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Cyprus working days and public holidays 2027

Cyprus, 2027: 250 working days and 2000 working hours at 8 hours a day. There are 16 national public holidays, 11 of them on working days.

Cyprus 2027 at a glance

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Working days
250
Standard hours
2000
Free days
115
Calendar days
365
Holidays in period
16
Free days from holidays
11
Holidays on weekends
5

Public holidays 2027

January

  • 1 Jan Friday New Year's Day (Πρωτοχρονιά)
  • 6 Jan Wednesday Epiphany (Θεοφάνεια)

March

  • 15 Mar Monday Green Monday (Καθαρή Δευτέρα)
  • 25 Mar Thursday Greek Independence Day (Επέτειος Ελληνικής Ανεξαρτησίας)

April

  • 1 Apr Thursday Cyprus National Day (Κυπριακή Εθνική Επέτειος)
  • 30 Apr Friday Good Friday (Μεγάλη Παρασκευή)

May

  • 1 May Saturday Labour Day (Πρωτομαγιά) Weekend
  • 3 May Monday Easter Monday (Δευτέρα της Διακαινησίμου)

June

  • 20 Jun Sunday Pentecost (Αγίου Πνεύματος) Weekend
  • 21 Jun Monday Whit Monday (Δευτέρα Πεντηκοστής)

August

  • 15 Aug Sunday Assumption of the Virgin Mary (Η Κοίμησις της Θεοτόκου) Weekend

October

  • 1 Oct Friday Cyprus Independence Day (Επέτειος Κυπριακής Ανεξαρτησίας)
  • 28 Oct Thursday Ohi Day (Το Όχι)

December

  • 24 Dec Friday Christmas Eve (Παραμονή Χριστουγέννων)
  • 25 Dec Saturday Christmas Day (Χριστούγεννα) Weekend
  • 26 Dec Sunday St. Stephen's Day (Δεύτερη μέρα των Χριστουγέννων) Weekend

Working days and hours by month 2027

Month Working days Hours
January 1 Jan New Year's Day (Πρωτοχρονιά), 6 Jan Epiphany (Θεοφάνεια) 19 152
February 20 160
March 15 Mar Green Monday (Καθαρή Δευτέρα), 25 Mar Greek Independence Day (Επέτειος Ελληνικής Ανεξαρτησίας) 21 168
April 1 Apr Cyprus National Day (Κυπριακή Εθνική Επέτειος), 30 Apr Good Friday (Μεγάλη Παρασκευή) 20 160
May 1 May Labour Day (Πρωτομαγιά), 3 May Easter Monday (Δευτέρα της Διακαινησίμου) 20 160
June 20 Jun Pentecost (Αγίου Πνεύματος), 21 Jun Whit Monday (Δευτέρα Πεντηκοστής) 21 168
July 22 176
August 15 Aug Assumption of the Virgin Mary (Η Κοίμησις της Θεοτόκου) 22 176
September 22 176
October 1 Oct Cyprus Independence Day (Επέτειος Κυπριακής Ανεξαρτησίας), 28 Oct Ohi Day (Το Όχι) 19 152
November 22 176
December 24 Dec Christmas Eve (Παραμονή Χριστουγέννων), 25 Dec Christmas Day (Χριστούγεννα), 26 Dec St. Stephen's Day (Δεύτερη μέρα των Χριστουγέννων) 22 176
Total 250 2000

How it works?

This calculator counts working days, public holidays, and shortened workdays for a selected country and period. A working day is any day outside the weekend (Saturday and Sunday; in Egypt Friday and Saturday) that is not a public holiday. Shortened workdays: in Estonia the working day immediately before New Year's Day, Independence Day, Victory Day and Christmas Eve is 3 hours shorter. In Latvia and Lithuania the working day immediately before every public holiday is 1 hour shorter (Latvian Labour Law § 135, Lithuanian Labour Code art. 112).

Holiday data comes from the Nager.Date public holiday database, updated annually.

Frequently asked questions

What counts as a working day?

A working day is any day that is neither a weekend day nor a public holiday. In Estonia and most countries the weekend is Saturday and Sunday; in Egypt it is Friday and Saturday.

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What is a shortened workday?

Under § 53 of the Estonian Employment Contracts Act, the working day before New Year's Day, Independence Day (24 February), Victory Day (23 June) and Christmas Eve (24 December) is shortened by three hours. The day shortened is the one immediately before the holiday: if that day is a day off (for example a Sunday), no working day is shortened - the Friday before stays a full day. In Estonia the day before other public holidays is not shortened. In Latvia (Labour Law § 135) and Lithuania (Labour Code art. 112) the working day right before every public holiday is one hour shorter for full-time staff.

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Why don’t some public holidays reduce the working day count?

If a public holiday falls on a weekend (Saturday or Sunday), it does not reduce the working day count, since those days would not be working days regardless.

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How are annual working hours calculated?

Multiply the working days by 8 hours and subtract the shortening for each shortened day - 3 hours in Estonia, 1 hour in Latvia and Lithuania: working days × 8 − shortened days × 3 (or × 1). Monthly norm hours work the same way from that month's working days. For part-time staff, use the agreed daily hours instead of 8.

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Working days and public holidays in other countries