Current Date And Time In Montevideo, Uruguay
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
12:23:25 UYT
State: Montevideo Department
Currency: Uruguayan Peso (UYU)
Timezone: UTC -03:00 (UYT)
Population: 1,270,737
District: Municipio B
Find official public holiday dates and bank operating schedules for Montevideo. Stay informed on statutory non-working days for businesses, logistics, and offices in Montevideo.
Businesses, retail banks, and public services throughout Montevideo follow official statutory holiday schedules for non-working day closures. Fixed statutory national holidays (such as Declaratoria de la Independencia on August 25) mandate official non-working status for banks and government offices in Montevideo.
This is Uruguay's national public holiday calendar — the same live calendar shown on Uruguay's country-level and Montevideo Department holiday pages — embedded here because public holidays are set nationally and apply the same way in Montevideo as anywhere else in Uruguay.
◀ Showing upcoming public holidays — use the back arrow in the calendar toolbar to browse earlier dates this year.
These are Uruguay's official statutory fixed-date public holidays — the same national list shown on Uruguay's country and Montevideo Department holiday pages — mandated by national labor law and applicable to financial institutions, schools, and government administration in Montevideo just as everywhere else in Uruguay.
| Holiday Name | Fixed Date | Category | Closure Status | Official Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Declaratoria de la Independencia | August 25 | Feriado Pago No Laborable (Non-Working Paid Holiday) | Full National Closure (Mandatory Statutory Paid Leave) | www.gub.uy |
Statutory holidays landing on a Monday, Friday, Tuesday or Thursday create a long-weekend opportunity — here's what's coming up.
| Holiday | Date | Opportunity |
|---|---|---|
| Declaratoria de la Independencia | Tue, Aug 25, 2026 | Take the Monday before off for a 4-day weekend |
Montevideo's bank branches, municipal offices and public schools close on Uruguay'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.
When a holiday lands on a weekend, Montevideo's banks and offices follow whatever substitute-day rule Uruguay declares nationally — check the live calendar above for that year's actual observed date.
With a population of 1,270,737 and running on the America/Montevideo time zone, Montevideo follows Uruguay's statutory holiday dates on local calendar days — no cross-timezone adjustment needed for a purely domestic holiday list.