Current Date And Time In Les Cayes, Haiti
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
14:07:26 EDT
State: Sud
Currency: Haitian Gourde (HTG)
Timezone: UTC -05:00 (EDT)
Population: 125,799
District: Arrondissement des Cayes
Planning commercial schedules or travel in Les Cayes, Sud, Haiti? Track upcoming statutory holidays and local bank closures across Les Cayes.
Commercial banks, financial institutions, and municipal administrative offices in Les Cayes 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 Les Cayes.
This is Haiti's national public holiday calendar — the same live calendar shown on Haiti's country-level and Sud holiday pages — embedded here because public holidays are set nationally and apply the same way in Les Cayes 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 holiday pages — mandated by national labor law and applicable to financial institutions, schools, and government administration in Les Cayes 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 |
Les Cayes's bank branches, municipal offices and public schools close on Haiti's statutory holidays just as they do everywhere else in the country — shops and restaurants more often stay open with adjusted hours rather than closing outright.
When a holiday lands on a weekend, Les Cayes's banks and offices follow whatever substitute-day rule Haiti declares nationally — check the live calendar above for that year's actual observed date.
With a population of 125,799 and running on the America/Port-au-Prince time zone, Les Cayes follows Haiti's statutory holiday dates on local calendar days — no cross-timezone adjustment needed for a purely domestic holiday list.