Current Date And Time In Dharan, Nepal
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
22:54:30 NPT
State: Koshi
Currency: Nepalese Rupee (NPR)
Timezone: UTC +05:45 (NPT)
Population: 173,096
District: Sunsari
Checking bank closures, municipal non-working days, and upcoming public holiday dates in Dharan, Koshi? Here is the complete city holiday reference for Dharan.
Businesses, retail banks, and public services throughout Dharan follow official statutory holiday schedules for non-working day closures. Fixed statutory national holidays (such as National Democracy Day (Rashtriya Prajatantra Diwas) on February 19) mandate official non-working status for banks and government offices in Dharan.
This is Nepal's national public holiday calendar — the same live calendar shown on Nepal's country-level and Koshi holiday pages — embedded here because public holidays are set nationally and apply the same way in Dharan as anywhere else in Nepal.
◀ Showing upcoming public holidays — use the back arrow in the calendar toolbar to browse earlier dates this year.
These are Nepal's official statutory fixed-date public holidays — the same national list shown on Nepal's country and Koshi holiday pages — mandated by national labor law and applicable to financial institutions, schools, and government administration in Dharan just as everywhere else in Nepal.
| Holiday Name | Fixed Date | Category | Closure Status | Official Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Democracy Day (Rashtriya Prajatantra Diwas) | February 19 | National Holiday | Full National Closure | www.nepal.gov.np |
| Constitution Day (Sambidhan Diwas) | September 19 | National Holiday | Full National Closure | www.nepal.gov.np |
Statutory holidays landing on a Monday, Friday, Tuesday or Thursday create a long-weekend opportunity — here's what's coming up.
| Holiday | Date | Opportunity |
|---|---|---|
| National Democracy Day (Rashtriya Prajatantra Diwas) | Fri, Feb 19, 2027 | Automatic 3-day weekend |
Dharan's bank branches, municipal offices and public schools close on Nepal'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 Dharan doesn't simply get skipped — Nepal's gazette process typically moves the observed day off to the following Monday.
With a population of 173,096 and running on the Asia/Kathmandu time zone, Dharan follows Nepal's statutory holiday dates on local calendar days — no cross-timezone adjustment needed for a purely domestic holiday list.