Public holidays in Cyprus, 2027
Cyprus observes 17 nationwide public holidays in 2027. After weekends and those holidays are removed, the working year comes to 249 days.
Every public holiday in 2027
| Date | Day | Holiday | Scope |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri, 1 Jan | Friday | New Year's Day Πρωτοχρονιά |
Nationwide |
| Wed, 6 Jan | Wednesday | Epiphany Θεοφάνεια |
Nationwide |
| Mon, 15 Mar | Monday | Green Monday Καθαρή Δευτέρα |
Nationwide |
| Thu, 25 Mar | Thursday | Greek Independence Day Επέτειος Ελληνικής Ανεξαρτησίας |
Nationwide |
| Thu, 1 Apr | Thursday | Cyprus National Day Κυπριακή Εθνική Επέτειος |
Nationwide |
| Fri, 30 Apr | Friday | Good Friday Μεγάλη Παρασκευή |
Nationwide |
| Sat, 1 May | Saturday Weekend | Labour Day Πρωτομαγιά |
Nationwide |
| Mon, 3 May | Monday | Easter Monday Δευτέρα της Διακαινησίμου |
Nationwide |
| Tue, 4 May | Tuesday | Easter Tuesday Τρίτη της Διακαινησίμου |
Nationwide |
| Sun, 20 Jun | Sunday Weekend | Pentecost Αγίου Πνεύματος |
Nationwide |
| Mon, 21 Jun | Monday | Whit Monday Δευτέρα Πεντηκοστής |
Nationwide |
| Sun, 15 Aug | Sunday Weekend | Assumption of the Virgin Mary Η Κοίμησις της Θεοτόκου |
Nationwide |
| Fri, 1 Oct | Friday | Cyprus Independence Day Επέτειος Κυπριακής Ανεξαρτησίας |
Nationwide |
| Thu, 28 Oct | Thursday | Ohi Day Το Όχι |
Nationwide |
| Fri, 24 Dec | Friday | Christmas Eve Παραμονή Χριστουγέννων |
Nationwide |
| Sat, 25 Dec | Saturday Weekend | Christmas Day Χριστούγεννα |
Nationwide |
| Sun, 26 Dec | Sunday Weekend | St. Stephen's Day Δεύτερη μέρα των Χριστουγέννων |
Nationwide |
Working days month by month
| Month | Calendar days | Weekend | Holidays | Working days | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31 | 10 | 2 | 19 | 152 |
| February | 28 | 8 | 0 | 20 | 160 |
| March | 31 | 8 | 2 | 21 | 168 |
| April | 30 | 8 | 2 | 20 | 160 |
| May | 31 | 10 | 2 | 19 | 152 |
| June | 30 | 8 | 1 | 21 | 168 |
| July | 31 | 9 | 0 | 22 | 176 |
| August | 31 | 9 | 0 | 22 | 176 |
| September | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 | 176 |
| October | 31 | 10 | 2 | 19 | 152 |
| November | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 | 176 |
| December | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 | 176 |
| Year | 365 | 104 | 12 | 249 | 1,992 |
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.
5 of this year's public holidays fall on a weekend and therefore add no time away from work: Labour Day (1 May), Pentecost (20 Jun), Assumption of the Virgin Mary (15 Aug), Christmas Day (25 Dec), St. Stephen's Day (26 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 July at 22 days; the shortest is October at 19. That spread of 3 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 60 working days across January, February, March.
Compared with 2026, which held 247 working days, 2027 is 2 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 2027, 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 49.
The holidays produce 6 breaks of three consecutive non-working days or more. The longest runs 5 days, from 30 April 2027 to 4 May 2027, built around Good Friday and Labour Day and Easter Monday and Easter Tuesday. 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.
6 of this year's holidays sit on a different calendar date than in 2026: Green Monday, Good Friday, Easter Monday, Easter Tuesday, Pentecost, Whit Monday. Dates that move cannot be carried forward from last year's planning spreadsheet, which is the most common way a holiday is missed.