Public holidays in Angola, 2026
Angola observes 14 nationwide public holidays in 2026. After weekends and those holidays are removed, the working year comes to 249 days.
Every public holiday in 2026
| Date | Day | Holiday | Scope |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, 1 Jan | Thursday | New Year's Day Dia de Ano Novo |
Nationwide |
| Fri, 2 Jan | Friday | New Year's Day (Ponte) Dia de Ano Novo (Ponte) |
Nationwide |
| Wed, 4 Feb | Wednesday | Liberation Day Dia da Libertação |
Nationwide |
| Mon, 16 Feb | Monday | Carnival Carnaval |
Nationwide |
| Sun, 8 Mar | Sunday Weekend | International Women's Day Dia Internacional da Mulher |
Nationwide |
| Mon, 23 Mar | Monday | Day of the Liberation of Southern Africa Dia da Libertação da África Austral |
Nationwide |
| Fri, 3 Apr | Friday | Good Friday Sexta Feira Santa |
Nationwide |
| Sat, 4 Apr | Saturday Weekend | Peace Day Dia da Paz |
Nationwide |
| Fri, 1 May | Friday | Labour Day Dia do Trabalhador |
Nationwide |
| Thu, 17 Sep | Thursday | National Heroes' Day Dia do Fundador da Nação e do Herói Nacional |
Nationwide |
| Fri, 18 Sep | Friday | National Heroes' Day (Ponte) Dia do Fundador da Nação e do Herói Nacional (Ponte) |
Nationwide |
| Mon, 2 Nov | Monday | All Souls' Day Dia de Finados |
Nationwide |
| Wed, 11 Nov | Wednesday | Independence Day Dia da Independência |
Nationwide |
| Fri, 25 Dec | Friday | Christmas Day Dia de Natal |
Nationwide |
Working days month by month
| Month | Calendar days | Weekend | Holidays | Working days | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31 | 9 | 2 | 20 | 160 |
| February | 28 | 8 | 2 | 18 | 144 |
| March | 31 | 9 | 1 | 21 | 168 |
| April | 30 | 8 | 1 | 21 | 168 |
| May | 31 | 10 | 1 | 20 | 160 |
| June | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 | 176 |
| July | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 | 184 |
| August | 31 | 10 | 0 | 21 | 168 |
| September | 30 | 8 | 2 | 20 | 160 |
| October | 31 | 9 | 0 | 22 | 176 |
| November | 30 | 9 | 2 | 19 | 152 |
| December | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 | 176 |
| Year | 365 | 104 | 12 | 249 | 1,992 |
Reading these figures
The working day count treats Saturday and Sunday as the weekend, which is the standard working week in Angola. Only nationwide holidays are deducted; a date observed in one region alone still counts as a working day here, because a national figure that moved with regional calendars would describe nobody accurately.
2 of this year's public holidays fall on a weekend and therefore add no time away from work: International Women's Day (8 Mar), Peace Day (4 Apr). Whether these are compensated with a substitute day depends on national rules rather than on the calendar, so confirm before planning around them.
The longest working month is July at 23 days; the shortest is February at 18. That spread of 5 days matters for anything billed or accrued monthly, which is why payroll and capacity plans that assume an even year drift by the end of it. The thinnest quarter is Q1, carrying 59 working days across January, February, March.
Compared with 2025, which held 248 working days, 2026 is 1 working day longer. Where a target is carried over from one year to the next unchanged, that difference is absorbed silently unless someone accounts for it.
Against the 204 countries covered here for 2026, Angola's 14 nationwide holidays put it above the median of 12, around the 75th percentile. The range across all countries this year runs from 3 to 49.
The holidays produce 8 breaks of three consecutive non-working days or more. The longest runs 4 days, from 1 January 2026 to 4 January 2026, built around New Year's Day and New Year's Day (Ponte). The full breakdown is here.
2 of this year's holidays sit on a different calendar date than in 2025: Carnival, Good Friday. Dates that move cannot be carried forward from last year's planning spreadsheet, which is the most common way a holiday is missed.