Public holidays in Cyprus, 2025
Cyprus observes 17 nationwide public holidays in 2025. After weekends and those holidays are removed, the working year comes to 245 days.
Every public holiday in 2025
| Date | Day | Holiday | Scope |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wed, 1 Jan | Wednesday | New Year's Day Πρωτοχρονιά |
Nationwide |
| Mon, 6 Jan | Monday | Epiphany Θεοφάνεια |
Nationwide |
| Mon, 3 Mar | Monday | Green Monday Καθαρή Δευτέρα |
Nationwide |
| Tue, 25 Mar | Tuesday | Greek Independence Day Επέτειος Ελληνικής Ανεξαρτησίας |
Nationwide |
| Tue, 1 Apr | Tuesday | Cyprus National Day Κυπριακή Εθνική Επέτειος |
Nationwide |
| Fri, 18 Apr | Friday | Good Friday Μεγάλη Παρασκευή |
Nationwide |
| Mon, 21 Apr | Monday | Easter Monday Δευτέρα της Διακαινησίμου |
Nationwide |
| Tue, 22 Apr | Tuesday | Easter Tuesday Τρίτη της Διακαινησίμου |
Nationwide |
| Thu, 1 May | Thursday | Labour Day Πρωτομαγιά |
Nationwide |
| Sun, 8 Jun | Sunday Weekend | Pentecost Αγίου Πνεύματος |
Nationwide |
| Mon, 9 Jun | Monday | Whit Monday Δευτέρα Πεντηκοστής |
Nationwide |
| Fri, 15 Aug | Friday | Assumption of the Virgin Mary Η Κοίμησις της Θεοτόκου |
Nationwide |
| Wed, 1 Oct | Wednesday | Cyprus Independence Day Επέτειος Κυπριακής Ανεξαρτησίας |
Nationwide |
| Tue, 28 Oct | Tuesday | Ohi Day Το Όχι |
Nationwide |
| Wed, 24 Dec | Wednesday | Christmas Eve Παραμονή Χριστουγέννων |
Nationwide |
| Thu, 25 Dec | Thursday | Christmas Day Χριστούγεννα |
Nationwide |
| Fri, 26 Dec | Friday | St. Stephen's Day Δεύτερη μέρα των Χριστουγέννων |
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 | 2 | 19 | 152 |
| April | 30 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 144 |
| May | 31 | 9 | 1 | 21 | 168 |
| June | 30 | 9 | 1 | 20 | 160 |
| July | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 | 184 |
| August | 31 | 10 | 1 | 20 | 160 |
| September | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 | 176 |
| October | 31 | 8 | 2 | 21 | 168 |
| November | 30 | 10 | 0 | 20 | 160 |
| December | 31 | 8 | 3 | 20 | 160 |
| Year | 365 | 104 | 16 | 245 | 1,960 |
Reading these figures
The working day count treats Saturday and Sunday as the weekend, which is the standard working week in Cyprus. 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.
1 of this year's public holidays fall on a weekend and therefore adds no time away from work: Pentecost (8 Jun). 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 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 Q2, carrying 59 working days across April, May, June.
Against the 204 countries covered here for 2025, Cyprus's 17 nationwide holidays put it above the median of 12, around the 92nd 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 5 days, from 18 April 2025 to 22 April 2025, built around Good Friday and Easter Monday and Easter Tuesday. A further 4 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.