Public holidays in Cambodia, 2028
Cambodia observes 21 nationwide public holidays in 2028. After weekends and those holidays are removed, the working year comes to 247 days.
Every public holiday in 2028
| Date | Day | Holiday | Scope |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, 1 Jan | Saturday Weekend | New Year's Day ទិវាបុណ្យចូលឆ្នាំសកល |
Nationwide |
| Fri, 7 Jan | Friday | Victory over Genocide Day ទិវាជ័យជម្នះលើរបបប្រល័យពូជសាសន៍ |
Nationwide |
| Wed, 8 Mar | Wednesday | International Women's Day ទិវានារីអន្តរជាតិ |
Nationwide |
| Thu, 13 Apr | Thursday | Khmer New Year ពិធីបុណ្យចូលឆ្នាំថ្មី ប្រពៃណីជាតិ |
Nationwide |
| Fri, 14 Apr | Friday | Khmer New Year ពិធីបុណ្យចូលឆ្នាំថ្មី ប្រពៃណីជាតិ |
Nationwide |
| Sat, 15 Apr | Saturday Weekend | Khmer New Year ពិធីបុណ្យចូលឆ្នាំថ្មី ប្រពៃណីជាតិ |
Nationwide |
| Mon, 1 May | Monday | Labour Day ទិវាពលកម្មអន្តរជាតិ |
Nationwide |
| Fri, 12 May | Friday | Royal Ploughing Ceremony ព្រះរាជពិធីច្រត់ព្រះនង្គ័ល |
Nationwide |
| Sun, 14 May | Sunday Weekend | King Sihamoni's Birthday ព្រះរាជពិធីបុណ្យចម្រើនព្រះជន្ម ព្រះករុណា នរោត្តម សីហមុនី |
Nationwide |
| Sun, 18 Jun | Sunday Weekend | Queen Mother's Birthday ព្រះរាជពិធីបុណ្យចម្រើនព្រះជន្ម សម្តេចព្រះមហាក្សត្រី នរោត្តម មុនិនាថ សីហនុ |
Nationwide |
| Sun, 17 Sep | Sunday Weekend | Pchum Ben ពិធីបុណ្យភ្ផុំបិណ្ឌ |
Nationwide |
| Mon, 18 Sep | Monday | Pchum Ben ពិធីបុណ្យភ្ផុំបិណ្ឌ |
Nationwide |
| Tue, 19 Sep | Tuesday | Pchum Ben ពិធីបុណ្យភ្ផុំបិណ្ឌ |
Nationwide |
| Sun, 24 Sep | Sunday Weekend | Constitution Day ទិវាប្រកាសរដ្ឋធម្មនុញ្ញ |
Nationwide |
| Sun, 15 Oct | Sunday Weekend | Commemoration Day of the King's Father ព្រះរាជពិធីគោរពព្រះវិញ្ញាណក្ខន្ធព្រះករុណាព្រះបាទសម្ដេចព្រះ នរោត្ដម សីហនុ |
Nationwide |
| Sun, 29 Oct | Sunday Weekend | Coronation Day of King Sihamoni ព្រះរាជពិធីគ្រងព្រះបរមរាជសម្បត្តិរបស់ព្រះករុណាព្រះបាទសម្ដេចព្រះបរមនាថ នរោត្ដម សីហមុនី |
Nationwide |
| Tue, 31 Oct | Tuesday | Water Festival ពិធីបុណ្យអុំទូក បណ្ដែតប្រទីប អកអំបុក និងសំពះព្រះខែ |
Nationwide |
| Wed, 1 Nov | Wednesday | Water Festival ពិធីបុណ្យអុំទូក បណ្ដែតប្រទីប អកអំបុក និងសំពះព្រះខែ |
Nationwide |
| Thu, 2 Nov | Thursday | Water Festival ពិធីបុណ្យអុំទូក បណ្ដែតប្រទីប អកអំបុក និងសំពះព្រះខែ |
Nationwide |
| Thu, 9 Nov | Thursday | National Independence Day ទិវាបុណ្យឯករាជ្យជាតិ |
Nationwide |
| Fri, 29 Dec | Friday | Cambodia Peace Day ទិវាសន្តិភាពនៅកម្ពុជា |
Nationwide |
Working days month by month
| Month | Calendar days | Weekend | Holidays | Working days | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31 | 10 | 1 | 20 | 160 |
| February | 29 | 8 | 0 | 21 | 168 |
| March | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 | 176 |
| April | 30 | 10 | 2 | 18 | 144 |
| May | 31 | 8 | 2 | 21 | 168 |
| June | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 | 176 |
| July | 31 | 10 | 0 | 21 | 168 |
| August | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 | 184 |
| September | 30 | 9 | 2 | 19 | 152 |
| October | 31 | 9 | 1 | 21 | 168 |
| November | 30 | 8 | 3 | 19 | 152 |
| December | 31 | 10 | 1 | 20 | 160 |
| Year | 366 | 106 | 13 | 247 | 1,976 |
Reading these figures
The working day count treats Saturday and Sunday as the weekend, which is the standard working week in Cambodia. 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.
8 of this year's public holidays fall on a weekend and therefore add no time away from work: New Year's Day (1 Jan), Khmer New Year (15 Apr), King Sihamoni's Birthday (14 May), Queen Mother's Birthday (18 Jun), Pchum Ben (17 Sep), Constitution Day (24 Sep), Commemoration Day of the King's Father (15 Oct), Coronation Day of King Sihamoni (29 Oct). 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 August at 23 days; the shortest is April 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 Q4, carrying 60 working days across October, November, December.
Compared with 2027, which held 243 working days, 2028 is 4 working days 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 2028, Cambodia's 21 nationwide holidays put it above the median of 12, around the 98th percentile. The range across all countries this year runs from 3 to 50.
The holidays produce 7 breaks of three consecutive non-working days or more. The longest runs 4 days, from 13 April 2028 to 16 April 2028, built around Khmer New Year. A further 3 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.
10 of this year's holidays sit on a different calendar date than in 2027: Khmer New Year, Khmer New Year, Khmer New Year, Royal Ploughing Ceremony, Pchum Ben, Pchum Ben and others. Dates that move cannot be carried forward from last year's planning spreadsheet, which is the most common way a holiday is missed.