Current Date And Time In Hawalli, Kuwait
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
17:50:31 AST
Capital: Hawally
Currency: Kuwaiti Dinar (KWD)
Timezone: UTC +03:00 (AST)
Population: 934,829
Area: 82.00 km²
State Code: HA
Checking official public holidays and bank closures for Hawalli, Kuwait? This regional holiday guide tracks statutory non-working days, live public calendars, and local holiday rules for Hawalli.
Businesses, regional banks, and administrative offices across Hawalli observe statutory public holidays in accordance with national labor regulations and official government decrees. In Hawalli, statutory fixed-date public holidays (including National Day on February 25) mandate official non-working status for banks and government departments.
This is Kuwait's national public holiday calendar — the same live calendar shown on Kuwait's country-level holiday page — embedded here because public holidays are set nationally and apply uniformly across Hawalli and the rest of Kuwait, not a separate Hawalli-specific calendar.
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These are Kuwait's official statutory fixed-date public holidays — the same national list shown on Kuwait's country holiday page — mandated by national labor law and applicable across every state and city in Kuwait, including Hawalli. These non-working days apply to government administrative offices, commercial banking institutions, and schools statewide.
| Holiday Name | Fixed Date | Category | Closure Status | Official Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Day | February 25 | National Public Holiday | Full Official Closure | www.e.gov.kw |
| Liberation Day | February 26 | National Public Holiday | Full Official Closure | www.e.gov.kw |
Statutory holidays landing on a Monday, Friday, Tuesday or Thursday create a long-weekend opportunity — here's what's coming up.
| Holiday | Date | Opportunity |
|---|---|---|
| National Day | Thu, Feb 25, 2027 | Take the Friday after off for a 4-day weekend |
| Liberation Day | Fri, Feb 26, 2027 | Automatic 3-day weekend |
Public offices, banks and schools throughout Hawalli close on the same fixed-date statutory holidays observed nationwide, since public holidays in Kuwait are a matter of national labor law rather than state-by-state decree.
When a fixed statutory public holiday falls on a weekend in Hawalli, government gazette decrees often designate the adjacent Monday as an official substitute non-working day.
As Hawalli's capital, Hawally observes the identical statutory calendar — there's no separate capital-city holiday list distinct from the rest of Hawalli.