Public holidays in 2022 in Saudi Arabia

National public holidays for Jan 1, 2022 through Dec 31, 2022. Cross-check in the business days calculator or browse the Holidays API.

Quick summary: 28 public holiday records in the dataset for this range, spanning about 26 calendar days that fall in 2022.

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Key insights

Total holidays

26 days

From 28 holiday records in Saudi Arabia, 2022.

Busiest holiday month

April, May, July, September and December

4 holiday days.

Longest holiday streak

5 days

2022-04-30 - 2022-05-04.

Coverage

National holidays

Regional rules are not included on this page.

Holiday list

DateName
Jan 1, 2022New Year's Day
Feb 22, 2022Founding Day
Mar 21, 2022Human Rights Day
Apr 15, 2022Good Friday
Apr 18, 2022Family Day
Apr 27, 2022Freedom Day
Apr 30, 2022Eid al-Fitr Holiday
May 1, 2022Eid al-Fitr Holiday
May 1, 2022Workers' Day
May 2, 2022Eid al-Fitr
May 2, 2022Day off for Workers' Day
May 3, 2022Eid al-Fitr Holiday
May 4, 2022Eid al-Fitr Holiday
Jun 16, 2022Youth Day
Jul 8, 2022Arafat Day
Jul 9, 2022Eid al-Adha
Jul 10, 2022Eid al-Adha Holiday
Jul 11, 2022Eid al-Adha Holiday
Aug 9, 2022National Women's Day
Sep 21, 2022Saudi National Day Holiday
Sep 22, 2022Day off for Saudi National Day
Sep 23, 2022Saudi National Day
Sep 24, 2022Heritage Day
Nov 23, 2022World Cup Win Public Holiday
Dec 16, 2022Day of Reconciliation
Dec 25, 2022Christmas Day
Dec 26, 2022Day of Goodwill
Dec 27, 2022Public Holiday

Related guides & tools

Working days in Saudi Arabia (2022)

Working-day totals excluding weekends and national holidays.

Working hours in Saudi Arabia (2022)

Estimated working time using the same holiday list.

Long weekends in Saudi Arabia (2022)

Bridge-day opportunities built around weekends and holidays.

Holidays API

Fetch holiday calendars programmatically for custom ranges and filters.

Frequently asked questions

How many public holidays are in Saudi Arabia in 2022?

Saudi Arabia has about 26 distinct public holiday days in 2022 in the HolidayDB dataset (from 28 records).

Which month has the most public holidays?

April, May, July, September and December has the most holiday days, with 4.

Are regional holidays included?

No. This page uses national public holidays only, matching the default behavior when you don’t apply a region filter.

Can I get the same data via API?

Yes. Use the Holidays API to fetch calendars programmatically (and the calculators for interactive exploration).

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