Current Date And Time In Bata, Equatorial Guinea
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
14:24:09 WAT
State: Litoral
Currency: Central African CFA Franc (XAF)
Timezone: UTC +01:00 (WAT)
Population: 173,046
Find official public holiday dates and bank operating schedules for Bata. Stay informed on statutory non-working days for businesses, logistics, and offices in Bata.
Businesses, retail banks, and public services throughout Bata follow official statutory holiday schedules for non-working day closures. Fixed statutory national holidays (such as Día de la Independencia Nacional on October 12) mandate official non-working status for banks and government offices in Bata.
This is Equatorial Guinea's national public holiday calendar — the same live calendar shown on Equatorial Guinea's country-level and Litoral holiday pages — embedded here because public holidays are set nationally and apply the same way in Bata as anywhere else in Equatorial Guinea.
◀ Showing upcoming public holidays — use the back arrow in the calendar toolbar to browse earlier dates this year.
These are Equatorial Guinea's official statutory fixed-date public holidays — the same national list shown on Equatorial Guinea's country and Litoral holiday pages — mandated by national labor law and applicable to financial institutions, schools, and government administration in Bata just as everywhere else in Equatorial Guinea.
| Holiday Name | Fixed Date | Category | Closure Status | Official Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Día de la Independencia Nacional | October 12 | National Holiday | Full National Closure | www.guineaecuatorialpress.com |
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 Nacional | Mon, Oct 12, 2026 | Automatic 3-day weekend |
Bata's bank branches, municipal offices and public schools close on Equatorial Guinea'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 Bata doesn't simply get skipped — Equatorial Guinea's gazette process typically moves the observed day off to the following Monday.
With a population of 173,046 and running on the Africa/Malabo time zone, Bata follows Equatorial Guinea's statutory holiday dates on local calendar days — no cross-timezone adjustment needed for a purely domestic holiday list.