Current Date And Time In Sonaco, Guinea-Bissau
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
16:44:53 GMT
State: Gabú
Currency: West African CFA Franc (XOF)
Timezone: UTC +00:00 (GMT)
Population: 2,753
District: Sonaco Sector
Planning commercial schedules or travel in Sonaco, Gabú, Guinea-Bissau? Track upcoming statutory holidays and local bank closures across Sonaco.
Corporate teams, logistics hubs, and financial offices in Sonaco align operating hours with statutory government gazette notifications. Fixed statutory national holidays (such as Dia da Independência on September 24) mandate official non-working status for banks and government offices in Sonaco.
This is Guinea-Bissau's national public holiday calendar — the same live calendar shown on Guinea-Bissau's country-level and Gabú holiday pages — embedded here because public holidays are set nationally and apply the same way in Sonaco as anywhere else in Guinea-Bissau.
◀ Showing upcoming public holidays — use the back arrow in the calendar toolbar to browse earlier dates this year.
These are Guinea-Bissau's official statutory fixed-date public holidays — the same national list shown on Guinea-Bissau's country and Gabú holiday pages — mandated by national labor law and applicable to financial institutions, schools, and government administration in Sonaco just as everywhere else in Guinea-Bissau.
| Holiday Name | Fixed Date | Category | Closure Status | Official Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dia da Independência | September 24 | National Holiday | Full National Closure | www.presidencia.gw |
Statutory holidays landing on a Monday, Friday, Tuesday or Thursday create a long-weekend opportunity — here's what's coming up.
| Holiday | Date | Opportunity |
|---|---|---|
| Dia da Independência | Thu, Sep 24, 2026 | Take the Friday after off for a 4-day weekend |
In Sonaco, statutory public holidays signify mandatory closures for commercial bank branches, municipal administration offices, and public schools. Retail businesses and hospitality venues may operate on modified holiday hours.
When a holiday lands on a weekend, Sonaco's banks and offices follow whatever substitute-day rule Guinea-Bissau declares nationally — check the live calendar above for that year's actual observed date.
With a population of 2,753 and running on the Africa/Bissau time zone, Sonaco follows Guinea-Bissau's statutory holiday dates on local calendar days — no cross-timezone adjustment needed for a purely domestic holiday list.