Current Date And Time In Swakopmund, Namibia
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
20:06:26 CAT
State: Erongo Region
Currency: Namibian Dollar (NAD)
Timezone: UTC +02:00 (CAT)
Population: 53,009
District: Swakopmund Constituency
Find official public holiday dates and bank operating schedules for Swakopmund. Stay informed on statutory non-working days for businesses, logistics, and offices in Swakopmund.
Commercial banks, financial institutions, and municipal administrative offices in Swakopmund observe statutory public holidays in accordance with national and regional labor frameworks. Fixed statutory national holidays (such as Independence Day on March 21) mandate official non-working status for banks and government offices in Swakopmund.
This is Namibia's national public holiday calendar — the same live calendar shown on Namibia's country-level and Erongo Region holiday pages — embedded here because public holidays are set nationally and apply the same way in Swakopmund as anywhere else in Namibia.
◀ Showing upcoming public holidays — use the back arrow in the calendar toolbar to browse earlier dates this year.
These are Namibia's official statutory fixed-date public holidays — the same national list shown on Namibia's country and Erongo Region holiday pages — mandated by national labor law and applicable to financial institutions, schools, and government administration in Swakopmund just as everywhere else in Namibia.
| Holiday Name | Fixed Date | Category | Closure Status | Official Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independence Day | March 21 | National Public Holiday | Full National Closure (Public Holidays Act 26 of 1990) | gov.na |
Swakopmund's bank branches, municipal offices and public schools close on Namibia'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.
When a holiday lands on a weekend, Swakopmund's banks and offices follow whatever substitute-day rule Namibia declares nationally — check the live calendar above for that year's actual observed date.
With a population of 53,009 and running on the Africa/Windhoek time zone, Swakopmund follows Namibia's statutory holiday dates on local calendar days — no cross-timezone adjustment needed for a purely domestic holiday list.