Current Date And Time In El Obeid, Sudan
Wednesday, 26 August 2026
03:26:43 CAT
Checking bank closures, municipal non-working days, and upcoming public holiday dates in El Obeid, North Kordofan? Here is the complete city holiday reference for El Obeid.
Corporate teams, logistics hubs, and financial offices in El Obeid align operating hours with statutory government gazette notifications. Fixed statutory national holidays (such as Independence Day on January 1) mandate official non-working status for banks and government offices in El Obeid.
This is Sudan's national public holiday calendar — the same live calendar shown on Sudan's country-level and North Kordofan holiday pages — embedded here because public holidays are set nationally and apply the same way in El Obeid as anywhere else in Sudan.
◀ Showing upcoming public holidays — use the back arrow in the calendar toolbar to browse earlier dates this year.
These are Sudan's official statutory fixed-date public holidays — the same national list shown on Sudan's country and North Kordofan holiday pages — mandated by national labor law and applicable to financial institutions, schools, and government administration in El Obeid just as everywhere else in Sudan.
| Holiday Name | Fixed Date | Category | Closure Status | Official Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independence Day | January 1 | National Public Holiday | Full National Closure | www.sudan.gov.sd |
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 | Fri, Jan 1, 2027 | Automatic 3-day weekend |
Businesses in El Obeid generally follow the same statutory closure pattern as the rest of Sudan: banks and government offices close fully, while retail and hospitality tend to trim hours rather than close for the day.
When a holiday lands on a weekend, El Obeid's banks and offices follow whatever substitute-day rule Sudan declares nationally — check the live calendar above for that year's actual observed date.
With a population of 393,311 and running on the Africa/Khartoum time zone, El Obeid follows Sudan's statutory holiday dates on local calendar days — no cross-timezone adjustment needed for a purely domestic holiday list.