Public holidays in Mexico, 2028
Mexico observes 8 nationwide public holidays in 2028. After weekends and those holidays are removed, the working year comes to 253 days.
Every public holiday in 2028
| Date | Day | Holiday | Scope |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, 7 Feb | Monday | Constitution Day Día de la Constitución |
Nationwide |
| Mon, 20 Mar | Monday | Benito Juárez's birthday Natalicio de Benito Juárez |
Nationwide |
| Thu, 13 Apr | Thursday | Maundy Thursday Jueves Santo |
Nationwide |
| Fri, 14 Apr | Friday | Good Friday Viernes Santo |
Nationwide |
| Mon, 1 May | Monday | Labour Day Día del Trabajo |
Nationwide |
| Sat, 16 Sep | Saturday Weekend | Independence Day Día de la Independencia |
Nationwide |
| Mon, 20 Nov | Monday | Revolution Day Día de la Revolución |
Nationwide |
| Mon, 25 Dec | Monday | Christmas Day Navidad |
Nationwide |
Working days month by month
| Month | Calendar days | Weekend | Holidays | Working days | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31 | 10 | 0 | 21 | 168 |
| February | 29 | 8 | 1 | 20 | 160 |
| March | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 | 176 |
| April | 30 | 10 | 2 | 18 | 144 |
| May | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 | 176 |
| June | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 | 176 |
| July | 31 | 10 | 0 | 21 | 168 |
| August | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 | 184 |
| September | 30 | 9 | 0 | 21 | 168 |
| October | 31 | 9 | 0 | 22 | 176 |
| November | 30 | 8 | 1 | 21 | 168 |
| December | 31 | 10 | 1 | 20 | 160 |
| Year | 366 | 106 | 7 | 253 | 2,024 |
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.
1 of this year's public holidays fall on a weekend and therefore adds no time away from work: Independence Day (16 Sep). 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 August at 23 days; the shortest is April at 18. That spread of 5 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 Q2, carrying 62 working days across April, May, June.
Compared with 2027, which held 252 working days, 2028 is 1 working day longer. Where a target is carried over from one year to the next unchanged, that difference is absorbed silently unless someone accounts for it.
Against the 204 countries covered here for 2028, Mexico's 8 nationwide holidays put it below the median of 12, around the 13th percentile. The range across all countries this year runs from 3 to 50.
The holidays produce 6 breaks of three consecutive non-working days or more. The longest runs 4 days, from 13 April 2028 to 16 April 2028, built around Maundy Thursday and Good Friday. The full breakdown is here.
6 of this year's holidays sit on a different calendar date than in 2027: Constitution Day, Benito Juárez's birthday, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Labour Day, 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.