Public holidays in Uruguay, 2027
Uruguay observes 15 nationwide public holidays in 2027. After weekends and those holidays are removed, the working year comes to 250 days.
Every public holiday in 2027
| Date | Day | Holiday | Scope |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri, 1 Jan | Friday | New Year's Day Año Nuevo |
Nationwide |
| Wed, 6 Jan | Wednesday | Children's Day Día de los Niños |
Nationwide |
| Mon, 8 Feb | Monday | Carnival Carnaval |
Nationwide |
| Tue, 9 Feb | Tuesday | Carnival Carnaval |
Nationwide |
| Thu, 25 Mar | Thursday | Maundy Thursday Semana de Turismo |
Nationwide |
| Fri, 26 Mar | Friday | Good Friday Semana de Turismo |
Nationwide |
| Mon, 19 Apr | Monday | Landing of the 33 Patriots Day Desembarco de los 33 Orientales |
Nationwide |
| Sat, 1 May | Saturday Weekend | International Workers' Day Día de los Trabajadores |
Nationwide |
| Tue, 18 May | Tuesday | Battle of Las Piedras Batalla de las Piedras |
Nationwide |
| Sat, 19 Jun | Saturday Weekend | Birthday of José Gervasio Artigas and Never Again Day Natalicio de Artigas y Día del Nunca Más |
Nationwide |
| Sun, 18 Jul | Sunday Weekend | Constitution Day Jura de la Constitución |
Nationwide |
| Wed, 25 Aug | Wednesday | Independence Day Día de la Independencia |
Nationwide |
| Tue, 12 Oct | Tuesday | Day of the race Día de la Raza |
Nationwide |
| Tue, 2 Nov | Tuesday | Deceased ones day Día de los Difuntos |
Nationwide |
| Sat, 25 Dec | Saturday Weekend | Christmas Day Día de la Familia |
Nationwide |
Working days month by month
| Month | Calendar days | Weekend | Holidays | Working days | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31 | 10 | 2 | 19 | 152 |
| February | 28 | 8 | 2 | 18 | 144 |
| March | 31 | 8 | 2 | 21 | 168 |
| April | 30 | 8 | 1 | 21 | 168 |
| May | 31 | 10 | 1 | 20 | 160 |
| June | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 | 176 |
| July | 31 | 9 | 0 | 22 | 176 |
| 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 | 0 | 23 | 184 |
| Year | 365 | 104 | 11 | 250 | 2,000 |
Reading these figures
The working day count treats Saturday and Sunday as the weekend, which is the standard working week in Uruguay. 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.
4 of this year's public holidays fall on a weekend and therefore add no time away from work: International Workers' Day (1 May), Birthday of José Gervasio Artigas and Never Again Day (19 Jun), Constitution Day (18 Jul), 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 December at 23 days; the shortest is February at 18. That spread of 5 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 58 working days across January, February, March.
Compared with 2026, which held 248 working days, 2027 is 2 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, Uruguay's 15 nationwide holidays put it above the median of 12, around the 82nd 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 6 February 2027 to 9 February 2027, built around Carnival. 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.
4 of this year's holidays sit on a different calendar date than in 2026: Carnival, Carnival, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday. Dates that move cannot be carried forward from last year's planning spreadsheet, which is the most common way a holiday is missed.