1 dayWed, Jan 1
New Year's Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
1
Stretch it: take 2 days of leave (Dec 30–31) for 5 days off (Dec 28 – Jan 1).
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Long Weekends in Guatemala 2025
Guatemala has 4 long weekends (3 or more consecutive days off) in 2025, counting public holidays and Sat–Sun weekends; the longest natural break runs 4 days (Apr 17 – 20). Placed well, 1 day of leave stretches a break to 5 consecutive days off — every option is below.
- Long weekends
- 4
- Longest break
- 4 days
- Best bridge
- +1 → 5 days
- Weekend
- Sat–Sun
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Every break in 2025
Public holidayWeekendLeave day
4 daysThu, Apr 17 – Sun, Apr 20
Maundy Thursday · Good Friday · Easter Saturday
17181920
Stretch it: take 3 days of leave (Apr 14–16) for 9 days off (Apr 12 – 20).
1 dayThu, May 1
Labour Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
1
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (May 2) for 4 days off (May 1 – 4).
3 daysSat, Jun 28 – Mon, Jun 30
282930
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Jul 1–4) for 9 days off (Jun 28 – Jul 6).
3 daysSat, Sep 13 – Mon, Sep 15
131415
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Sep 16–19) for 9 days off (Sep 13 – 21).
3 daysSat, Oct 18 – Mon, Oct 20
181920
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Oct 21–24) for 9 days off (Oct 18 – 26).
2 daysSat, Nov 1 – Sun, Nov 2
12
2 daysWed, Dec 24 – Thu, Dec 25
2425
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Dec 26) for 5 days off (Dec 24 – 28).
2 daysWed, Dec 31 – Thu, Jan 1
New Year's Eve · New Year's Day
311
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Jan 2) for 5 days off (Dec 31 – Jan 4).
All bridge plans, ranked by date
Each plan books leave only on working days between two natural breaks, so every one of them returns more than one day off per day of leave.
| Days off | Leave | Span |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | 2d · Dec 30–31 | Dec 28 – Jan 1 |
| 9 | 4d · Dec 30–31 + Jan 2–3 | Dec 28 – Jan 5 |
| 5 | 2d · Jan 2–3 | Jan 1 – 5 |
| 9 | 3d · Apr 14–16 | Apr 12 – 20 |
| 6 | 3d · Apr 28–30 | Apr 26 – May 1 |
| 9 | 4d · Apr 28–30 + May 2 | Apr 26 – May 4 |
| 4 | 1d · May 2 | May 1 – 4 |
| 9 | 4d · Jul 1–4 | Jun 28 – Jul 6 |
| 9 | 4d · Sep 16–19 | Sep 13 – 21 |
| 9 | 4d · Oct 21–24 | Oct 18 – 26 |
| 6 | 2d · Dec 22–23 | Dec 20 – 25 |
| 9 | 3d · Dec 22–23 + Dec 26 | Dec 20 – 28 |
| 5Best value | 1d · Dec 26 | Dec 24 – 28 |
| 9 | 3d · Dec 26 + Dec 29–30 | Dec 24 – Jan 1 |
| 12 | 4d · Dec 26 + Dec 29–30 + Jan 2 | Dec 24 – Jan 4 |
| 6 | 2d · Dec 29–30 | Dec 27 – Jan 1 |
| 9 | 3d · Dec 29–30 + Jan 2 | Dec 27 – Jan 4 |
| 5 | 1d · Jan 2 | Dec 31 – Jan 4 |
Computed from Guatemala's public holidays plus Sat–Sun weekends. Substitute days count as days off; observances don't. Bridges spend at most 4 leave days, booked only on working days.