Current Date And Time In North West, Sierra Leone
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
18:01:10 GMT
National Capital: Freetown
Currency: Sierra Leonean Leone (SLL)
Timezone: UTC +00:00 (GMT)
Area: 13,520.00 km²
State Code: NW
Checking official public holidays and bank closures for North West, Sierra Leone? This regional holiday guide tracks statutory non-working days, live public calendars, and local holiday rules for North West.
Businesses, regional banks, and administrative offices across North West observe statutory public holidays in accordance with national labor regulations and official government decrees. In North West, statutory fixed-date public holidays (including Independence Day on April 27) mandate official non-working status for banks and government departments.
This is Sierra Leone's national public holiday calendar — the same live calendar shown on Sierra Leone's country-level holiday page — embedded here because public holidays are set nationally and apply uniformly across North West and the rest of Sierra Leone, not a separate North West-specific calendar.
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These are Sierra Leone's official statutory fixed-date public holidays — the same national list shown on Sierra Leone's country holiday page — mandated by national labor law and applicable across every state and city in Sierra Leone, including North West. These non-working days apply to government administrative offices, commercial banking institutions, and schools statewide.
| Holiday Name | Fixed Date | Category | Closure Status | Official Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independence Day | April 27 | National Holiday | Full National Closure | statehouse.gov.sl |
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 | Tue, Apr 27, 2027 | Take the Monday before off for a 4-day weekend |
Public offices, banks and schools throughout North West close on the same fixed-date statutory holidays observed nationwide, since public holidays in Sierra Leone are a matter of national labor law rather than state-by-state decree.
When a fixed statutory public holiday falls on a weekend in North West, government gazette decrees often designate the adjacent Monday as an official substitute non-working day.