Public holidays in Belize, 2025
Belize observes 15 nationwide public holidays in 2025. After weekends and those holidays are removed, the working year comes to 248 days.
Every public holiday in 2025
| Date | Day | Holiday | Scope |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wed, 1 Jan | Wednesday | New Year's Day | Nationwide |
| Wed, 15 Jan | Wednesday | George Price Day | Nationwide |
| Mon, 10 Mar | Monday | National Heroes and Benefactors Day | Nationwide |
| Fri, 18 Apr | Friday | Good Friday | Nationwide |
| Sat, 19 Apr | Saturday Weekend | Holy Saturday | Nationwide |
| Sun, 20 Apr | Sunday Weekend | Easter Sunday | Nationwide |
| Mon, 21 Apr | Monday | Easter Monday | Nationwide |
| Thu, 1 May | Thursday | Labour Day | Nationwide |
| Fri, 1 Aug | Friday | Emancipation Day | Nationwide |
| Wed, 10 Sep | Wednesday | Saint George's Caye Day | Nationwide |
| Mon, 22 Sep | Monday | Independence Day | Nationwide |
| Mon, 13 Oct | Monday | Pan America Day | Nationwide |
| Wed, 19 Nov | Wednesday | Garifuna Settlement Day | Nationwide |
| Thu, 25 Dec | Thursday | Christmas Day | Nationwide |
| Fri, 26 Dec | Friday | Boxing Day | Nationwide |
Working days month by month
| Month | Calendar days | Weekend | Holidays | Working days | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31 | 8 | 2 | 21 | 168 |
| February | 28 | 8 | 0 | 20 | 160 |
| March | 31 | 10 | 1 | 20 | 160 |
| April | 30 | 8 | 2 | 20 | 160 |
| May | 31 | 9 | 1 | 21 | 168 |
| June | 30 | 9 | 0 | 21 | 168 |
| July | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 | 184 |
| August | 31 | 10 | 1 | 20 | 160 |
| September | 30 | 8 | 2 | 20 | 160 |
| October | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 | 176 |
| November | 30 | 10 | 1 | 19 | 152 |
| December | 31 | 8 | 2 | 21 | 168 |
| 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 Belize. 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: Holy Saturday (19 Apr), Easter Sunday (20 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 November at 19. That spread of 4 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 61 working days across January, February, March.
Against the 204 countries covered here for 2025, Belize's 15 nationwide holidays put it above the median of 12, around the 82nd percentile. The range across all countries this year runs from 3 to 48.
The holidays produce 6 breaks of three consecutive non-working days or more. The longest runs 4 days, from 18 April 2025 to 21 April 2025, built around Good Friday and Holy Saturday and Easter Sunday and Easter Monday. A further 1 working day is stranded between a holiday and a weekend, where one day of leave buys a break of four days or more. The full breakdown is here.