Current Date And Time In Dakhla, Morocco
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
19:03:04 WEST
State: Souss-Massa
Currency: Moroccan Dirham (MAD)
Timezone: UTC +00:00 (WEST)
Population: 55,618
District: Agadir-Ida-ou-Tnan
Find official public holiday dates and bank operating schedules for Dakhla. Stay informed on statutory non-working days for businesses, logistics, and offices in Dakhla.
Corporate teams, logistics hubs, and financial offices in Dakhla 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 Dakhla.
This is Morocco's national public holiday calendar — the same live calendar shown on Morocco's country-level and Souss-Massa holiday pages — embedded here because public holidays are set nationally and apply the same way in Dakhla 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 Souss-Massa holiday pages — mandated by national labor law and applicable to financial institutions, schools, and government administration in Dakhla 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 |
Businesses in Dakhla generally follow the same statutory closure pattern as the rest of Morocco: banks and government offices close fully, while retail and hospitality tend to trim hours rather than close for the day.
When a holiday lands on a weekend, Dakhla's banks and offices follow whatever substitute-day rule Morocco declares nationally — check the live calendar above for that year's actual observed date.
With a population of 55,618 and running on the Africa/Casablanca time zone, Dakhla follows Morocco's statutory holiday dates on local calendar days — no cross-timezone adjustment needed for a purely domestic holiday list.