Public holidays in Namibia 2024

14 nationwide public holidays in 2024.

Next nationwide holiday in Namibia

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2024

Date	Weekday	Holiday
1 January Monday	Monday	New Year's Day
25 February Sunday	Sunday	Burial ceremony of Dr. Hage Gottfried Geingob
21 March Thursday	Thursday	Independence Day National day
29 March Friday	Friday	Good Friday Religious
1 April Monday	Monday	Easter Monday Religious
1 May Wednesday	Wednesday	Workers' Day
4 May Saturday	Saturday	Cassinga Day
9 May Thursday	Thursday	Ascension Day Religious
25 May Saturday	Saturday	Africa Day
26 August Monday	Monday	Heroes' Day National day
10 September Tuesday	Tuesday	Day of the Namibian Women and International Human Rights Day
27 November Wednesday	Wednesday	General Election Day
25 December Wednesday	Wednesday	Christmas Day Religious
26 December Thursday	Thursday	Family Day

Long weekends and bridge days 2024

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

Long weekends

Sat 30 Dec – Mon 1 Jan 2024 · 3 days off
New Year's Day
Typically in Windhoek: high 32°C (90°F), low 17°C (63°F), rain on 40% of days
Fri 29 Mar – Mon 1 Apr · 4 days off
Good Friday, Easter Monday
Typically in Windhoek: high 28°C (82°F), low 15°C (59°F), rain on 40% of days
Sat 24 Aug – Mon 26 Aug · 3 days off
Heroes' Day
Typically in Windhoek: high 27°C (81°F), low 9°C (48°F), rain on 0% of days

Bridge days

Fri 22 Mar: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 21 Mar – Sun 24 Mar)
Independence Day
Typically in Windhoek: high 29°C (84°F), low 16°C (61°F), rain on 54% of days
Fri 10 May: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 9 May – Sun 12 May)
Ascension Day
Typically in Windhoek: high 26°C (79°F), low 10°C (50°F), rain on 7% of days
Mon 9 Sep: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 7 Sep – Tue 10 Sep)
Day of the Namibian Women and International Human Rights Day
Typically in Windhoek: high 29°C (84°F), low 11°C (52°F), rain on 1% of days
Fri 27 Dec: take 1 day off, get 5 days in a row (Wed 25 Dec – Sun 29 Dec)
Christmas Day, Family Day
Typically in Windhoek: high 32°C (90°F), low 17°C (63°F), rain on 33% 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: Sat 21 Dec – Sun 29 Dec — 9 days off for 3 leave days (Mon 23 Dec, Tue 24 Dec, Fri 27 Dec).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Fri 22 Mar) get 4 days in a rowThu 21 Mar – Sun 24 Mar · Independence DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 28 Mar) get 5 days in a rowThu 28 Mar – Mon 1 Apr · Good Friday, Easter MondayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 10 May) get 4 days in a rowThu 9 May – Sun 12 May · Ascension DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 23 Aug) get 4 days in a rowFri 23 Aug – Mon 26 Aug · Heroes' DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Mon 9 Sep) get 4 days in a rowSat 7 Sep – Tue 10 Sep · Day of the Namibian Women and International Human Rights DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 27 Dec) get 5 days in a rowWed 25 Dec – Sun 29 Dec · Christmas Day, Family DayShow on calendar ↓