Long weekends in Saudi Arabia

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.

Founding Day Holiday

Fri 19 Feb to Mon 22 Feb 2027 · 4 days, taking Sun 21 Feb off

• The Maldives Maldives Warm, mostly dry and sunny 28°C · 5 rainy days The best month to go, busy season
• Doha Qatar Pleasant, dry and sunny 24°C · 1 rainy day One of the best months to go
• Nairobi Kenya Warm, mostly dry and sunny 28°C · 5 rainy days One of the best months to go
• Muscat Oman Warm, dry and sunny 27°C · 1 rainy day One of the best months to go

Eid al-Fitr Holiday

Tue 9 Mar to Sun 14 Mar 2027 · 6 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

Day of Arafah and Eid al-Adha Holiday

Fri 14 May to Wed 19 May 2027 · 6 days

• 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

National Day Holiday

Thu 23 Sep to Sat 25 Sep 2027 · 3 days

• Nairobi Kenya Pleasant, mostly dry and sunny 26°C · 4 rainy days The best month to go
• Athens Greece Warm, dry and sunny 28°C · 3 rainy days The best month to go
• Cape Town South Africa Cool, mostly dry and sunny 19°C · 4 rainy days One of the best months to go
• Tashkent Uzbekistan Warm, dry and sunny 29°C · 1 rainy day The best month to go, busy season

The weekend in Saudi Arabia is Friday and Saturday. 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.