Public holidays in Malta, 2025
Malta observes 14 nationwide public holidays in 2025. After weekends and those holidays are removed, the working year comes to 251 days.
Every public holiday in 2025
| Date | Day | Holiday | Scope |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wed, 1 Jan | Wednesday | New Year's Day L-Ewwel tas-Sena |
Nationwide |
| Mon, 10 Feb | Monday | Feast of St. Paul's Shipwreck In-Nawfraġju ta’ San Pawl |
Nationwide |
| Wed, 19 Mar | Wednesday | Feast of St. Joseph San Ġużepp |
Nationwide |
| Mon, 31 Mar | Monday | Freedom Day Jum il-Ħelsien |
Nationwide |
| Fri, 18 Apr | Friday | Good Friday Il-Ġimgħa l-Kbira |
Nationwide |
| Thu, 1 May | Thursday | Worker's Day Jum il-Ħaddiem |
Nationwide |
| Sat, 7 Jun | Saturday Weekend | Sette Giugno | Nationwide |
| Sun, 29 Jun | Sunday Weekend | Feast of St.Peter and St.Paul L-Imnarja |
Nationwide |
| Fri, 15 Aug | Friday | Assumption Day Santa Marija |
Nationwide |
| Mon, 8 Sep | Monday | Feast of Our Lady of Victories Il-Vittorja |
Nationwide |
| Sun, 21 Sep | Sunday Weekend | Independence Day L-Indipendenza |
Nationwide |
| Mon, 8 Dec | Monday | Feast of the Immaculate Conception L-Immakulata Kunċizzjoni |
Nationwide |
| Sat, 13 Dec | Saturday Weekend | Republic Day Jum ir-Repubblika |
Nationwide |
| Thu, 25 Dec | Thursday | Christmas Day Il-Milied |
Nationwide |
Working days month by month
| Month | Calendar days | Weekend | Holidays | Working days | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 | 176 |
| February | 28 | 8 | 1 | 19 | 152 |
| March | 31 | 10 | 2 | 19 | 152 |
| April | 30 | 8 | 1 | 21 | 168 |
| May | 31 | 9 | 1 | 21 | 168 |
| June | 30 | 9 | 0 | 21 | 168 |
| July | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 | 184 |
| August | 31 | 10 | 1 | 20 | 160 |
| September | 30 | 8 | 1 | 21 | 168 |
| October | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 | 184 |
| November | 30 | 10 | 0 | 20 | 160 |
| December | 31 | 8 | 2 | 21 | 168 |
| Year | 365 | 104 | 10 | 251 | 2,008 |
Reading these figures
The working day count treats Saturday and Sunday as the weekend, which is the standard working week in Malta. 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.
4 of this year's public holidays fall on a weekend and therefore add no time away from work: Sette Giugno (7 Jun), Feast of St.Peter and St.Paul (29 Jun), Independence Day (21 Sep), Republic Day (13 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 23 days; the shortest is March 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 60 working days across January, February, March.
Against the 204 countries covered here for 2025, Malta's 14 nationwide holidays put it above the median of 12, around the 75th 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 3 days, from 8 February 2025 to 10 February 2025, built around Feast of St. Paul's Shipwreck. 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.