Current Date And Time In Upper Nile, South Sudan
Wednesday, 26 August 2026
03:11:41 EAT
Capital: Malakal
Currency: South Sudanese Pound (SSP)
Timezone: UTC +03:00 (EAT)
Population: 1,131,000
Area: 77,773.00 km²
State Code: NU
Get up-to-date public holiday dates for Upper Nile, South Sudan. Track official statutory days off, bank closures, and upcoming holiday schedules across Upper Nile.
Public administration, schools, and financial institutions in Upper Nile observe these official holiday dates to mark statutory national and regional occasions. In Upper Nile, statutory fixed-date public holidays (including Independence Day of South Sudan on July 9) mandate official non-working status for banks and government departments.
This is South Sudan's national public holiday calendar — the same live calendar shown on South Sudan's country-level holiday page — embedded here because public holidays are set nationally and apply uniformly across Upper Nile and the rest of South Sudan, not a separate Upper Nile-specific calendar.
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These are South Sudan's official statutory fixed-date public holidays — the same national list shown on South Sudan's country holiday page — mandated by national labor law and applicable across every state and city in South Sudan, including Upper Nile. 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 of South Sudan | July 9 | National Public Holiday | Full National Closure | www.presidency.gov.ss |
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 of South Sudan | Fri, Jul 9, 2027 | Automatic 3-day weekend |
Public offices, banks and schools throughout Upper Nile close on the same fixed-date statutory holidays observed nationwide, since public holidays in South Sudan are a matter of national labor law rather than state-by-state decree.
A statutory holiday falling on a weekend in Upper Nile doesn't simply disappear — South Sudan's gazette process typically shifts the observed non-working day to the nearest Monday.
As Upper Nile's capital, Malakal observes the identical statutory calendar — there's no separate capital-city holiday list distinct from the rest of Upper Nile.