
Find official public holiday dates and bank operating schedules for Tema. Stay informed on statutory non-working days for businesses, logistics, and offices in Tema.
Businesses, retail banks, and public services throughout Tema follow official statutory holiday schedules for non-working day closures. Fixed statutory national holidays (such as Independence Day on March 6) mandate official non-working status for banks and government offices in Tema.
This is Ghana's national public holiday calendar — the same live calendar shown on Ghana's country-level and Greater Accra holiday pages — embedded here because public holidays are set nationally and apply the same way in Tema as anywhere else in Ghana.
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These are Ghana's official statutory fixed-date public holidays — the same national list shown on Ghana's country and Greater Accra holiday pages — mandated by national labor law and applicable to financial institutions, schools, and government administration in Tema just as everywhere else in Ghana.
| Holiday Name | Fixed Date | Category | Closure Status | Official Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independence Day | March 6 | Public Holiday | Full National Closure (Public Holidays Act 601) | www.ghana.gov.gh |
Businesses in Tema generally follow the same statutory closure pattern as the rest of Ghana: banks and government offices close fully, while retail and hospitality tend to trim hours rather than close for the day.
If a fixed statutory holiday lands on a weekend in Tema, the following Monday is commonly declared an official substitute non-working day by government notification.
With a population of 155,782 and running on the Africa/Accra time zone, Tema follows Ghana's statutory holiday dates on local calendar days — no cross-timezone adjustment needed for a purely domestic holiday list.