Current Date And Time In Rabat, Malta
Wednesday, 26 August 2026
04:33:36 CEST
Planning commercial schedules or travel in Rabat, Ir-Rabat, Malta? Track upcoming statutory holidays and local bank closures across Rabat.
Businesses, retail banks, and public services throughout Rabat follow official statutory holiday schedules for non-working day closures. Fixed statutory national holidays (such as Jum il-Pajjiż (Independence Day) on September 21) mandate official non-working status for banks and government offices in Rabat.
This is Malta's national public holiday calendar — the same live calendar shown on Malta's country-level and Ir-Rabat holiday pages — embedded here because public holidays are set nationally and apply the same way in Rabat as anywhere else in Malta.
◀ Showing upcoming public holidays — use the back arrow in the calendar toolbar to browse earlier dates this year.
These are Malta's official statutory fixed-date public holidays — the same national list shown on Malta's country and Ir-Rabat holiday pages — mandated by national labor law and applicable to financial institutions, schools, and government administration in Rabat just as everywhere else in Malta.
| Holiday Name | Fixed Date | Category | Closure Status | Official Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jum il-Pajjiż (Independence Day) | September 21 | National Holiday | Full National Closure | www.gov.mt |
| Jum ir-Repubblika (Republic Day) | December 13 | National Holiday | Full National Closure | www.gov.mt |
Statutory holidays landing on a Monday, Friday, Tuesday or Thursday create a long-weekend opportunity — here's what's coming up.
| Holiday | Date | Opportunity |
|---|---|---|
| Jum il-Pajjiż (Independence Day) | Mon, Sep 21, 2026 | Automatic 3-day weekend |
Businesses in Rabat generally follow the same statutory closure pattern as the rest of Malta: 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 Rabat doesn't simply get skipped — Malta's gazette process typically moves the observed day off to the following Monday.
With a population of 11,936 and running on the Europe/Malta time zone, Rabat follows Malta's statutory holiday dates on local calendar days — no cross-timezone adjustment needed for a purely domestic holiday list.