Public Holidays in Zurich, Switzerland, 2025
See all 9 public holidays and which day of the week they fall on.
Planning a day off?
If you work part-time or choose a daycare day, Thursday gives you the most public holidays in 2025 (3 days). That's 3 more free days than Saturday.
Planning a roster?
For scheduling: Thursday is your most disrupted weekday over 2025 with 3 public holidays. Plan for reduced coverage or higher absence rates on Thursdays.
Holiday breakdown by weekday
Thursday 3 holidays
2025
- Thu 1 May Labour Day (Tag der Arbeit)
- Thu 29 May Ascension Day (Auffahrt)
- Thu 25 Dec Christmas Day (Weihnachten)
Friday 3 holidays
2025
- Fri 18 Apr Good Friday (Karfreitag)
- Fri 1 Aug Swiss National Day (Bundesfeier)
- Fri 26 Dec St. Stephen's Day (Stephanstag)
Monday 2 holidays
2025
- Mon 21 Apr Easter Monday (Ostermontag)
- Mon 9 Jun Whit Monday (Pfingstmontag)
Wednesday 1 holiday
2025
- Wed 1 Jan New Year's Day (Neujahr)
Working days overview
| Month | 2025 |
|---|---|
| January | 22 (-1) |
| February | 20 |
| March | 21 |
| April | 20 (-2) |
| May | 20 (-2) |
| June | 20 (-1) |
| July | 23 |
| August | 20 (-1) |
| September | 22 |
| October | 23 |
| November | 20 |
| December | 21 (-2) |
| Total | 252 |
Long weekends in 2025
29 May - 1 Jun
Requires a bridge day
1 Aug - 3 Aug
25 Dec - 28 Dec
Requires a bridge day
Scheduling impact for Zurich
Switzerland is structurally regional. Only a small core of holidays is national, and everything else varies by canton, so multi-canton operations need location-specific calendars as a baseline.
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Zurich, Switzerland holidays by year
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