Public holidays in Malta, 2027
Malta observes 14 nationwide public holidays in 2027. After weekends and those holidays are removed, the working year comes to 250 days.
Every public holiday in 2027
| Date | Day | Holiday | Scope |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri, 1 Jan | Friday | New Year's Day L-Ewwel tas-Sena |
Nationwide |
| Wed, 10 Feb | Wednesday | Feast of St. Paul's Shipwreck In-Nawfraġju ta’ San Pawl |
Nationwide |
| Fri, 19 Mar | Friday | Feast of St. Joseph San Ġużepp |
Nationwide |
| Fri, 26 Mar | Friday | Good Friday Il-Ġimgħa l-Kbira |
Nationwide |
| Wed, 31 Mar | Wednesday | Freedom Day Jum il-Ħelsien |
Nationwide |
| Sat, 1 May | Saturday Weekend | Worker's Day Jum il-Ħaddiem |
Nationwide |
| Mon, 7 Jun | Monday | Sette Giugno | Nationwide |
| Tue, 29 Jun | Tuesday | Feast of St.Peter and St.Paul L-Imnarja |
Nationwide |
| Sun, 15 Aug | Sunday Weekend | Assumption Day Santa Marija |
Nationwide |
| Wed, 8 Sep | Wednesday | Feast of Our Lady of Victories Il-Vittorja |
Nationwide |
| Tue, 21 Sep | Tuesday | Independence Day L-Indipendenza |
Nationwide |
| Wed, 8 Dec | Wednesday | Feast of the Immaculate Conception L-Immakulata Kunċizzjoni |
Nationwide |
| Mon, 13 Dec | Monday | Republic Day Jum ir-Repubblika |
Nationwide |
| Sat, 25 Dec | Saturday Weekend | Christmas Day Il-Milied |
Nationwide |
Working days month by month
| Month | Calendar days | Weekend | Holidays | Working days | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31 | 10 | 1 | 20 | 160 |
| February | 28 | 8 | 1 | 19 | 152 |
| March | 31 | 8 | 3 | 20 | 160 |
| April | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 | 176 |
| May | 31 | 10 | 0 | 21 | 168 |
| June | 30 | 8 | 2 | 20 | 160 |
| July | 31 | 9 | 0 | 22 | 176 |
| August | 31 | 9 | 0 | 22 | 176 |
| September | 30 | 8 | 2 | 20 | 160 |
| October | 31 | 10 | 0 | 21 | 168 |
| November | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 | 176 |
| December | 31 | 8 | 2 | 21 | 168 |
| Year | 365 | 104 | 11 | 250 | 2,000 |
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.
3 of this year's public holidays fall on a weekend and therefore add no time away from work: Worker's Day (1 May), Assumption Day (15 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 April at 22 days; the shortest is February 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 59 working days across January, February, March.
Compared with 2026, which held 250 working days, 2027 is identical in length.
Against the 204 countries covered here for 2027, 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 49.
The holidays produce 5 breaks of three consecutive non-working days or more. The longest runs 3 days, from 1 January 2027 to 3 January 2027, built around New Year's Day. 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.
1 of this year's holidays sits on a different calendar date than in 2026: Good Friday. Dates that move cannot be carried forward from last year's planning spreadsheet, which is the most common way a holiday is missed.