How many public holidays does Namibia have in 2026?

Namibia has 13 public holidays in 2026.

How many public holidays does Namibia have in 2027?

Namibia has 13 public holidays in 2027.

What is the next public holiday in Namibia?

The next public holiday in Namibia is Human Rights Day on Thu, Dec 10, 2026.

Are weekends counted as holidays in Namibia?

Saturday and Sunday are not listed as public holidays unless a national observance falls on that date. In the upcoming 12 months, 3 public holidays fall on a weekend in Namibia; whether a substitute weekday is granted depends on local statutory rules and is not encoded in this table.

Does Namibia observe daylight saving time?

Namibia observes a seasonal DST shift in at least one of its 1 mapped timezone (Africa/Windhoek). Local clock-anchored events around a holiday weekend can move with that transition.

Which kind of holiday is most common in Namibia?

Across the upcoming 12 months, Namibia weights toward civic observances (5 of 13 classified public holidays). The classifier is keyword-based and the remainder break down as religious 4, civic 5, cultural 1, other 3.

Holiday calendar

Public holidays in Namibia.

13 in 202613 in 2027Next: Human Rights Day · Thu, Dec 10, 2026

Holiday tables, the next-holiday snapshot, and curated explainer links refresh on the daily calendar update window.

Next holiday

Human Rights Day

Thu, Dec 10, 2026

Primary timezone

Africa/Windhoek

Useful when holiday planning crosses countries or teams.

Curated explainers

Focused detail pages kept live for the strongest holiday queries.

Airport / timezone context

1 zones

Cross-links below connect this calendar to travel and time-reference pages.

Year-of-public-holidays pattern

Namibia across the next 12 months

13 public holidays fall between Thu, Nov 5, 2026 and Fri, Nov 5, 2027 in Namibia. The classifier below is a transparent keyword heuristic, not a legal taxonomy.

Classification mix

Religious4
Civic5
Cultural1
Other / unclassified3

Headline reading: a civic-leaning calendar.

Weekday distribution

Sunday1
Monday1
Tuesday2
Wednesday0
Thursday3
Friday4
Saturday2

Tuesday and Thursday entries create the strongest long-weekend pull.

Longest holiday-free stretch

88 days

Sat, May 29, 2027 → Wed, Aug 25, 2027

Longest consecutive-holiday cluster

4 days

Fri, Mar 26, 2027 → Mon, Mar 29, 2027

Adjacent weekends are counted with public-holiday dates when computing the cluster.

Operational closure profile

What makes the Namibia calendar operationally different

The country page now reads the holiday list as a planning surface: density, month clusters, type mix, and bridge-day pressure. These signals are derived from the same retained holiday rows rather than generic country copy.

Calendar density

active public-holiday calendar

Namibia has 13 public holidays in the rolling 12-month window and 13 total retained holiday rows across all types.

Bridge-day pressure

5 public holidays fall on Tuesday or Thursday, creating likely bridge-day pressure around adjacent Mondays or Fridays.

Month clustering

Public holidays cluster most strongly in May (5), March (3), December (3), January (1).

Dataset type mix

Dataset type mix is led by 13 public entries. This is separate from legal closure strength; always confirm local substitution and sector rules.

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Cross-country comparison

Namibia versus regional peers

Peer countries are picked from the same continent (Africa) by holiday-name overlap with Namibia, then ranked by the strongest shared calendar fraction.

Country	Public holidays (next 12 mo)	Mon	Tue	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
Namibia	13	1	2	3	4	2	1
Lesotho	11	2	1	2	3	3	0
Zimbabwe	13	2	3	0	3	3	2
Botswana	11	2	0	3	4	2	0

Compared with Lesotho (11), Zimbabwe (13), Botswana (11) across the same upcoming-12-month window, Namibia's 13-holiday count sits at or above the regional cluster.

Holiday planning depth

How to read the Namibia holiday calendar

The tables give the dates. These notes explain the coverage window, holiday mix, timezone context, and when a holiday earns a deeper explainer page.

Calendar density

Namibia has 13 tracked public holidays in the upcoming 12 months (2026-11 → 2027-11), and 13 entries in the following calendar year. Next public holiday signal: Human Rights Day on Thu, Dec 10, 2026 (Thursday).

Religious vs civic vs cultural mix

Classification mix across the next 12 months: 4 religious, 5 civic, 1 cultural, 3 other (13 classified entries). The headline reading: a civic-leaning calendar (Namibia weights toward civic observances in the upcoming window).

Weekday rhythm

Weekday distribution skews to Friday 4, Thursday 3, and Tuesday 2, which controls long-weekend math for the year. Holidays falling on Tuesday or Thursday create the strongest long-weekend pull; Saturday/Sunday entries depend on whether Namibia grants a weekday substitution. 5 public holidays fall on Tuesday or Thursday, creating likely bridge-day pressure around adjacent Mondays or Fridays.

Quiet stretches

Longest holiday-free stretch is 88 days (Sat, May 29, 2027 → Wed, Aug 25, 2027) — useful for spotting the calmest planning window.

Holiday clusters

Longest consecutive-holiday cluster is 4 days (Fri, Mar 26, 2027 → Mon, Mar 29, 2027), counting weekends adjacent to public dates.

Peer-country comparison

Compared with Lesotho (11), Zimbabwe (13), Botswana (11) across the same upcoming-12-month window, Namibia's 13-holiday count sits at or above the regional cluster.

Timezone planning

Namibia plans closures around Africa/Windhoek. Namibia observes a seasonal DST shift, which can move local clock-anchored events on either side of a holiday weekend.

Curation depth

No curated explainer pages are attached yet for Namibia; the table is the canonical reference here.

Travel handoff

No airport-country handoff is attached, so the strongest adjacent links are city clocks and date calculators.

Substitution and source boundary

3 public holidays land on a weekend in the upcoming window. This table does not invent substitute weekdays; it follows the source holiday rows exposed for Namibia.

Calendar pattern notes

Dataset type mix is led by 13 public entries. This is separate from legal closure strength; always confirm local substitution and sector rules. Public holidays cluster most strongly in May (5), March (3), December (3), January (1).

Public-holiday practice can vary by region, sector, and employer. Use official government or workplace calendars for legal closure decisions.

Holiday calendar method

How we calculate this: We load the current and next-year holiday rows for NA, intersect them with the next 365 days, classify each public-holiday row with a transparent keyword heuristic (religious / civic / cultural / other), and derive the weekday distribution, longest holiday-free stretch, and longest consecutive-holiday cluster (counting weekends adjacent to public-holiday dates).
Data sources: Holiday rows from the curated holiday catalog (src/data/holidays.json); country roster, ISO NA, and timezones from src/data/countries.json; DST observance from the IANA tzdata mirror in src/data/zones.json. Peer-country selection uses same-continent overlap on the holiday-slug set.
Update cadence: Page revalidates daily (revalidate = 86400) so the year-pattern card, next-holiday signal, and peer-comparison counts stay current.

Frequently asked questions

Namibia holiday questions

How many public holidays does Namibia have in 2026?: Namibia has 13 public holidays in 2026.
How many public holidays does Namibia have in 2027?: Namibia has 13 public holidays in 2027.
What is the next public holiday in Namibia?: The next public holiday in Namibia is Human Rights Day on Thu, Dec 10, 2026.
Are weekends counted as holidays in Namibia?: Saturday and Sunday are not listed as public holidays unless a national observance falls on that date. In the upcoming 12 months, 3 public holidays fall on a weekend in Namibia; whether a substitute weekday is granted depends on local statutory rules and is not encoded in this table.
Does Namibia observe daylight saving time?: Namibia observes a seasonal DST shift in at least one of its 1 mapped timezone (Africa/Windhoek). Local clock-anchored events around a holiday weekend can move with that transition.
Which kind of holiday is most common in Namibia?: Across the upcoming 12 months, Namibia weights toward civic observances (5 of 13 classified public holidays). The classifier is keyword-based and the remainder break down as religious 4, civic 5, cultural 1, other 3.

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2026 Holidays (13)

Date	Name	Status	Type
Thu, Jan 1, 2026	New Year's DayCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Past	Public
Sat, Mar 21, 2026	Independence DayCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Past	Public
Fri, Apr 3, 2026	Good FridayCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Past	Public
Mon, Apr 6, 2026	Easter MondayCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Past	Public
Fri, May 1, 2026	Workers' DayCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Past	Public
Mon, May 4, 2026	Cassinga DayCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Past	Public
Thu, May 14, 2026	Ascension DayCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Past	Public
Mon, May 25, 2026	Africa DayCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Past	Public
Thu, May 28, 2026	Genocide Remembrance DayCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Past	Public
Wed, Aug 26, 2026	Heroes' DayCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Past	Public
Thu, Dec 10, 2026	Human Rights DayCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Upcoming	Public
Fri, Dec 25, 2026	Christmas DayCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Upcoming	Public
Sat, Dec 26, 2026	Day of GoodwillSt. Stephen's DayCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Upcoming	Public

2027 Holidays (13)

Date	Name	Status	Type
Fri, Jan 1, 2027	New Year's DayCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Upcoming	Public
Sun, Mar 21, 2027	Independence DayCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Upcoming	Public
Fri, Mar 26, 2027	Good FridayCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Upcoming	Public
Mon, Mar 29, 2027	Easter MondayCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Upcoming	Public
Sat, May 1, 2027	Workers' DayCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Upcoming	Public
Tue, May 4, 2027	Cassinga DayCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Upcoming	Public
Thu, May 6, 2027	Ascension DayCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Upcoming	Public
Tue, May 25, 2027	Africa DayCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Upcoming	Public
Fri, May 28, 2027	Genocide Remembrance DayCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Upcoming	Public
Thu, Aug 26, 2027	Heroes' DayCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Upcoming	Public
Fri, Dec 10, 2027	Human Rights DayCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Upcoming	Public
Sat, Dec 25, 2027	Christmas DayCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Upcoming	Public
Sun, Dec 26, 2027	Day of GoodwillSt. Stephen's DayCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Upcoming	Public

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