Día de la Independencia (día sustituto) in Puerto Rico
Día de la Independencia (día sustituto) falls on Monday 5 July 2027 in Puerto Rico. It is a moving holiday — the date changes each year. In every year we hold it lands on a working day.
| Year | Date | Weekday | What that means |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 July | Friday | long weekend |
| 2027 | 5 July | Monday | long weekend |
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- 03 07 Día de la Independencia (día sustituto) Friday
- 05 07 Día de la Independencia (día sustituto) Monday
A date that moves
Día de la Independencia (día sustituto) does not keep a date. Where it lands each year decides whether it touches a weekend, and the table above is the practical summary: the same holiday can be a four-day break one year and swallowed by a Sunday the next.
Sources and last check
Times, offsets and sun positions on this page are computed live from the IANA timezone database and the NOAA solar algorithm, so they do not depend on the review dates below.
- Public holidays for 120 countries, 2025-2028
- Source: date-holidays, generated by scripts/build-holidays.mjs. Last checked, reviewed every 12 months.
Not covered:Public holidays only; regional and observance days are excluded. 21 of our countries are not in the dataset and have no calendar.
FAQ
When is Día de la Independencia (día sustituto) in Puerto Rico in 2027?
Monday, 5 July 2027.
Is Día de la Independencia (día sustituto) on the same date every year?
No. It moves: 3 July 2026, 5 July 2027.
Which years does Día de la Independencia (día sustituto) make a long weekend?
2026 (Friday), 2027 (Monday) — it touches the weekend directly.