Public holidays in São Tomé and Príncipe, 2028
São Tomé and Príncipe observes 8 nationwide public holidays in 2028. After weekends and those holidays are removed, the working year comes to 254 days.
Every public holiday in 2028
| Date | Day | Holiday | Scope |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, 1 Jan | Saturday Weekend | New Year's Day Ano Novo |
Nationwide |
| Thu, 3 Feb | Thursday | Martyrs' Day Dia dos Mártires |
Nationwide |
| Mon, 1 May | Monday | Labour Day Dia do trabalhador |
Nationwide |
| Wed, 12 Jul | Wednesday | Independence Day Dia da Independência |
Nationwide |
| Wed, 6 Sep | Wednesday | Armed Forces Day Dia das Forças Armadas |
Nationwide |
| Sat, 30 Sep | Saturday Weekend | Agricultural Reform Day Dia da Reforma Agrária |
Nationwide |
| Thu, 21 Dec | Thursday | São Tomé Day Dia de São Tomé |
Nationwide |
| Mon, 25 Dec | Monday | Christmas Day Natal |
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 | 0 | 20 | 160 |
| 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 | 1 | 20 | 160 |
| October | 31 | 9 | 0 | 22 | 176 |
| November | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 | 176 |
| December | 31 | 10 | 2 | 19 | 152 |
| Year | 366 | 106 | 6 | 254 | 2,032 |
Reading these figures
The working day count treats Saturday and Sunday as the weekend, which is the standard working week in São Tomé and Príncipe. 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.
2 of this year's public holidays fall on a weekend and therefore add no time away from work: New Year's Day (1 Jan), Agricultural Reform Day (30 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 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 63 working days across July, August, September.
Compared with 2027, which held 255 working days, 2028 is 1 working day shorter. 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, São Tomé and Príncipe'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 2 breaks of three consecutive non-working days or more. The longest runs 3 days, from 29 April 2028 to 1 May 2028, built around Labour 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.