8 Mar, Thu 11 Mar).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Sun 3 Jan) get 3 days in a rowFri 1 Jan – Sun 3 Jan · New Year's DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 11 Mar) get 5 days in a rowTue 9 Mar – Sat 13 Mar · Eid al-FitrShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 29 Apr) get 3 days in a rowThu 29 Apr – Sat 1 May · Labor DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 13 May) get 5 days in a rowThu 13 May – Mon 17 May · Eid al-AdhaShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 3 Jun) get 4 days in a rowThu 3 Jun – Sun 6 Jun · Islamic New YearShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 25 Nov) get 4 days in a rowThu 25 Nov – Sun 28 Nov · Independence DayShow on calendar ↓