Public holidays in Burkina Faso, 2025
Burkina Faso observes 13 nationwide public holidays in 2025. After weekends and those holidays are removed, the working year comes to 250 days.
Every public holiday in 2025
| Date | Day | Holiday | Scope |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wed, 1 Jan | Wednesday | New Year's Day | Nationwide |
| Fri, 3 Jan | Friday | Revolution Day | Nationwide |
| Sat, 8 Mar | Saturday Weekend | International Women’s Day | Nationwide |
| Mon, 21 Apr | Monday | Easter Monday | Nationwide |
| Thu, 1 May | Thursday | Labour Day | Nationwide |
| Thu, 15 May | Thursday | Day of Customs and Traditions | Nationwide |
| Thu, 29 May | Thursday | Ascension Day | Nationwide |
| Tue, 5 Aug | Tuesday | Independence Day | Nationwide |
| Fri, 15 Aug | Friday | Assumption Day | Nationwide |
| Fri, 31 Oct | Friday | Martyrs' Day | Nationwide |
| Sat, 1 Nov | Saturday Weekend | All Saints' Day | Nationwide |
| Thu, 11 Dec | Thursday | Proclamation of Independence Day | Nationwide |
| Thu, 25 Dec | Thursday | Christmas 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 | 0 | 21 | 168 |
| April | 30 | 8 | 1 | 21 | 168 |
| May | 31 | 9 | 3 | 19 | 152 |
| June | 30 | 9 | 0 | 21 | 168 |
| July | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 | 184 |
| August | 31 | 10 | 2 | 19 | 152 |
| September | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 | 176 |
| October | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 | 176 |
| November | 30 | 10 | 0 | 20 | 160 |
| December | 31 | 8 | 2 | 21 | 168 |
| Year | 365 | 104 | 11 | 250 | 2,000 |
Reading these figures
The working day count treats Saturday and Sunday as the weekend, which is the standard working week in Burkina Faso. 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), All Saints' Day (1 Nov). 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 August 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 Q2, carrying 61 working days across April, May, June.
Against the 204 countries covered here for 2025, Burkina Faso's 13 nationwide holidays put it above the median of 12, around the 65th percentile. The range across all countries this year runs from 3 to 48.
The holidays produce 4 breaks of three consecutive non-working days or more. The longest runs 3 days, from 3 January 2025 to 5 January 2025, built around Revolution Day. A further 7 working days are 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.