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Maio, Cabo Verde – Cabo Verde Flag

Current Date And Time In Maio, Cabo Verde

Tuesday, 25 August 2026
10:53:49 CVT
Capital: Porto Inglês
Currency: Cape Verdean Escudo (CVE)
Timezone: UTC -01:00 (CVT)
Population: 7,589
Area: 400.18 km²
State Code: MA

🗓️ Public Holidays in Maio, Cabo Verde


Planning business schedules or travel in Maio, Cabo Verde? Here is the complete public holiday reference for Maio, detailing official statutory observances and bank non-working days.

Corporate offices, banks, and public services throughout Maio align operating hours with official statutory non-working day notifications. In Maio, statutory fixed-date public holidays (including Dia da Independência Nacional on July 5) mandate official non-working status for banks and government departments.

📅 Live Public Holiday Calendar — Maio, Cabo Verde

This is Cabo Verde's national public holiday calendar — the same live calendar shown on Cabo Verde's country-level holiday page — embedded here because public holidays are set nationally and apply uniformly across Maio and the rest of Cabo Verde, not a separate Maio-specific calendar.

◀ Showing upcoming public holidays — use the back arrow in the calendar toolbar to browse earlier dates this year.

🏛️ Official Statutory Public Holidays Applicable in Maio

These are Cabo Verde's official statutory fixed-date public holidays — the same national list shown on Cabo Verde's country holiday page — mandated by national labor law and applicable across every state and city in Cabo Verde, including Maio. These non-working days apply to government administrative offices, commercial banking institutions, and schools statewide.

Holiday NameFixed DateCategoryClosure StatusOfficial Source
Dia da Independência NacionalJuly 5National HolidayFull National Closurewww.governo.cv

🧳 Upcoming Long Weekends in Maio

Statutory holidays landing on a Monday, Friday, Tuesday or Thursday create a long-weekend opportunity — here's what's coming up.

HolidayDateOpportunity
Dia da Independência NacionalMon, Jul 5, 2027Automatic 3-day weekend

📖 Understanding Public Holidays in Maio

Public offices, banks and schools throughout Maio close on the same fixed-date statutory holidays observed nationwide, since public holidays in Cabo Verde are a matter of national labor law rather than state-by-state decree.

A statutory holiday falling on a weekend in Maio doesn't simply disappear — Cabo Verde's gazette process typically shifts the observed non-working day to the nearest Monday.

As Maio's capital, Porto Inglês observes the identical statutory calendar — there's no separate capital-city holiday list distinct from the rest of Maio.

Frequently Asked Questions — Maio Public Holidays

Are banks and government offices closed on public holidays in Maio?

Yes, they do. Maio follows Cabo Verde's statutory calendar exactly, so banks, government offices and schools throughout the state close on every officially mandated non-working day.


How many statutory public holidays are observed in Maio?

Maio observes 1 official statutory fixed-date public holidays — the same count as Cabo Verde nationally, since Maio doesn't set its own separate statutory list — plus movable religious and lunar observances updated live in the calendar.


How can I plan a long weekend around public holidays in Maio?

Check the day of the week for upcoming holidays in the live calendar above. Public holidays landing on Monday or Friday create an automatic 3-day weekend for travel across Maio.


Do public holidays in Maio differ from the rest of Cabo Verde?

No — public holidays in Cabo Verde are set at the national level, not decided state by state, so Maio observes exactly the same statutory holidays as every other state and the country as a whole. This page exists as a convenient Maio-specific reference, not because Maio has its own separate holiday list.


Does Porto Inglês, Maio's capital, follow a different holiday schedule?

No — Porto Inglês observes the same statutory public holidays as the rest of Maio and Cabo Verde. Being the state capital doesn't come with its own separate holiday calendar.


What is the official source for Maio's public holiday dates?

Maio's public holidays are mandated by Cabo Verde's national statutory framework, published via www.governo.cv — see the statutory holidays table above for the full sourced list.

🗓️ Maio Statutory Facts
Statutory Holidays: 1 Fixed Days
Flagship National Day:
Dia da Independência Nacional (July 5)
📍 Maio Quick Facts
State Capital: Porto Inglês
Population: 7,589
Area: 400 km²
Area Rank in Cabo Verde: #2
Population Density: 19.0 / km²
🕒 Business Hours & Time Zone
Time Zone: -01:00
Bank Closures: Full closure on statutory days
✈️ Travel Essentials
Emergency Number: 132
Driving Side: Right side