Current Date And Time In Rafaela, Argentina
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
18:57:04 ART
State: Santa Fe
Currency: Argentine Peso (ARS)
Timezone: UTC -03:00 (ART)
Population: 88,713
District: Departamento de Castellanos
Checking bank closures, municipal non-working days, and upcoming public holiday dates in Rafaela, Santa Fe? Here is the complete city holiday reference for Rafaela.
Corporate teams, logistics hubs, and financial offices in Rafaela align operating hours with statutory government gazette notifications. Fixed statutory national holidays (such as May Revolution Day (Día de la Revolución de Mayo) on May 25) mandate official non-working status for banks and government offices in Rafaela.
This is Argentina's national public holiday calendar — the same live calendar shown on Argentina's country-level and Santa Fe holiday pages — embedded here because public holidays are set nationally and apply the same way in Rafaela as anywhere else in Argentina.
◀ Showing upcoming public holidays — use the back arrow in the calendar toolbar to browse earlier dates this year.
These are Argentina's official statutory fixed-date public holidays — the same national list shown on Argentina's country and Santa Fe holiday pages — mandated by national labor law and applicable to financial institutions, schools, and government administration in Rafaela just as everywhere else in Argentina.
| Holiday Name | Fixed Date | Category | Closure Status | Official Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May Revolution Day (Día de la Revolución de Mayo) | May 25 | National Inamovible Holiday | Full National Closure (Mandatory Non-Working Day) | www.argentina.gob.ar |
| Independence Day (Día de la Independencia) | July 9 | National Inamovible Holiday | Full National Closure | www.argentina.gob.ar |
Statutory holidays landing on a Monday, Friday, Tuesday or Thursday create a long-weekend opportunity — here's what's coming up.
| Holiday | Date | Opportunity |
|---|---|---|
| May Revolution Day (Día de la Revolución de Mayo) | Tue, May 25, 2027 | Take the Monday before off for a 4-day weekend |
| Independence Day (Día de la Independencia) | Fri, Jul 9, 2027 | Automatic 3-day weekend |
Rafaela's bank branches, municipal offices and public schools close on Argentina's statutory holidays just as they do everywhere else in the country — shops and restaurants more often stay open with adjusted hours rather than closing outright.
A statutory holiday falling on a Saturday or Sunday in Rafaela doesn't simply get skipped — Argentina's gazette process typically moves the observed day off to the following Monday.
With a population of 88,713 and running on the America/Argentina/Cordoba time zone, Rafaela follows Argentina's statutory holiday dates on local calendar days — no cross-timezone adjustment needed for a purely domestic holiday list.