Public holidays in El Salvador, 2027
El Salvador observes 26 nationwide public holidays in 2027. After weekends and those holidays are removed, the working year comes to 243 days.
Every public holiday in 2027
| Date | Day | Holiday | Scope |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, 1 May | Saturday Weekend | Labour Day Día del Trabajo |
Nationwide |
| Mon, 3 May | Monday | The Day of the Cross Día de la Cru |
Nationwide |
| Fri, 7 May | Friday | Soldiers' Day Día del Soldado |
Nationwide |
| Mon, 10 May | Monday | Father's Day Día del Padre |
Nationwide |
| Mon, 10 May | Monday | Mother's Day Día de las Madres |
Nationwide |
| Sun, 1 Aug | Sunday Weekend | August Festivals Fiestas de agosto |
Nationwide |
| Mon, 2 Aug | Monday | August Festivals Fiestas de agosto |
Nationwide |
| Tue, 3 Aug | Tuesday | August Festivals Fiestas de agosto |
Nationwide |
| Wed, 4 Aug | Wednesday | August Festivals Fiestas de agosto |
Nationwide |
| Thu, 5 Aug | Thursday | August Festivals Fiestas de agosto |
Nationwide |
| Fri, 6 Aug | Friday | August Festivals Fiestas de agosto |
Nationwide |
| Sat, 7 Aug | Saturday Weekend | August Festivals Fiestas de agosto |
Nationwide |
| Wed, 15 Sep | Wednesday | Independence Day Día de la Independencia |
Nationwide |
| Fri, 1 Oct | Friday | Children's Day Día del niño |
Nationwide |
| Tue, 12 Oct | Tuesday | Ethnic Pride Day Día de la raza |
Nationwide |
| Tue, 2 Nov | Tuesday | Day of the Dead El día de los difuntos |
Nationwide |
| Sun, 7 Nov | Sunday Weekend | National Pupusa Festival Festival Nacional De La Pupusa |
Nationwide |
| Mon, 8 Nov | Monday | National Pupusa Festival Festival Nacional De La Pupusa |
Nationwide |
| Tue, 9 Nov | Tuesday | National Pupusa Festival Festival Nacional De La Pupusa |
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| Wed, 10 Nov | Wednesday | National Pupusa Festival Festival Nacional De La Pupusa |
Nationwide |
| Thu, 11 Nov | Thursday | National Pupusa Festival Festival Nacional De La Pupusa |
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| Fri, 12 Nov | Friday | National Pupusa Festival Festival Nacional De La Pupusa |
Nationwide |
| Sat, 13 Nov | Saturday Weekend | National Pupusa Festival Festival Nacional De La Pupusa |
Nationwide |
| Sun, 21 Nov | Sunday Weekend | Day of the Queen of Peace Dia de la Reina de la Paz |
Nationwide |
| Sat, 25 Dec | Saturday Weekend | Christmas Day Noche Buena |
Nationwide |
| Fri, 31 Dec | Friday | New Year's Eve Fin de año |
Nationwide |
Working days month by month
| Month | Calendar days | Weekend | Holidays | Working days | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31 | 10 | 0 | 21 | 168 |
| February | 28 | 8 | 0 | 20 | 160 |
| March | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 | 184 |
| April | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 | 176 |
| May | 31 | 10 | 3 | 18 | 144 |
| June | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 | 176 |
| July | 31 | 9 | 0 | 22 | 176 |
| August | 31 | 9 | 5 | 17 | 136 |
| September | 30 | 8 | 1 | 21 | 168 |
| October | 31 | 10 | 2 | 19 | 152 |
| November | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 128 |
| December | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 | 176 |
| Year | 365 | 104 | 18 | 243 | 1,944 |
Reading these figures
The working day count treats Saturday and Sunday as the weekend, which is the standard working week in El Salvador. 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.
7 of this year's public holidays fall on a weekend and therefore add no time away from work: Labour Day (1 May), August Festivals (1 Aug), August Festivals (7 Aug), National Pupusa Festival (7 Nov), National Pupusa Festival (13 Nov), Day of the Queen of Peace (21 Nov), 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 November at 16. That spread of 7 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 57 working days across October, November, December.
Compared with 2026, which held 243 working days, 2027 is identical in length.
Against the 204 countries covered here for 2027, El Salvador's 26 nationwide holidays put it above the median of 12, around the 99th percentile. The range across all countries this year runs from 3 to 49.
The holidays produce 5 breaks of three consecutive non-working days or more. The longest runs 9 days, from 31 July 2027 to 8 August 2027, built around August Festivals. A further 2 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.
12 of this year's holidays sit on a different calendar date than in 2026: August Festivals, August Festivals, August Festivals, August Festivals, August Festivals, August Festivals 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.