Long weekends in the United Arab Emirates

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.

National Day

Wed 2 Dec to Sun 6 Dec 2026 · 5 days, taking Fri 4 Dec off

• Kathmandu Nepal Cool, dry and sunny 18°C · 1 rainy day One of the best months to go, busy season
• 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

• Colombo Sri Lanka Warm, mostly dry and sunny 30°C · 8 rainy days The best month to go, busy season
• 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
• Kathmandu Nepal Cool, dry and sunny 17°C · 3 rainy days One of the best months to go

Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Fitr Holiday

Tue 9 Mar to Thu 11 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

Day of Arafah and Eid al-Adha and Eid al-Adha Holiday

Sat 15 May to Tue 18 May 2027 · 4 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

The weekend in the United Arab Emirates 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.