Public Holidays in Cameroon — 2028
Cameroon keeps a short official calendar in 2028: 8 public holidays in total, so each one carries real weight for planning.
2 of them land on the Saturday + Sunday weekend, which leaves 6 genuine days off work.
The calendar clusters: May alone holds 3 of them, while 6 month(s) have none at all.
The longest dry spell runs 132 days, from Tuesday, August 15, 2028 to Monday, December 25, 2028; that is the stretch worth spending annual leave on.
4 holiday(s) sit next to the weekend, and 2 single bridge day(s) could turn into a four-day break.
Cameroon sits in Middle Africa, is run from Yaoundã, pays in Cfa Franc, Beac, and has about 26.5M people planning around these same dates.
- Public holidays
- 8
- Days off work
- 6
- Weekend
- Saturday + Sunday
- Busiest month
- May (3)
- Longest gap
- 132 days
- Capital
- Yaoundã
| Date | Day | Holiday | Local name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, Jan 1 | Saturday | New Year's Day | |
| Fri, Feb 11 | Friday | Youth Day | |
| Fri, Apr 14 | Friday | Good Friday | |
| Mon, May 1 | Monday | Labour Day | |
| Sat, May 20 | Saturday | National Day | |
| Thu, May 25 | Thursday | Ascension Day | |
| Tue, Aug 15 | Tuesday | Assumption Day | |
| Mon, Dec 25 | Monday | Christmas Day |
How many public holidays does Cameroon have in 2028?
8 — of which 6 fall on a working day and 2 fall on the Saturday + Sunday weekend.
What is the first public holiday in Cameroon in 2028?
New Year's Day on Saturday, January 1, 2028. The last one of the year is Christmas Day on Monday, December 25, 2028.
Which days are the weekend in Cameroon?
Saturday + Sunday. Working-day counts on this site use that pattern, not a fixed Saturday–Sunday assumption.
When is the longest period without a public holiday in Cameroon in 2028?
Between Tuesday, August 15, 2028 and Monday, December 25, 2028 — 132 days with nothing official in between.
Are these 2028 dates confirmed?
Yes, all 8 dates come from the official calendar (source: Nager.Date public holiday API) and none are moon-sighting estimates.