Current Date And Time In Malaba, Uganda
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
20:30:08 EAT
State: Eastern Region
Currency: Ugandan Shilling (UGX)
Timezone: UTC +03:00 (EAT)
Population: 20,800
District: Tororo District
Find official public holiday dates and bank operating schedules for Malaba. Stay informed on statutory non-working days for businesses, logistics, and offices in Malaba.
Corporate teams, logistics hubs, and financial offices in Malaba align operating hours with statutory government gazette notifications. Fixed statutory national holidays (such as Independence Day on October 9) mandate official non-working status for banks and government offices in Malaba.
This is Uganda's national public holiday calendar — the same live calendar shown on Uganda's country-level and Eastern Region holiday pages — embedded here because public holidays are set nationally and apply the same way in Malaba as anywhere else in Uganda.
◀ Showing upcoming public holidays — use the back arrow in the calendar toolbar to browse earlier dates this year.
These are Uganda's official statutory fixed-date public holidays — the same national list shown on Uganda's country and Eastern Region holiday pages — mandated by national labor law and applicable to financial institutions, schools, and government administration in Malaba just as everywhere else in Uganda.
| Holiday Name | Fixed Date | Category | Closure Status | Official Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independence Day | October 9 | National Public Holiday | Full National Closure (Public Holidays Act Cap 255) | www.statehouse.go.ug |
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, Oct 9, 2026 | Automatic 3-day weekend |
Malaba's bank branches, municipal offices and public schools close on Uganda'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 Malaba doesn't simply get skipped — Uganda's gazette process typically moves the observed day off to the following Monday.
With a population of 20,800 and running on the Africa/Kampala time zone, Malaba follows Uganda's statutory holiday dates on local calendar days — no cross-timezone adjustment needed for a purely domestic holiday list.