Current Date And Time In Port-Gentil, Gabon
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
17:18:25 WAT
State: Ogooué-Maritime
Currency: Central African CFA Franc (XAF)
Timezone: UTC +01:00 (WAT)
Population: 164,018
Planning commercial schedules or travel in Port-Gentil, Ogooué-Maritime, Gabon? Track upcoming statutory holidays and local bank closures across Port-Gentil.
Corporate teams, logistics hubs, and financial offices in Port-Gentil align operating hours with statutory government gazette notifications. Fixed statutory national holidays (such as Fête de l'Indépendance on August 17) mandate official non-working status for banks and government offices in Port-Gentil.
This is Gabon's national public holiday calendar — the same live calendar shown on Gabon's country-level and Ogooué-Maritime holiday pages — embedded here because public holidays are set nationally and apply the same way in Port-Gentil as anywhere else in Gabon.
◀ Showing upcoming public holidays — use the back arrow in the calendar toolbar to browse earlier dates this year.
These are Gabon's official statutory fixed-date public holidays — the same national list shown on Gabon's country and Ogooué-Maritime holiday pages — mandated by national labor law and applicable to financial institutions, schools, and government administration in Port-Gentil just as everywhere else in Gabon.
| Holiday Name | Fixed Date | Category | Closure Status | Official Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fête de l'Indépendance | August 17 | National Holiday | Full National Closure | gouvernement.ga |
Statutory holidays landing on a Monday, Friday, Tuesday or Thursday create a long-weekend opportunity — here's what's coming up.
| Holiday | Date | Opportunity |
|---|---|---|
| Fête de l'Indépendance | Tue, Aug 17, 2027 | Take the Monday before off for a 4-day weekend |
Businesses in Port-Gentil generally follow the same statutory closure pattern as the rest of Gabon: 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 Port-Gentil doesn't simply get skipped — Gabon's gazette process typically moves the observed day off to the following Monday.
With a population of 164,018 and running on the Africa/Libreville time zone, Port-Gentil follows Gabon's statutory holiday dates on local calendar days — no cross-timezone adjustment needed for a purely domestic holiday list.