
Planning commercial schedules or travel in Windhoek, Khomas Region, Namibia? Track upcoming statutory holidays and local bank closures across Windhoek.
Corporate teams, logistics hubs, and financial offices in Windhoek align operating hours with statutory government gazette notifications. Fixed statutory national holidays (such as Independence Day on March 21) mandate official non-working status for banks and government offices in Windhoek.
This is Namibia's national public holiday calendar — the same live calendar shown on Namibia's country-level and Khomas Region holiday pages — embedded here because public holidays are set nationally and apply the same way in Windhoek as anywhere else in Namibia.
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These are Namibia's official statutory fixed-date public holidays — the same national list shown on Namibia's country and Khomas Region holiday pages — mandated by national labor law and applicable to financial institutions, schools, and government administration in Windhoek 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 |
Businesses in Windhoek generally follow the same statutory closure pattern as the rest of Namibia: banks and government offices close fully, while retail and hospitality tend to trim hours rather than close for the day.
A statutory holiday falling on a Saturday or Sunday in Windhoek doesn't simply get skipped — Namibia's gazette process typically moves the observed day off to the following Monday.
With a population of 386,219 and running on the Africa/Windhoek time zone, Windhoek follows Namibia's statutory holiday dates on local calendar days — no cross-timezone adjustment needed for a purely domestic holiday list.