Current Date And Time In Jacmel, Haiti
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
18:07:14 EDT
State: Sud-Est
Currency: Haitian Gourde (HTG)
Timezone: UTC -05:00 (EDT)
Population: 137,966
District: Arrondissement de Jacmel
Planning commercial schedules or travel in Jacmel, Sud-Est, Haiti? Track upcoming statutory holidays and local bank closures across Jacmel.
Commercial banks, financial institutions, and municipal administrative offices in Jacmel observe statutory public holidays in accordance with national and regional labor frameworks. Fixed statutory national holidays (such as Jour de l'Indépendance on January 1) mandate official non-working status for banks and government offices in Jacmel.
This is Haiti's national public holiday calendar — the same live calendar shown on Haiti's country-level and Sud-Est holiday pages — embedded here because public holidays are set nationally and apply the same way in Jacmel as anywhere else in Haiti.
◀ Showing upcoming public holidays — use the back arrow in the calendar toolbar to browse earlier dates this year.
These are Haiti's official statutory fixed-date public holidays — the same national list shown on Haiti's country and Sud-Est holiday pages — mandated by national labor law and applicable to financial institutions, schools, and government administration in Jacmel just as everywhere else in Haiti.
| Holiday Name | Fixed Date | Category | Closure Status | Official Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jour de l'Indépendance | January 1 | National Day | Full National Closure | primature.gouv.ht |
Statutory holidays landing on a Monday, Friday, Tuesday or Thursday create a long-weekend opportunity — here's what's coming up.
| Holiday | Date | Opportunity |
|---|---|---|
| Jour de l'Indépendance | Fri, Jan 1, 2027 | Automatic 3-day weekend |
In Jacmel, 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.
A statutory holiday falling on a Saturday or Sunday in Jacmel doesn't simply get skipped — Haiti's gazette process typically moves the observed day off to the following Monday.
With a population of 137,966 and running on the America/Port-au-Prince time zone, Jacmel follows Haiti's statutory holiday dates on local calendar days — no cross-timezone adjustment needed for a purely domestic holiday list.