Public holidays in Paraguay, 2027
Paraguay observes 12 nationwide public holidays in 2027. After weekends and those holidays are removed, the working year comes to 254 days.
Every public holiday in 2027
| Date | Day | Holiday | Scope |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri, 1 Jan | Friday | New Year's Day | Nationwide |
| Mon, 1 Mar | Monday | Heroes' day Dia de los héroes |
Nationwide |
| Thu, 25 Mar | Thursday | Maundy Thursday Jueves Santo |
Nationwide |
| Fri, 26 Mar | Friday | Good Friday Viernes Santo |
Nationwide |
| Sat, 1 May | Saturday Weekend | Labour Day Día de los Trabajadores |
Nationwide |
| Fri, 14 May | Friday | Paraguayan Independence Independencia |
Nationwide |
| Sat, 15 May | Saturday Weekend | Paraguayan Independence Independencia |
Nationwide |
| Sat, 12 Jun | Saturday Weekend | Chaco Armistice Dia de la Paz del Chaco |
Nationwide |
| Sun, 15 Aug | Sunday Weekend | Founding of Asunción Fundación de Asunción |
Nationwide |
| Wed, 29 Sep | Wednesday | Boqueron Battle Victory Day Victoria de Boquerón |
Nationwide |
| Wed, 8 Dec | Wednesday | Virgin of Caacupe Virgen de Caacupé |
Nationwide |
| Sat, 25 Dec | Saturday Weekend | Christmas Day Día de Navidad |
Nationwide |
Working days month by month
| Month | Calendar days | Weekend | Holidays | Working days | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31 | 10 | 1 | 20 | 160 |
| February | 28 | 8 | 0 | 20 | 160 |
| March | 31 | 8 | 3 | 20 | 160 |
| April | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 | 176 |
| May | 31 | 10 | 1 | 20 | 160 |
| June | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 | 176 |
| July | 31 | 9 | 0 | 22 | 176 |
| August | 31 | 9 | 0 | 22 | 176 |
| September | 30 | 8 | 1 | 21 | 168 |
| October | 31 | 10 | 0 | 21 | 168 |
| November | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 | 176 |
| December | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 | 176 |
| Year | 365 | 104 | 7 | 254 | 2,032 |
Reading these figures
The working day count treats Saturday and Sunday as the weekend, which is the standard working week in Paraguay. 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.
5 of this year's public holidays fall on a weekend and therefore add no time away from work: Labour Day (1 May), Paraguayan Independence (15 May), Chaco Armistice (12 Jun), Founding of Asunción (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 May at 20. That spread of 2 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 60 working days across January, February, March.
Compared with 2026, which held 251 working days, 2027 is 3 working days 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 2027, Paraguay's 12 nationwide holidays put it exactly at the median of 12, around the 53rd 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 25 March 2027 to 28 March 2027, built around Maundy Thursday and Good Friday. The full breakdown is here.
3 of this year's holidays sit on a different calendar date than in 2026: Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Paraguayan Independence. Dates that move cannot be carried forward from last year's planning spreadsheet, which is the most common way a holiday is missed.