Bank Holidays In December 2025: Banks To Remain Closed For 18 Days, Check Full List

December 2025 Bank Holidays: Banking services across many states and Union Territories will remain suspended for multiple days in December due to public holidays and weekend closures. As 2025 comes to an end, information about bank holidays in the last month of the calendar year could help customers plan their financial transactions better.

Banks across several states and Union Territories will remain closed for 18 days in December due to regional holidays, as per the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) calendar. Apart from regular weekend closures, banks will also remain closed in many states on account of public holidays, as per the holiday calendar. Banks across all states and UTs will remain closed on Dec. 25 for Christmas.

The RBI holiday list in December 2025 also includes the closure of bank branches on the second and fourth Saturdays and all four Sundays.

"All scheduled and non-scheduled banks will observe public holiday on the second and fourth Saturdays," according to the RBI notification for bank holidays.

Since services at branches remain suspended on all bank holidays, it is advisable for customers to plan branch visits as per the regional holiday calendar of their banks.  However, on all bank holidays, online banking services remain available. Customers can use online services like Unified Payments Interface (UPI) payments, net banking and ATM transactions, among others.

• December 1- State Inauguration Day/Indigenous Faith Day holiday in Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland

• December 3- Bank holiday in Goa for feast of St. Francis Xavier

• December 12- Holiday in Meghalaya for the death anniversary of Pa Togan Nengminja Sangma

• December 13- Bank closure on the second Saturday

• December 18- Banks will remain closed in Meghalaya on the death anniversary of U SoSo Tham

• December 19- Bank holiday in Goa on account of Goa Liberation Day

• December 20- Losoong/Namsoong holiday in Sikkim and Goa

• December 22- Losoong/Namsoong holiday in Sikkim

• December 24- Christmas Eve holiday in Mizoram, Nagaland and Meghalaya

• December 25- Banks to remain closed in all states and Union Territories for Christmas

• December 26- Christmas celebrations in Mizoram, Nagaland and Meghalaya

• December 27- Bank holiday on the fourth Saturday

• December 30- Banks to remain closed in Meghalaya on the death anniversary of U Kiang Nangbah

• December 31- New Year's Eve/Imoinu Iratpa holiday in Mizoram and Manipur

• December 7,14,21,28- Bank closure on all Sundays

Reserve Bank of India releases the list of bank holidays at the beginning of every calendar year.  As per the calendar, banks remain closed on national holidays and regional festivals, apart from the closure on all Sundays and two Saturdays every month.

The RBI categorises bank holidays into three sections: Holidays under the Negotiable Instruments Act, Real-Time Gross Settlement Holiday, and Banks’ Closing of Accounts. The holiday schedule varies across states, depending on the regional festivals.