Public holidays in Angola, 2027
Angola observes 16 nationwide public holidays in 2027. After weekends and those holidays are removed, the working year comes to 248 days.
Every public holiday in 2027
| Date | Day | Holiday | Scope |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri, 1 Jan | Friday | New Year's Day Dia de Ano Novo |
Nationwide |
| Thu, 4 Feb | Thursday | Liberation Day Dia da Libertação |
Nationwide |
| Fri, 5 Feb | Friday | Liberation Day (Ponte) Dia da Libertação (Ponte) |
Nationwide |
| Mon, 8 Feb | Monday | Carnival Carnaval |
Nationwide |
| Mon, 8 Mar | Monday | International Women's Day Dia Internacional da Mulher |
Nationwide |
| Mon, 22 Mar | Monday | Day of the Liberation of Southern Africa (Ponte) Dia da Libertação da África Austral (Ponte) |
Nationwide |
| Tue, 23 Mar | Tuesday | Day of the Liberation of Southern Africa Dia da Libertação da África Austral |
Nationwide |
| Fri, 26 Mar | Friday | Good Friday Sexta Feira Santa |
Nationwide |
| Sun, 4 Apr | Sunday Weekend | Peace Day Dia da Paz |
Nationwide |
| Sat, 1 May | Saturday Weekend | Labour Day Dia do Trabalhador |
Nationwide |
| Fri, 17 Sep | Friday | National Heroes' Day Dia do Fundador da Nação e do Herói Nacional |
Nationwide |
| Mon, 1 Nov | Monday | All Souls' Day (Ponte) Dia de Finados (Ponte) |
Nationwide |
| Tue, 2 Nov | Tuesday | All Souls' Day Dia de Finados |
Nationwide |
| Thu, 11 Nov | Thursday | Independence Day Dia da Independência |
Nationwide |
| Fri, 12 Nov | Friday | Independence Day (Ponte) Dia da Independência (Ponte) |
Nationwide |
| Sat, 25 Dec | Saturday Weekend | Christmas Day Dia de Natal |
Nationwide |
Working days month by month
| Month | Calendar days | Weekend | Holidays | Working days | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31 | 10 | 1 | 20 | 160 |
| February | 28 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 136 |
| March | 31 | 8 | 4 | 19 | 152 |
| April | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 | 176 |
| May | 31 | 10 | 0 | 21 | 168 |
| June | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 | 176 |
| July | 31 | 9 | 0 | 22 | 176 |
| August | 31 | 9 | 0 | 22 | 176 |
| September | 30 | 8 | 1 | 21 | 168 |
| October | 31 | 10 | 0 | 21 | 168 |
| November | 30 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 144 |
| December | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 | 184 |
| Year | 365 | 104 | 13 | 248 | 1,984 |
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.
3 of this year's public holidays fall on a weekend and therefore add no time away from work: Peace Day (4 Apr), Labour Day (1 May), Christmas Day (25 Dec). 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 December at 23 days; the shortest is February at 17. That spread of 6 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 56 working days across January, February, March.
Compared with 2026, which held 249 working days, 2027 is 1 working day shorter. 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 2027, Angola's 16 nationwide holidays put it above the median of 12, around the 87th 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 5 days, from 4 February 2027 to 8 February 2027, built around Liberation Day and Liberation Day (Ponte) and Carnival. The full breakdown is here.
2 of this year's holidays sit on a different calendar date than in 2026: 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.