Public holidays in Morocco, 2026
Morocco observes 10 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 Ras l' âm |
Nationwide |
| Sun, 11 Jan | Sunday Weekend | Proclamation of Independence Takdim watikat al-istiqlal |
Nationwide |
| Wed, 14 Jan | Wednesday | Amazigh New Year Id Yennayer |
Nationwide |
| Fri, 1 May | Friday | Labour Day Eid Ash-Shughl |
Nationwide |
| Thu, 30 Jul | Thursday | Enthronement Eid Al-Ârch |
Nationwide |
| Fri, 14 Aug | Friday | Zikra Oued Ed-Dahab Oued Ed-Dahab Day |
Nationwide |
| Thu, 20 Aug | Thursday | Revolution of the King and the People Thawrat al malik wa shâab |
Nationwide |
| Fri, 21 Aug | Friday | Youth Day Eid Al Chabab |
Nationwide |
| Fri, 6 Nov | Friday | Green March Eid Al Massira Al Khadra |
Nationwide |
| Wed, 18 Nov | Wednesday | Independence Day Eid Al Istiqulal |
Nationwide |
Working days month by month
| Month | Calendar days | Weekend | Holidays | Working days | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31 | 9 | 2 | 20 | 160 |
| February | 28 | 8 | 0 | 20 | 160 |
| March | 31 | 9 | 0 | 22 | 176 |
| April | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 | 176 |
| May | 31 | 10 | 1 | 20 | 160 |
| June | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 | 176 |
| July | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 | 176 |
| August | 31 | 10 | 3 | 18 | 144 |
| September | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 | 176 |
| October | 31 | 9 | 0 | 22 | 176 |
| November | 30 | 9 | 2 | 19 | 152 |
| December | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 | 184 |
| 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 Morocco. 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: Proclamation of Independence (11 Jan). 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 December at 23 days; the shortest is August 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 Q1, carrying 62 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, Morocco's 10 nationwide holidays put it below the median of 12, around the 25th percentile. The range across all countries this year runs from 3 to 49.
The holidays produce 4 breaks of three consecutive non-working days or more. The longest runs 4 days, from 20 August 2026 to 23 August 2026, built around Revolution of the King and the People and Youth 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.