Public holidays in Somalia 2024

10 nationwide public holidays in 2024.

Next nationwide holiday in Somalia

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2024

Date	Weekday	Holiday
1 January Monday	Monday	New Year's Day
8 February Thursday	Thursday	Isra' and Mi'raj ReligiousEstimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced
10 April Wednesday	Wednesday	Eid al-Fitr ReligiousEstimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced
1 May Wednesday	Wednesday	Labour Day
16 June Sunday	Sunday	Eid al-Adha ReligiousEstimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced
26 June Wednesday	Wednesday	Independence Day National day
1 July Monday	Monday	Republic Day National day
7 July Sunday	Sunday	Islamic New Year ReligiousEstimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced
16 July Tuesday	Tuesday	Ashura ReligiousEstimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced
15 September Sunday	Sunday	Prophet's Birthday ReligiousEstimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced

Long weekends and bridge days 2024

Based on nationwide holidays and the weekend in Somalia (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 Mogadishu: high 29°C (84°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 0% of days
Sat 29 Jun – Mon 1 Jul · 3 days off
Republic Day
Typically in Mogadishu: high 27°C (81°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 34% of days

Bridge days

Fri 9 Feb: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 8 Feb – Sun 11 Feb)
Isra' and Mi'raj (estimated)
Typically in Mogadishu: high 28°C (82°F), low 25°C (77°F), rain on 1% of days
Mon 15 Jul: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 13 Jul – Tue 16 Jul)
Ashura (estimated)
Typically in Mogadishu: high 27°C (81°F), low 25°C (77°F), rain on 44% 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: Tue 25 Jun – Mon 1 Jul — 7 days off for 3 leave days (Tue 25 Jun, Thu 27 Jun, Fri 28 Jun).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Fri 9 Feb) get 4 days in a rowThu 8 Feb – Sun 11 Feb · Isra' and Mi'rajShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 14 Jun) get 3 days in a rowFri 14 Jun – Sun 16 Jun · Eid al-AdhaShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 28 Jun) get 4 days in a rowFri 28 Jun – Mon 1 Jul · Republic DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 5 Jul) get 3 days in a rowFri 5 Jul – Sun 7 Jul · Islamic New YearShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Mon 15 Jul) get 4 days in a rowSat 13 Jul – Tue 16 Jul · AshuraShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 13 Sep) get 3 days in a rowFri 13 Sep – Sun 15 Sep · Prophet's BirthdayShow on calendar ↓