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Bank Holidays in December: Get the essentials done early! Banks will be closed for 18 days in the month of December

Samira Vishwas | November 29, 2025 1:24 AM CST

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December 2025 Bank Holidays: The last month of the year i.e. December is starting now. So, if you are planning to do any important bank work in December, then it is important to know the bank holidays.

of Reserve Bank of India As per the (RBI) updated holiday calendar, banks will remain closed for 18 days in several states in the month of December due to regional holidays.

Apart from regular weekend holidays, many states have public holidays as per the holiday calendar. Bank holidays will be Importantly, banks will remain closed in all states and union territories on December 25 as it is Christmas.

Bank Holidays in December 2025 (RBI List)

RBI’s list of holidays includes second and fourth Saturdays as well as four Sunday holidays.

Date	day	Reason/holiday	place
December 1	monday	State Inauguration Day/Indigenous Faith Day	Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland
December 3	Wednesday	Feast of St. Francis Xavier	Goa
December 7	sunday	weekly holiday	across the country
December 12	friday	Death anniversary of Pa Togan Nengminja Sangma	Meghalaya
December 13	Saturday	Second Saturday	across the country
December 14	sunday	weekly holiday	across the country
18 December	Thursday	U Soso Tham’s death anniversary	Meghalaya
December 19	friday	Goa Liberation Day	Goa
December 21	sunday	weekly holiday	across the country
25 December	Thursday	Christmas	across the country
27 December	Saturday	Fourth Saturday	across the country
28 December	sunday	weekly holiday	across the country

Online services will continue

Although services at bank branches are closed on all bank holidays, customers are advised to plan their bank visits according to the respective state holiday calendar. Happily, online banking services will remain open on all bank holidays. Customers can use online services like Unified Payments Interface (UPI) payments, net banking and ATM transactions.