Bank Holiday List : On which days will banks be closed in December?
In December, the last month of 2025, banks will be closed for 18 days. Due to festivals and celebrations, banks in various states will be closed in those locations. Additionally, due to weekly holidays, banks will be closed for 6 days. Besides Christmas, banks will be closed in December due to local festivals in other states. If you are planning any banking tasks in December, it is essential to know when banks have holidays. If you need to deposit a check, prepare a DD, or complete some loan-related paperwork in December, it is important to know how many days banks will be closed.
On which days will banks be closed in December?
1 December: Indigenous Faith Day (Arunachal Pradesh)
3 December: St. Francis Xavier Festival (Goa)
12 December: Pa Togan Nengminja Sangma Day (Meghalaya)
18 December: Guru Ghasidas Jayanti (Chhattisgarh), U Soso Tham Death Anniversary (Meghalaya)
19 December: Goa Liberation Day (Goa)
24 December: Christmas Eve (Meghalaya, Mizoram)
25 December: Christmas (Bank holiday in most states)
26 December: Christmas Celebration (Meghalaya, Mizoram, Telangana) Shaheed Udham Singh Jayanti (Haryana)
27 December: Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti (Haryana, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh)
30 December: U Kiang Nangbah Day (Meghalaya) Tamu Losar (Sikkim)
31 December: New Year Welcome (Mizoram, Manipur)
Being a Sunday, the weekly holiday will be on December 7, December 14, December 21, and December 28. Meanwhile, banks will have a holiday on December 13 and December 27 due to the second and fourth Saturdays.
How to conduct banking transactions if banks are closed?
If banks have a weekly holiday or a holiday due to festivals, you can conduct financial transactions through online banking, net banking, or UPI. You can withdraw cash from ATMs. Since most transactions are now done via UPI, the closure of banks does not cause much inconvenience. Additionally, banks have developed their apps, through which money can also be transferred.