Long weekends in Malaysia 2025
Malaysia has seven long weekends of three days or more in 2025 without anyone taking a day of leave, out of 16 national public holidays. On top of that, six well placed days of leave buy 25 days away from work, because six holidays sit exactly one working day from a weekend.
| Dates | Days | Starts | Created by |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Saturday | Day of Nuzul Al-Quran | |
| 3 | Saturday | End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr) | |
| 3 | Saturday | Vesak Day | |
| 3 | Saturday | Yang di-Pertuan Agong's Birthday | |
| 3 | Friday | Feast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha) | |
| 3 | Saturday | Independence Day | |
| 3 | Saturday | Deepavali |
Bridge days: one day of leave, four days off
A bridge day is a single working day sitting between a public holiday and a weekend. Take it off and the two join up. These are the six in Malaysia in 2025:
| Take off | Because of | You get | Days off |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friday | Chinese New Year | 5 | |
| Friday | Labour Day | 4 | |
| Friday | Islamic New Year | 4 | |
| Friday | Birthday of Muhammad (Mawlid) | 4 | |
| Monday | Malaysia Day | 4 | |
| Friday | Christmas Day | 4 |
Taking all six costs six days of annual leave and produces 25 days away from work, a return of 4.2 days off per day of leave.
How this is counted
A non-working day is a Saturday, a Sunday, or a national public holiday taken on the day it is actually observed. A long weekend is three or more of those in a row. A bridge day is one working day between two such runs where taking it off produces four days or more. A Monday to Friday working week is assumed throughout.
Regional holidays are excluded, in line with the rest of the site, so a state or province with its own extra day can do better than this page shows. The Malaysia holiday hub lists the regional days separately. Breaks that straddle New Year are measured at their full length rather than being cut at the year boundary.
Frequently asked questions
How many long weekends does Malaysia get in 2025?
Seven. A long weekend here means three or more consecutive days off without taking leave, counting Saturdays, Sundays and national public holidays. The longest runs 3 days, from 15 March 2025 to 17 March 2025.
Which 2025 holidays in Malaysia are worth taking a day off around?
Six days: Friday 31 January 2025, which turns Chinese New Year into 5 days off; Friday 2 May 2025, which turns Labour Day into 4 days off; Friday 27 June 2025, which turns Islamic New Year into 4 days off; Friday 5 September 2025, which turns Birthday of Muhammad (Mawlid) into 4 days off; Monday 15 September 2025, which turns Malaysia Day into 4 days off; Friday 26 December 2025, which turns Christmas Day into 4 days off. Each of those is one day of leave for a break of four days or more.
What counts as a long weekend on this page?
A run of three or more consecutive non-working days, where a non-working day is a Saturday, a Sunday, or a national public holiday taken on the day it is actually observed. A Monday to Friday working week is assumed. Regional holidays are not counted, so a state or province with its own extra day may get more breaks than shown here.
Related pages for Malaysia
The underlying dates are on the Malaysia 2025 holiday page, and the same figures are available as JSON.