United Arab Emirates public holidays in December 2026

December 2026 in United Arab Emirates runs 31 calendar days, the depth of Northern-hemisphere winter and Southern-hemisphere summer. United Arab Emirates observes 2 public holidays in December 2026: UAE National Day, UAE National Day (2nd). 2 of those fall on weekdays and reduce the working-day count accordingly. That leaves 21 working days for United Arab Emirates businesses, payroll cycles, and project schedules in December 2026. December centres on the Christmas long weekend in Christian countries and a cluster of solstice and winter-celebration days globally. For broader context, see the full 2026 calendar for United Arab Emirates or the global view of holidays observed in December 2026 across all 190 countries we cover.