Long weekends in Portugal

Every public holiday in the coming year that falls next to the weekend, the day to take off where one turns it into four, and the places a short hop away at their best then.

Republic Day

Sat 3 Oct to Mon 5 Oct 2026 · 3 days

• Muscat Oman Hot, dry and sunny 34°C · 1 rainy day The best month to go
• Cape Town South Africa Pleasant, dry and sunny 23°C · 4 rainy days The best month to go
• Cairo Egypt Warm, dry and sunny 30°C · 0 rainy days The best month to go
• Athens Greece Pleasant, dry and sunny 23°C · 3 rainy days One of the best months to go

Restoration of Independence Day

Sat 28 Nov to Tue 1 Dec 2026 · 4 days, taking Mon 30 Nov off

• Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates Warm, dry and sunny 31°C · 0 rainy days The best month to go, busy season
• Barcelona Spain Cool and mostly dry 17°C · 7 rainy days One of the best months to go
• Cape Town South Africa Pleasant, dry and sunny 24°C · 3 rainy days A good time to go, busy season
• Cairo Egypt Pleasant, dry and sunny 26°C · 0 rainy days A good time to go, busy season

Immaculate Conception

Sat 5 Dec to Tue 8 Dec 2026 · 4 days, taking Mon 7 Dec off

• Marrakech Morocco Pleasant, mostly dry and sunny 21°C · 4 rainy days A good time to go, busy season
• Cape Town South Africa Pleasant, dry and sunny 26°C · 3 rainy days A good time to go, busy season
• Doha Qatar Pleasant, dry and sunny 25°C · 1 rainy day A good time to go, busy season

Christmas Day

Fri 25 Dec to Sun 27 Dec 2026 · 3 days

• Marrakech Morocco Pleasant, mostly dry and sunny 21°C · 4 rainy days A good time to go, busy season
• Cape Town South Africa Pleasant, dry and sunny 26°C · 3 rainy days A good time to go, busy season
• Doha Qatar Pleasant, dry and sunny 25°C · 1 rainy day A good time to go, busy season

New Year's Day

Fri 1 Jan to Sun 3 Jan 2027 · 3 days

• Muscat Oman Pleasant, dry and sunny 25°C · 1 rainy day One of the best months to go
• Dubai United Arab Emirates Pleasant, dry and sunny 24°C · 2 rainy days One of the best months to go, busy season
• Barcelona Spain Cool and dry 13°C · 4 rainy days One of the best months to go
• Doha Qatar Pleasant, dry and sunny 23°C · 2 rainy days A good time to go

Good Friday and Easter Sunday

Fri 26 Mar to Sun 28 Mar 2027 · 3 days

• Doha Qatar Warm, dry and sunny 27°C · 2 rainy days The best month to go
• Marrakech Morocco Pleasant, mostly dry and sunny 24°C · 6 rainy days The best month to go
• Muscat Oman Warm, dry and sunny 30°C · 1 rainy day One of the best months to go
• Cape Town South Africa Warm, dry and sunny 26°C · 4 rainy days One of the best months to go, busy season

Corpus Christi

Thu 27 May to Sun 30 May 2027 · 4 days, taking Fri 28 May off

• Almaty Kazakhstan Pleasant, mostly dry and sunny 23°C · 8 rainy days One of the best months to go
• London United Kingdom Cool, mostly dry and sunny 18°C · 7 rainy days The best month to go
• Lisbon Portugal Pleasant, dry and sunny 23°C · 3 rainy days The best month to go
• Prague Czechia Cool, mostly dry and sunny 20°C · 9 rainy days The best month to go, busy season

Day of Portugal, Camões, and the Portuguese Communities

Thu 10 Jun to Sun 13 Jun 2027 · 4 days, taking Fri 11 Jun off

• Almaty Kazakhstan Warm, dry and sunny 28°C · 4 rainy days One of the best months to go
• Lisbon Portugal Pleasant, dry and sunny 25°C · 3 rainy days One of the best months to go, busy season
• Nairobi Kenya Pleasant, mostly dry and sunny 24°C · 5 rainy days One of the best months to go
• Baku Azerbaijan Warm, dry and sunny 29°C · 1 rainy day One of the best months to go, busy season

The weekend in Portugal is Saturday and Sunday. These are its national public holidays; regions and states add their own. A short hop is the country's own region and the regions next to it.