Public holidays in Mauritania 2028

10 nationwide public holidays in 2028.

Next nationwide holiday in Mauritania

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2028

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

Long weekends and bridge days 2028

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

Long weekends

Fri 25 Feb – Sun 27 Feb · 3 days off
Eid al-Fitr (estimated)
Typically in Nouakchott: high 23°C (73°F), low 18°C (64°F), rain on 3% of days
Thu 25 May – Sat 27 May · 3 days off
Africa Day, Islamic New Year (estimated)
Typically in Nouakchott: high 24°C (75°F), low 20°C (68°F), rain on 0% of days
Thu 3 Aug – Sat 5 Aug · 3 days off
Prophet's Birthday (estimated)
Typically in Nouakchott: high 28°C (82°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 17% of days

Bridge days

Sun 30 Apr: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Fri 28 Apr – Mon 1 May)
Labor Day
Typically in Nouakchott: high 24°C (75°F), low 19°C (66°F), rain on 0% of days
Sun 31 Dec: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Fri 29 Dec – Mon 1 Jan 2029)
New Year's Day
Typically in Nouakchott: high 24°C (75°F), low 18°C (64°F), rain on 1% of days

Leave planner 2028

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: Tue 22 Feb – Sun 27 Feb — 6 days off for 3 leave days (Tue 22 Feb, Wed 23 Feb, Thu 24 Feb).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Thu 24 Feb) get 4 days in a rowThu 24 Feb – Sun 27 Feb · Eid al-FitrShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Sun 30 Apr) get 4 days in a rowFri 28 Apr – Mon 1 May · Labor DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 4 May) get 3 days in a rowThu 4 May – Sat 6 May · Eid al-AdhaShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Wed 24 May) get 4 days in a rowWed 24 May – Sat 27 May · Africa Day, Islamic New YearShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Wed 2 Aug) get 4 days in a rowWed 2 Aug – Sat 5 Aug · Prophet's BirthdayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Sun 31 Dec) get 4 days in a rowFri 29 Dec – Mon 1 Jan 2029 · New Year's DayShow on calendar ↓