Current Date And Time In San Benito, Guatemala
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
09:58:27 CST
Checking bank closures, municipal non-working days, and upcoming public holiday dates in San Benito, Quetzaltenango? Here is the complete city holiday reference for San Benito.
Corporate teams, logistics hubs, and financial offices in San Benito align operating hours with statutory government gazette notifications. Fixed statutory national holidays (such as Día de la Independencia de Guatemala on September 15) mandate official non-working status for banks and government offices in San Benito.
This is Guatemala's national public holiday calendar — the same live calendar shown on Guatemala's country-level and Quetzaltenango holiday pages — embedded here because public holidays are set nationally and apply the same way in San Benito as anywhere else in Guatemala.
◀ Showing upcoming public holidays — use the back arrow in the calendar toolbar to browse earlier dates this year.
These are Guatemala's official statutory fixed-date public holidays — the same national list shown on Guatemala's country and Quetzaltenango holiday pages — mandated by national labor law and applicable to financial institutions, schools, and government administration in San Benito just as everywhere else in Guatemala.
| Holiday Name | Fixed Date | Category | Closure Status | Official Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Día de la Independencia de Guatemala | September 15 | National Holiday | Full National Closure | guatemala.gob.gt |
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 Guatemala | Tue, Sep 15, 2026 | Take the Monday before off for a 4-day weekend |
Businesses in San Benito generally follow the same statutory closure pattern as the rest of Guatemala: banks and government offices close fully, while retail and hospitality tend to trim hours rather than close for the day.
When a holiday lands on a weekend, San Benito's banks and offices follow whatever substitute-day rule Guatemala declares nationally — check the live calendar above for that year's actual observed date.
San Benito runs on the America/Guatemala time zone, so statutory holidays here fall on the same local calendar date as the rest of Guatemala — there's no cross-timezone shift to account for.