Current Date And Time In Puerto Santander, Colombia
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
12:42:37 COT
Currency: Colombian Peso (COP)
Timezone: UTC -05:00 (COT)
Population: 16,275
District: Puerto Santander
Planning commercial schedules or travel in Puerto Santander, Norte de Santander Department, Colombia? Track upcoming statutory holidays and local bank closures across Puerto Santander.
Businesses, retail banks, and public services throughout Puerto Santander follow official statutory holiday schedules for non-working day closures. Fixed statutory national holidays (such as Día de la Independencia de Colombia on July 20) mandate official non-working status for banks and government offices in Puerto Santander.
This is Colombia's national public holiday calendar — the same live calendar shown on Colombia's country-level and Norte de Santander Department holiday pages — embedded here because public holidays are set nationally and apply the same way in Puerto Santander as anywhere else in Colombia.
◀ Showing upcoming public holidays — use the back arrow in the calendar toolbar to browse earlier dates this year.
These are Colombia's official statutory fixed-date public holidays — the same national list shown on Colombia's country and Norte de Santander Department holiday pages — mandated by national labor law and applicable to financial institutions, schools, and government administration in Puerto Santander just as everywhere else in Colombia.
| Holiday Name | Fixed Date | Category | Closure Status | Official Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Día de la Independencia de Colombia | July 20 | National Holiday | Full National Closure | www.presidencia.gov.co |
Statutory holidays landing on a Monday, Friday, Tuesday or Thursday create a long-weekend opportunity — here's what's coming up.
| Holiday | Date | Opportunity |
|---|---|---|
| Día de la Independencia de Colombia | Tue, Jul 20, 2027 | Take the Monday before off for a 4-day weekend |
Businesses in Puerto Santander generally follow the same statutory closure pattern as the rest of Colombia: banks and government offices close fully, while retail and hospitality tend to trim hours rather than close for the day.
A statutory holiday falling on a Saturday or Sunday in Puerto Santander doesn't simply get skipped — Colombia's gazette process typically moves the observed day off to the following Monday.
With a population of 16,275 and running on the America/Bogota time zone, Puerto Santander follows Colombia's statutory holiday dates on local calendar days — no cross-timezone adjustment needed for a purely domestic holiday list.