No — today is not a public holiday in Portugal

How to tell if today is a public holiday in Portugal

Portugal has thirteen public holidays under article 234 of the Código do Trabalho, eight obligatory national plus Easter Sunday (movable) plus optional regional and municipal observances. The Madeira and Azores autonomous regions add their own statutory days, including Madeira Day on 1 July and Azores Day on the Monday after Pentecost. Each município adds its own municipal holiday, typically the patron saint's day, so Lisbon closes for Saint Anthony on 13 June and Porto for Saint John on 24 June. Four national holidays were suspended between 2013 and 2016 as an austerity measure under the IMF and EU bailout, then restored by Law 8/2016.

That structure is why a simple "is it a holiday today" answer for Portugal is more nuanced than a single yes or no. A date can be a public holiday at the national level, a regional one observed only in certain states or provinces, or a banking holiday that closes financial settlement without closing every employer. The status shown above reflects the nationally recognised public holiday list for Portugal; if you are in a specific region, check the full calendar for the local additions that do not appear on the national list.

Working days and the holiday calendar in Portugal

Article 279 of the Código Civil and article 138 of the Código de Processo Civil define dia útil as any day not a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday. The standard private-sector week is Monday to Friday with banks operating Monday to Friday. Statutory annual leave under the Código do Trabalho article 238 is 22 working days plus the thirteen public holidays. Settlement of euro transactions uses TARGET2; domestic Portuguese banking follows the Banco de Portugal calendar, which observes the eight obligatory national days plus the Lisbon municipal holiday only for the Lisbon-cleared instruments.

Right now there are about 8 full working days between today and Madeira Day, counting Monday to Friday and skipping any other public holidays in between. If you are scheduling a deliverable, a delivery, or a meeting that depends on people being at their desks in Portugal, that is the realistic window you have before the next closure.

For cross-border planning, overlay the Portugal calendar with the calendars of the other countries your team works with. A week that looks completely open from your side can be a national holiday on theirs, and the clash only shows up when you compare the two side by side. The full holiday page links into a country-by-country comparison so you can spot the weeks where almost nobody is at their desk before you commit to a date.

Holiday dates are compiled from Nager.Date and the national sources listed above. Regional and substitute-day rules vary; for legal deadlines, confirm the observed date with the relevant official calendar for Portugal.