Public holidays in Somalia, 2026
Somalia observes 4 nationwide public holidays in 2026. After weekends and those holidays are removed, the working year comes to 257 days.
Every public holiday in 2026
| Date | Day | Holiday | Scope |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, 1 Jan | Thursday | New Year's Day | Nationwide |
| Fri, 1 May | Friday | Labour Day | Nationwide |
| Fri, 26 Jun | Friday | Independence Day | Nationwide |
| Wed, 1 Jul | Wednesday | Republic Day | Nationwide |
Working days month by month
| Month | Calendar days | Weekend | Holidays | Working days | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31 | 9 | 1 | 21 | 168 |
| 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 | 1 | 21 | 168 |
| July | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 | 176 |
| August | 31 | 10 | 0 | 21 | 168 |
| September | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 | 176 |
| October | 31 | 9 | 0 | 22 | 176 |
| November | 30 | 9 | 0 | 21 | 168 |
| December | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 | 184 |
| Year | 365 | 104 | 4 | 257 | 2,056 |
Reading these figures
The working day count treats Saturday and Sunday as the weekend, which is the standard working week in Somalia. 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.
The longest working month is December at 23 days; the shortest is May at 20. That spread of 3 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 63 working days across January, February, March.
Compared with 2025, which held 257 working days, 2026 is identical in length.
Against the 204 countries covered here for 2026, Somalia's 4 nationwide holidays put it below the median of 12, around the 2nd percentile. The range across all countries this year runs from 3 to 49.
The holidays produce 2 breaks of three consecutive non-working days or more. The longest runs 3 days, from 1 May 2026 to 3 May 2026, built around Labour Day. A further 1 working day is 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.