Public holidays in Nicaragua, 2028
Nicaragua observes 12 nationwide public holidays in 2028. After weekends and those holidays are removed, the working year comes to 251 days.
Every public holiday in 2028
| Date | Day | Holiday | Scope |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, 1 Jan | Saturday Weekend | New Year's Day | Nationwide |
| Tue, 1 Feb | Tuesday | Air Force Day | Nationwide |
| Thu, 6 Apr | Thursday | Holy Thursday | Nationwide |
| Mon, 1 May | Monday | Labour Day | Nationwide |
| Sat, 27 May | Saturday Weekend | Army Day | Nationwide |
| Wed, 19 Jul | Wednesday | Liberation Day | Nationwide |
| Thu, 14 Sep | Thursday | Battle of San Jacinto | Nationwide |
| Fri, 15 Sep | Friday | Independence Day | Nationwide |
| Thu, 12 Oct | Thursday | Indigenous Resistance Day | Nationwide |
| Fri, 8 Dec | Friday | Immaculate Conception | Nationwide |
| Mon, 25 Dec | Monday | Christmas Day | Nationwide |
| Sun, 31 Dec | Sunday Weekend | New Year's Eve | 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 | 0 | 23 | 184 |
| April | 30 | 10 | 1 | 19 | 152 |
| May | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 | 176 |
| June | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 | 176 |
| July | 31 | 10 | 1 | 20 | 160 |
| August | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 | 184 |
| September | 30 | 9 | 2 | 19 | 152 |
| October | 31 | 9 | 1 | 21 | 168 |
| November | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 | 176 |
| December | 31 | 10 | 2 | 19 | 152 |
| Year | 366 | 106 | 9 | 251 | 2,008 |
Reading these figures
The working day count treats Saturday and Sunday as the weekend, which is the standard working week in Nicaragua. 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: New Year's Day (1 Jan), Army Day (27 May), New Year's Eve (31 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 March at 23 days; the shortest is December 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 Q3, carrying 62 working days across July, August, September.
Compared with 2027, which held 251 working days, 2028 is identical in length.
Against the 204 countries covered here for 2028, Nicaragua's 12 nationwide holidays put it exactly at the median of 12, around the 54th percentile. The range across all countries this year runs from 3 to 50.
The holidays produce 4 breaks of three consecutive non-working days or more. The longest runs 4 days, from 14 September 2028 to 17 September 2028, built around Battle of San Jacinto and Independence Day. A further 3 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 2027: Holy Thursday. Dates that move cannot be carried forward from last year's planning spreadsheet, which is the most common way a holiday is missed.