New Year's Day has already passed this year.
Wednesday, January 1, 2025
Key facts
- Date
- Wednesday, January 1, 2025
- Day of the week
- Wednesday
- Where observed
- Nationwide
- Holiday type
- Public holiday
- Week number
- 1
- Day of year
- 1
- Local time zone
- Europe/Zurich
- Currency
- CHF
Long-weekend planner
New Year's Day falls on a Wednesday in 2025, splitting the week — there is no single bridge day this year.
This holiday in other years
Frequently asked questions
In Switzerland, New Year's Day is on January 1, 2025 in 2025.
In 2025, New Year's Day falls on a Wednesday.
Yes. New Year's Day is a public holiday observed nationwide in Switzerland.
New Year's Day was on January 1, 2025 and has already passed this year.
The next New Year's Day in Switzerland is on January 1, 2026.
Other public holidays in Switzerland 2025
- St. Berchtold's Day (Berchtoldstag)Jan 2
- Epiphany (Heilige Drei Könige)Jan 6
- Republic Day (Jahrestag der Ausrufung der Republik)Mar 1
- Saint Joseph's Day (Josefstag)Mar 19
- Näfels procession (Näfelser Fahrt)Apr 4
- Good Friday (Karfreitag)Apr 18
- Easter Monday (Ostermontag)Apr 21
- Labour Day (Tag der Arbeit)May 1
- Ascension Day (Auffahrt)May 29
- Whit Monday (Pfingstmontag)Jun 9
- Corpus Christi (Fronleichnam)Jun 19
- Saint Peter and Saint Paul (Peter und Paul)Jun 29
- Swiss National Day (Bundesfeier)Aug 1
- Assumption of the Virgin Mary (Maria Himmelfahrt)Aug 15
- Geneva Prayday (Jeûne genevois)Sep 11
- Federal Day of Thanksgiving (Eidgenössischer Dank-, Buss- und Bettag)Sep 21
- Federal Fast Monday (Bettagsmontag)Sep 22
- All Saints' Day (Allerheiligen)Nov 1
- Immaculate Conception (Mariä Empfängnis)Dec 8
- Christmas Day (Weihnachten)Dec 25
- St. Stephen's Day (Stephanstag)Dec 26
- Restoration Day (Restauration de la République)Dec 31
About these dates
The New Year's Day date for Switzerland 2025 is compiled from public official sources and was last updated on August 7, 2026.