Public holidays in Mexico, 2026
Mexico observes 9 nationwide public holidays in 2026. After weekends and those holidays are removed, the working year comes to 252 days.
Every public holiday in 2026
| Date | Day | Holiday | Scope |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, 1 Jan | Thursday | New Year's Day Año Nuevo |
Nationwide |
| Mon, 2 Feb | Monday | Constitution Day Día de la Constitución |
Nationwide |
| Mon, 16 Mar | Monday | Benito Juárez's birthday Natalicio de Benito Juárez |
Nationwide |
| Thu, 2 Apr | Thursday | Maundy Thursday Jueves Santo |
Nationwide |
| Fri, 3 Apr | Friday | Good Friday Viernes Santo |
Nationwide |
| Fri, 1 May | Friday | Labour Day Día del Trabajo |
Nationwide |
| Wed, 16 Sep | Wednesday | Independence Day Día de la Independencia |
Nationwide |
| Mon, 16 Nov | Monday | Revolution Day Día de la Revolución |
Nationwide |
| Fri, 25 Dec | Friday | Christmas Day Navidad |
Nationwide |
Working days month by month
| Month | Calendar days | Weekend | Holidays | Working days | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31 | 9 | 1 | 21 | 168 |
| February | 28 | 8 | 1 | 19 | 152 |
| March | 31 | 9 | 1 | 21 | 168 |
| April | 30 | 8 | 2 | 20 | 160 |
| May | 31 | 10 | 1 | 20 | 160 |
| June | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 | 176 |
| July | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 | 184 |
| August | 31 | 10 | 0 | 21 | 168 |
| September | 30 | 8 | 1 | 21 | 168 |
| October | 31 | 9 | 0 | 22 | 176 |
| November | 30 | 9 | 1 | 20 | 160 |
| December | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 | 176 |
| Year | 365 | 104 | 9 | 252 | 2,016 |
Reading these figures
The working day count treats Saturday and Sunday as the weekend, which is the standard working week in Mexico. 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.
The longest working month is July at 23 days; the shortest is February 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 61 working days across January, February, March.
Compared with 2025, which held 252 working days, 2026 is identical in length.
Against the 204 countries covered here for 2026, Mexico's 9 nationwide holidays put it below the median of 12, around the 17th 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 4 days, from 2 April 2026 to 5 April 2026, built around Maundy Thursday and Good Friday. 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.
5 of this year's holidays sit on a different calendar date than in 2025: Constitution Day, Benito Juárez's birthday, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Revolution Day. Dates that move cannot be carried forward from last year's planning spreadsheet, which is the most common way a holiday is missed.