Current Date And Time In Sittwe, Myanmar
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
20:08:31 MMT
State: Rakhine
Currency: Burmese Kyat (MMK)
Timezone: UTC +06:30 (MMT)
Population: 177,743
District: Sittwe District
Planning commercial schedules or travel in Sittwe, Rakhine, Myanmar? Track upcoming statutory holidays and local bank closures across Sittwe.
Businesses, retail banks, and public services throughout Sittwe follow official statutory holiday schedules for non-working day closures. Fixed statutory national holidays (such as Independence Day on January 4) mandate official non-working status for banks and government offices in Sittwe.
This is Myanmar's national public holiday calendar — the same live calendar shown on Myanmar's country-level and Rakhine holiday pages — embedded here because public holidays are set nationally and apply the same way in Sittwe as anywhere else in Myanmar.
◀ Showing upcoming public holidays — use the back arrow in the calendar toolbar to browse earlier dates this year.
These are Myanmar's official statutory fixed-date public holidays — the same national list shown on Myanmar's country and Rakhine holiday pages — mandated by national labor law and applicable to financial institutions, schools, and government administration in Sittwe just as everywhere else in Myanmar.
| Holiday Name | Fixed Date | Category | Closure Status | Official Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independence Day | January 4 | National Public Holiday | Full National Closure | www.moi.gov.mm |
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, Jan 4, 2027 | Automatic 3-day weekend |
In Sittwe, statutory public holidays signify mandatory closures for commercial bank branches, municipal administration offices, and public schools. Retail businesses and hospitality venues may operate on modified holiday hours.
When a holiday lands on a weekend, Sittwe's banks and offices follow whatever substitute-day rule Myanmar declares nationally — check the live calendar above for that year's actual observed date.
With a population of 177,743 and running on the Asia/Yangon time zone, Sittwe follows Myanmar's statutory holiday dates on local calendar days — no cross-timezone adjustment needed for a purely domestic holiday list.