Current Date And Time In Basseterre, Saint Kitts And Nevis
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
18:27:07 AST
State: Saint George Basseterre
Currency: East Caribbean Dollar (XCD)
Timezone: UTC -04:00 (AST)
Population: 12,920
Planning commercial schedules or travel in Basseterre, Saint George Basseterre, Saint Kitts And Nevis? Track upcoming statutory holidays and local bank closures across Basseterre.
Corporate teams, logistics hubs, and financial offices in Basseterre align operating hours with statutory government gazette notifications. Fixed statutory national holidays (such as Independence Day on September 19) mandate official non-working status for banks and government offices in Basseterre.
This is Saint Kitts And Nevis's national public holiday calendar — the same live calendar shown on Saint Kitts And Nevis's country-level and Saint George Basseterre holiday pages — embedded here because public holidays are set nationally and apply the same way in Basseterre as anywhere else in Saint Kitts And Nevis.
◀ Showing upcoming public holidays — use the back arrow in the calendar toolbar to browse earlier dates this year.
These are Saint Kitts And Nevis's official statutory fixed-date public holidays — the same national list shown on Saint Kitts And Nevis's country and Saint George Basseterre holiday pages — mandated by national labor law and applicable to financial institutions, schools, and government administration in Basseterre just as everywhere else in Saint Kitts And Nevis.
| Holiday Name | Fixed Date | Category | Closure Status | Official Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independence Day | September 19 | National Holiday | Full National Closure | www.gov.kn |
Businesses in Basseterre generally follow the same statutory closure pattern as the rest of Saint Kitts And Nevis: banks and government offices close fully, while retail and hospitality tend to trim hours rather than close for the day.
If a fixed statutory holiday lands on a weekend in Basseterre, the following Monday is commonly declared an official substitute non-working day by government notification.
With a population of 12,920 and running on the America/St_Kitts time zone, Basseterre follows Saint Kitts And Nevis's statutory holiday dates on local calendar days — no cross-timezone adjustment needed for a purely domestic holiday list.