Current Date And Time In Sal, Cabo Verde
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
12:24:25 CVT
Get up-to-date public holiday dates for Sal, Cabo Verde. Track official statutory days off, bank closures, and upcoming holiday schedules across Sal.
Corporate offices, banks, and public services throughout Sal align operating hours with official statutory non-working day notifications. In Sal, statutory fixed-date public holidays (including Dia da Independência Nacional on July 5) mandate official non-working status for banks and government departments.
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 Sal and the rest of Cabo Verde, not a separate Sal-specific calendar.
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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 Sal. These non-working days apply to government administrative offices, commercial banking institutions, and schools statewide.
| Holiday Name | Fixed Date | Category | Closure Status | Official Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dia da Independência Nacional | July 5 | National Holiday | Full National Closure | www.governo.cv |
Statutory holidays landing on a Monday, Friday, Tuesday or Thursday create a long-weekend opportunity — here's what's coming up.
| Holiday | Date | Opportunity |
|---|---|---|
| Dia da Independência Nacional | Mon, Jul 5, 2027 | Automatic 3-day weekend |
Public offices, banks and schools throughout Sal 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.
When a fixed statutory public holiday falls on a weekend in Sal, government gazette decrees often designate the adjacent Monday as an official substitute non-working day.
As Sal's capital, Espargos observes the identical statutory calendar — there's no separate capital-city holiday list distinct from the rest of Sal.