Public holidays in Peru, 2027
Peru observes 14 nationwide public holidays in 2027. After weekends and those holidays are removed, the working year comes to 251 days.
Every public holiday in 2027
| Date | Day | Holiday | Scope |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri, 1 Jan | Friday | New Year's Day Año Nuevo |
Nationwide |
| Thu, 25 Mar | Thursday | Holy Thursday Jueves Santo |
Nationwide |
| Thu, 25 Mar | Thursday | Maundy Thursday Jueves Santo |
Nationwide |
| Fri, 26 Mar | Friday | Good Friday Viernes Santo |
Nationwide |
| Sun, 28 Mar | Sunday Weekend | Easter Sunday Domingo Santo |
Nationwide |
| Sat, 1 May | Saturday Weekend | International Workers' Day Día del Trabajo |
Nationwide |
| Tue, 29 Jun | Tuesday | Saint Peter and Saint Paul Día de San Pedro y San Pablo |
Nationwide |
| Wed, 28 Jul | Wednesday | Independence Day Día de la Independencia |
Nationwide |
| Thu, 29 Jul | Thursday | Independence Day Día de la Independencia |
Nationwide |
| Mon, 30 Aug | Monday | Santa Rosa de Lima Día de Santa Rosa de Lima |
Nationwide |
| Fri, 8 Oct | Friday | Battle of Angamos Combate de Angamos |
Nationwide |
| Mon, 1 Nov | Monday | All Saints Day Día de Todos los Santos |
Nationwide |
| Wed, 8 Dec | Wednesday | Immaculate Conception Inmaculada Concepción |
Nationwide |
| Sat, 25 Dec | Saturday Weekend | Christmas Day 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 | 2 | 21 | 168 |
| April | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 | 176 |
| May | 31 | 10 | 0 | 21 | 168 |
| June | 30 | 8 | 1 | 21 | 168 |
| July | 31 | 9 | 2 | 20 | 160 |
| August | 31 | 9 | 1 | 21 | 168 |
| September | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 | 176 |
| October | 31 | 10 | 1 | 20 | 160 |
| November | 30 | 8 | 1 | 21 | 168 |
| December | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 | 176 |
| Year | 365 | 104 | 10 | 251 | 2,008 |
Reading these figures
The working day count treats Saturday and Sunday as the weekend, which is the standard working week in Peru. 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: Easter Sunday (28 Mar), International Workers' Day (1 May), 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 October 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 61 working days across January, February, March.
Compared with 2026, which held 251 working days, 2027 is identical in length.
Against the 204 countries covered here for 2027, Peru's 14 nationwide holidays put it above the median of 12, around the 75th percentile. The range across all countries this year runs from 3 to 49.
The holidays produce 5 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 and Easter Sunday. 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.
5 of this year's holidays sit on a different calendar date than in 2026: Holy Thursday, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter Sunday, Independence Day. Dates that move cannot be carried forward from last year's planning spreadsheet, which is the most common way a holiday is missed.