Current Date And Time In Rodrigues, Mauritius
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
15:53:55 MUT
Capital: Port Mathurin
Currency: Mauritian Rupee (MUR)
Timezone: UTC +04:00 (MUT)
Area: 109.00 km²
State Code: RO
Planning business schedules or travel in Rodrigues, Mauritius? Here is the complete public holiday reference for Rodrigues, detailing official statutory observances and bank non-working days.
Corporate offices, banks, and public services throughout Rodrigues align operating hours with official statutory non-working day notifications. In Rodrigues, statutory fixed-date public holidays (including Independence and Republic Day on March 12) mandate official non-working status for banks and government departments.
This is Mauritius's national public holiday calendar — the same live calendar shown on Mauritius's country-level holiday page — embedded here because public holidays are set nationally and apply uniformly across Rodrigues and the rest of Mauritius, not a separate Rodrigues-specific calendar.
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These are Mauritius's official statutory fixed-date public holidays — the same national list shown on Mauritius's country holiday page — mandated by national labor law and applicable across every state and city in Mauritius, including Rodrigues. These non-working days apply to government administrative offices, commercial banking institutions, and schools statewide.
| Holiday Name | Fixed Date | Category | Closure Status | Official Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independence and Republic Day | March 12 | National Holiday | Full National Closure | pmo.govmu.org |
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 and Republic Day | Fri, Mar 12, 2027 | Automatic 3-day weekend |
Public offices, banks and schools throughout Rodrigues close on the same fixed-date statutory holidays observed nationwide, since public holidays in Mauritius are a matter of national labor law rather than state-by-state decree.
A statutory holiday falling on a weekend in Rodrigues doesn't simply disappear — Mauritius's gazette process typically shifts the observed non-working day to the nearest Monday.
As Rodrigues's capital, Port Mathurin observes the identical statutory calendar — there's no separate capital-city holiday list distinct from the rest of Rodrigues.