Current Date And Time In El Ouatia, Morocco
Wednesday, 26 August 2026
06:49:10 WEST
State: Guelmim-Oued Noun
Currency: Moroccan Dirham (MAD)
Timezone: UTC +00:00 (WEST)
Population: 10,149
District: Tan-Tan
Find official public holiday dates and bank operating schedules for El Ouatia. Stay informed on statutory non-working days for businesses, logistics, and offices in El Ouatia.
Corporate teams, logistics hubs, and financial offices in El Ouatia align operating hours with statutory government gazette notifications. Fixed statutory national holidays (such as Fête du Trône (Throne Day) on July 30) mandate official non-working status for banks and government offices in El Ouatia.
This is Morocco's national public holiday calendar — the same live calendar shown on Morocco's country-level and Guelmim-Oued Noun holiday pages — embedded here because public holidays are set nationally and apply the same way in El Ouatia as anywhere else in Morocco.
◀ Showing upcoming public holidays — use the back arrow in the calendar toolbar to browse earlier dates this year.
These are Morocco's official statutory fixed-date public holidays — the same national list shown on Morocco's country and Guelmim-Oued Noun holiday pages — mandated by national labor law and applicable to financial institutions, schools, and government administration in El Ouatia just as everywhere else in Morocco.
| Holiday Name | Fixed Date | Category | Closure Status | Official Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fête du Trône (Throne Day) | July 30 | National Holiday | Full Official Closure | www.cg.gov.ma |
| Fête de l'Indépendance (Independence Day) | November 18 | National Holiday | Full Official Closure | www.cg.gov.ma |
Statutory holidays landing on a Monday, Friday, Tuesday or Thursday create a long-weekend opportunity — here's what's coming up.
| Holiday | Date | Opportunity |
|---|---|---|
| Fête du Trône (Throne Day) | Fri, Jul 30, 2027 | Automatic 3-day weekend |
El Ouatia's bank branches, municipal offices and public schools close on Morocco'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.
A statutory holiday falling on a Saturday or Sunday in El Ouatia doesn't simply get skipped — Morocco's gazette process typically moves the observed day off to the following Monday.
With a population of 10,149 and running on the Africa/Casablanca time zone, El Ouatia follows Morocco's statutory holiday dates on local calendar days — no cross-timezone adjustment needed for a purely domestic holiday list.