Current Date And Time In Monrovia, Liberia
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
18:40:20 GMT
State: Montserrado County
Currency: Liberian Dollar (LRD)
Timezone: UTC +00:00 (GMT)
Population: 1,542,549
Planning commercial schedules or travel in Monrovia, Montserrado County, Liberia? Track upcoming statutory holidays and local bank closures across Monrovia.
Corporate teams, logistics hubs, and financial offices in Monrovia align operating hours with statutory government gazette notifications. Fixed statutory national holidays (such as Independence Day on July 26) mandate official non-working status for banks and government offices in Monrovia.
This is Liberia's national public holiday calendar — the same live calendar shown on Liberia's country-level and Montserrado County holiday pages — embedded here because public holidays are set nationally and apply the same way in Monrovia as anywhere else in Liberia.
◀ Showing upcoming public holidays — use the back arrow in the calendar toolbar to browse earlier dates this year.
These are Liberia's official statutory fixed-date public holidays — the same national list shown on Liberia's country and Montserrado County holiday pages — mandated by national labor law and applicable to financial institutions, schools, and government administration in Monrovia just as everywhere else in Liberia.
| Holiday Name | Fixed Date | Category | Closure Status | Official Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independence Day | July 26 | National Public Holiday | Full National Closure | www.emansion.gov.lr |
Statutory holidays landing on a Monday, Friday, Tuesday or Thursday create a long-weekend opportunity — here's what's coming up.
| Holiday | Date | Opportunity |
|---|---|---|
| Independence Day | Mon, Jul 26, 2027 | Automatic 3-day weekend |
Businesses in Monrovia generally follow the same statutory closure pattern as the rest of Liberia: banks and government offices close fully, while retail and hospitality tend to trim hours rather than close for the day.
A statutory holiday falling on a Saturday or Sunday in Monrovia doesn't simply get skipped — Liberia's gazette process typically moves the observed day off to the following Monday.
With a population of 1,542,549 and running on the Africa/Monrovia time zone, Monrovia follows Liberia's statutory holiday dates on local calendar days — no cross-timezone adjustment needed for a purely domestic holiday list.