Holidays in Mexico 2024

Mexico observes 8 días de descanso obligatorio in 2024. 7 fall on a weekday and 1 land on a weekend, leaving 255 días hábiles across the year on the national-only count.

2024 días de descanso obligatorio calendar

Date	Day	Holiday	Notas
Jan 1	Monday	Año Nuevo	Año Nuevo on Monday January 1 produces a three-day weekend with the immediately preceding Saturday and Sunday.
Feb 5	Monday	Día de la Constitución	Día de la Constitución on Monday February 5 produces a three-day weekend with the immediately preceding Saturday and Sunday.
Mar 18	Monday	Natalicio de Benito Juárez	Natalicio de Benito Juárez on Monday March 18 produces a three-day weekend with the immediately preceding Saturday and Sunday.
May 1	Wednesday	Día del Trabajo	Día del Trabajo on Wednesday May 1 breaks the working week without an obvious adjacent-weekend bridge opportunity.
Sep 16	Monday	Día de la Independencia	Día de la Independencia on Monday September 16 produces a three-day weekend with the immediately preceding Saturday and Sunday.
Nov 18	Monday	Día de la Revolución	Día de la Revolución on Monday November 18 produces a three-day weekend with the immediately preceding Saturday and Sunday.
Dec 1	Sunday (weekend)	Transmisión del Poder Ejecutivo Federal	Transmisión del Poder Ejecutivo Federal lands on a Sunday (December 1) and is absorbed into the weekend without an in-lieu working day.
Dec 25	Wednesday	Navidad	Navidad on Wednesday December 25 breaks the working week without an obvious adjacent-weekend bridge opportunity.

2024 year summary

Total days

366

Weekend days

104

Días obligatorios on weekdays

Días hábiles

255

The 1 weekend-falling días de descanso obligatorio in 2024 are absorbed into the regular Saturday and Sunday count, so the working-day reduction comes only from the 7 weekday-falling entries. Mexico observes 7 mandatory federal labor holidays under Article 74 of the Ley Federal del Trabajo, with the 2006 reform applying Monday observance to Día de la Constitución, Natalicio de Benito Juárez, and Día de la Revolución.

Holidays not included

Cultural holidays such as Día de las Madres (May 10), Día de los Muertos (November 1-2), Día de la Raza (October 12), and Christmas Eve (December 24) are not federal labor holidays under Article 74. Banking-sector days such as the bimonthly bank holiday cycle and presidential transmission day (every six years on December 1) are included in the federal set.

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Mexico Holidays 2024 - FAQ

How many días de descanso obligatorio does Mexico have in 2024?

Mexico observes 8 días de descanso obligatorio in 2024. Of those, 7 fall on a weekday and 1 land on a weekend. The complete list with dates and weekday placements is in the calendar table above.

How many días hábiles does Mexico have in 2024?

Mexico has 255 días hábiles in 2024 on the national-only count, after subtracting 104 weekend days and 7 weekday-falling días de descanso obligatorio. Regional or industry-specific holidays may further reduce the count for narrower contract definitions.

Which 2024 día de descanso obligatorio dates fall on a weekday?

7 of Mexico's 8 días de descanso obligatorio in 2024 fall on a weekday and reduce the días hábiles count: Año Nuevo (Monday, January 1); Día de la Constitución (Monday, February 5); Natalicio de Benito Juárez (Monday, March 18); Día del Trabajo (Wednesday, May 1); Día de la Independencia (Monday, September 16); Día de la Revolución (Monday, November 18); Navidad (Wednesday, December 25).

Which 2024 holidays fall on a weekend and how are they handled?

1 días de descanso obligatorio in 2024 fall on a weekend: Transmisión del Poder Ejecutivo Federal on Sunday, December 1. Mexico does not shift weekend-falling holidays to a substitute weekday, so these are absorbed into the regular Saturday and Sunday count.