Public holidays in DR Congo, 2027
DR Congo observes 11 nationwide public holidays in 2027. After weekends and those holidays are removed, the working year comes to 255 days.
Every public holiday in 2027
| Date | Day | Holiday | Scope |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri, 1 Jan | Friday | New Year's Day | Nationwide |
| Mon, 4 Jan | Monday | Martyrs Day | Nationwide |
| Sat, 16 Jan | Saturday Weekend | Laurent-Désiré Kabila Assassination | Nationwide |
| Sun, 17 Jan | Sunday Weekend | Patrice Lumumba Assassination | Nationwide |
| Tue, 6 Apr | Tuesday | Kimbangu's Day | Nationwide |
| Sat, 1 May | Saturday Weekend | Labour Day | Nationwide |
| Mon, 17 May | Monday | Liberation Day | Nationwide |
| Wed, 30 Jun | Wednesday | Independence Day | Nationwide |
| Sun, 1 Aug | Sunday Weekend | Parents' Day | Nationwide |
| Mon, 2 Aug | Monday | Congolese Genocide Day | Nationwide |
| Sat, 25 Dec | Saturday Weekend | Christmas Day | 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 | 0 | 23 | 184 |
| April | 30 | 8 | 1 | 21 | 168 |
| May | 31 | 10 | 1 | 20 | 160 |
| June | 30 | 8 | 1 | 21 | 168 |
| July | 31 | 9 | 0 | 22 | 176 |
| August | 31 | 9 | 1 | 21 | 168 |
| September | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 | 176 |
| October | 31 | 10 | 0 | 21 | 168 |
| November | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 | 176 |
| December | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 | 184 |
| Year | 365 | 104 | 6 | 255 | 2,040 |
Reading these figures
The working day count treats Saturday and Sunday as the weekend, which is the standard working week in DR Congo. 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: Laurent-Désiré Kabila Assassination (16 Jan), Patrice Lumumba Assassination (17 Jan), Labour Day (1 May), Parents' Day (1 Aug), Christmas Day (25 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 March at 23 days; the shortest is January 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 62 working days across January, February, March.
Compared with 2026, which held 255 working days, 2027 is identical in length.
Against the 204 countries covered here for 2027, DR Congo's 11 nationwide holidays put it below the median of 12, around the 38th percentile. The range across all countries this year runs from 3 to 49.
The holidays produce 3 breaks of three consecutive non-working days or more. The longest runs 4 days, from 1 January 2027 to 4 January 2027, built around New Year's Day and Martyrs Day. 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.