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Paraguay working days and public holidays 2025

Paraguay, 2025: 250 working days and 2000 working hours at 8 hours a day. There are 12 national public holidays, 11 of them on working days.

Paraguay 2025 at a glance

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Working days
250
Standard hours
2000
Free days
115
Calendar days
365
Holidays in period
12
Free days from holidays
11
Holidays on weekends
1

Public holidays 2025

January

  • 1 Jan Wednesday New Year's Day

March

  • 1 Mar Saturday Heroes' day (Dia de los héroes) Weekend

April

  • 17 Apr Thursday Maundy Thursday (Jueves Santo)
  • 18 Apr Friday Good Friday (Viernes Santo)

May

  • 1 May Thursday Labour Day (Día de los Trabajadores)
  • 14 May Wednesday Paraguayan Independence (Independencia)
  • 15 May Thursday Paraguayan Independence (Independencia)

June

  • 12 Jun Thursday Chaco Armistice (Dia de la Paz del Chaco)

August

  • 15 Aug Friday Founding of Asunción (Fundación de Asunción)

September

  • 29 Sept Monday Boqueron Battle Victory Day (Victoria de Boquerón)

December

  • 8 Dec Monday Virgin of Caacupe (Virgen de Caacupé)
  • 25 Dec Thursday Christmas Day (Día de Navidad)

Working days and hours by month 2025

Month Working days Hours
January 1 Jan New Year's Day 22 176
February 20 160
March 1 Mar Heroes' day (Dia de los héroes) 21 168
April 17 Apr Maundy Thursday (Jueves Santo), 18 Apr Good Friday (Viernes Santo) 20 160
May 1 May Labour Day (Día de los Trabajadores), 14 May Paraguayan Independence (Independencia), 15 May Paraguayan Independence (Independencia) 19 152
June 12 Jun Chaco Armistice (Dia de la Paz del Chaco) 20 160
July 23 184
August 15 Aug Founding of Asunción (Fundación de Asunción) 20 160
September 29 Sep Boqueron Battle Victory Day (Victoria de Boquerón) 21 168
October 23 184
November 20 160
December 8 Dec Virgin of Caacupe (Virgen de Caacupé), 25 Dec Christmas Day (Día de Navidad) 21 168
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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