Public Holidays in Jordan — 2027
There are 14 public holidays in Jordan in 2027 — a middle-of-the-road calendar by international standards.
5 of them land on the Friday + Saturday weekend, which leaves 9 genuine days off work.
The calendar clusters: May alone holds 6 of them, while 6 month(s) have none at all.
The longest dry spell runs 133 days, from Saturday, August 14, 2027 to Saturday, December 25, 2027; that is the stretch worth spending annual leave on.
3 holiday(s) sit next to the weekend, and 1 single bridge day(s) could turn into a four-day break.
Jordan sits in Western Asia, is run from Amman, pays in Jordanian Dinar, and has about 10.2M people planning around these same dates.
- Public holidays
- 14
- Days off work
- 9
- Weekend
- Friday + Saturday
- Busiest month
- May (6)
- Longest gap
- 133 days
- Capital
- Amman
| Date | Day | Holiday | Local name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri, Jan 1 | Friday | New Year's Day | |
| Mon, Mar 8 | Monday | Eid al-Fitr Holiday | |
| Tue, Mar 9 | Tuesday | Eid al-Fitr | |
| Wed, Mar 10 | Wednesday | Eid al-Fitr Holiday | |
| Thu, Mar 11 | Thursday | Eid al-Fitr Holiday | |
| Sat, May 1 | Saturday | Labour Day | |
| Sat, May 15 | Saturday | Arafat Day | |
| Sun, May 16 | Sunday | Eid al-Adha | |
| Mon, May 17 | Monday | Eid al-Adha Holiday | |
| Tue, May 18 | Tuesday | Eid al-Adha Holiday | |
| Tue, May 25 | Tuesday | Independence Day | |
| Sun, Jun 6 | Sunday | Islamic New Year | |
| Sat, Aug 14 | Saturday | Prophet's Birthday | |
| Sat, Dec 25 | Saturday | Christmas Day |
How many public holidays does Jordan have in 2027?
14 — of which 9 fall on a working day and 5 fall on the Friday + Saturday weekend.
What is the first public holiday in Jordan in 2027?
New Year's Day on Friday, January 1, 2027. The last one of the year is Christmas Day on Saturday, December 25, 2027.
Which days are the weekend in Jordan?
Friday + Saturday. 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 Jordan in 2027?
Between Saturday, August 14, 2027 and Saturday, December 25, 2027 — 133 days with nothing official in between.
Are these 2027 dates confirmed?
10 of the 14 dates are approximate — mostly moon-sighting based observances that shift by a day. The rest are fixed. Source: curated official calendar.